Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs on tour in Paris in early 2025 or in the years to come? The hypothesis is not far-fetched. And our colleagues from L’Équipe asked the big boss of the NBA, Adam Silver, a few hours before the Draft. This is where “Wemby” will be, barring a huge surprise, selected first by the San Antonio club. The ceremony begins around 2 a.m. next night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with four of the Habs who could be selected, including Wembanyama’s teammate at Boulogne-Levallois, Bilal Coulibaly. “Victor is not yet officially a Spurs player, so we have not been able to think about a schedule for their international matches at this stage”, began by explaining the commissioner, being logically cautious. At least in form.
And to add, mischievous: “However, there is no doubt that San Antonio would find great interest in coming to Paris, at least as much as the French public would be happy to see Victor Wembanyama return to play at home. Without putting a specific deadline, I’m sure it’s something we will study closely.
Knowing that the 19-year-old prodigy has already helped fill all the halls of France, including Bercy and the Philippe-Chatrier court, throughout the past season with the Mets, we imagine that the public would indeed show a certain appetite. if the Spurs were to play in Paris… In the meantime, and still according to information from L’Équipe, the poster for the NBA Paris Game 2024 at the Accor Arena is set: Donovan Mitchell’s Cavaliers should face the Brooklyn Nets. A few months ago, the Pistons of Frenchman Killian Hayes faced the Chicago Bulls on the Parisian boards. As for “Wembanyama”, we risk seeing him again at Bercy next year, but with the Blues, during the 2024 Olympics.