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Hyped NBA draft pick, World Cup champ's height difference stuns fans

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. French soccer star Kylian Mbappé and basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama are both at the top of their sports, with Mbappé leading France to the World Cup title in 2018 and Wembanyama likely to be selected with the first pick of the 2023 NBA Draft.

But the two stars are built differently. Kylian Mbappé, left, of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring during a French Ligue 1 soccer match against AC Ajaccio at Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris May 13, 2023.  (Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Mbappé is a 5-foot-10 soccer star.

while Wembanyama is the perfect basketball size, standing at 7 feet, 5 inches, while possessing a point guard handle and a shooting touch.

On Tuesday, Mbappé stood next to the French basketball star as he prepared for the NBA Draft lottery, and the size difference was stunning.  HEAT'S ERIK SPOELSTRA SURPRISED BY RECENT ROUND OF COACH FIRINGS, CALLS DOC RIVERS' DISMISSAL 'DISTURBING' Wembanyama soon learned the San Antonio Spurs would have the right to draft him in June; the lottery balls fell into place for the Spurs to draft first overall for the third time in franchise history.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 in action during an LNB Pro A Betclic Elite basketball game between Nanterre 92 and Metropolitans 92 at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez May 9, 2023, in Nanterre near Paris.  (Christian Liewig/Corbis/Corbis ) "My heart's beating [fast]," Wembanyama told ESPN after he learned of his likely destination. "I've got everyone I know, everyone I love around me.

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