Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Victor Wembanyama is the most-hyped prospect since LeBron James and he is expected to have an immediate impact on the San Antonio Spurs after going No.
1 in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 7-feet-5-inch center from France is considered a generational talent who will bring the Spurs back to their winning ways.
San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 draft pick, shoots during an NBA basketball press conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) However, while most believe Wembanyama will be a star, not everyone thinks he will dominate on day one in the league. DAMIAN LILLARD ADDRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT TRADE REQUEST FROM TRAIL BLAZERS "I think people are setting him up for failure," Golden State Warriors All-Star Draymond Green said on "Podcast P with Paul George." "To say he’s going to be an All-Star next year as if he don’t have to figure this game out, I don’t really buy that," he continued. "I think he will be special but All-Star next year, I think that’s a bit much." While Green believes the hype around Wembanyama may be setting the expectations too high, the four-time NBA champion sees one area where Wembanyama will have an immediate impact. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, brings the ball up court during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on March 18, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Justin Ford/Getty Images) "Him as a rim protector.
That is what I think most people aren’t talking about, and I actually think that’s what separates him," Green said of Wembanyama. "Because if all else fails,