Spurs select French phenom Victor Wembanyama 1st overall in NBA draft

Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation.

Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at seven-foot-four, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.

Now he makes the move to the NBA, perhaps as the best prospect since LeBron James came out of high school in 2003. Wembanyama brings a package of skills that seem perfect for the modern NBA and too vast for one player, with the size of a centre and the shooting and ball handling ability of a guard.

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