Top NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama wants to 'beat Team USA' in 2024 Olympics

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French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall draft pick in June.

Last week, the Spurs won the right to the top spot in the draft. Therefore, Wembanyama is expected to start is NBA career in San Antonio, where he would be under the tutelage of legendary coach Gregg Popovich.

The 19-year-old is already contending with lofty expectations, and he has not even taken a single shot in the league. But, when it comes to his international basketball career, Wembanyama has a bold aspiration.

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Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 reacts during warmup before the Betclic Elite match between Metropolitans 92 and Strasbourg on April 08, 2023 in Levallois-Perret, France. (Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

Wembanyama already has his mind on next year's Olympic Games, which are set to take place in Paris.

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According to ESPN's Sam Borden, the basketball phenom is looking forward to the opportunity of defeating U.S. men's basketball team on his way to winning a gold medal for France.

"You know the Olympics are in Paris in 2024," Wembanyama told Pascal Giberné, a French broadcaster and writer, last fall. "And there could be no more perfect occasion for me to win my first title with the French national team.

"My goal," he added, "is to beat Team USA in the final."

Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 in action during the LNB Pro A Betclic Elite basketball match between Nanterre 92 and Metropolitans 92 at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on 09 May 2023, in Nanterre near Paris,