Basketball: Victor Wembanyama acclaimed by all NBA leaders

Two weeks before the resumption, the NBA revealed this Tuesday the results of its prediction survey addressed to all General Managers (GM) of the 30 franchises. The Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, after his enormous performances during his premiere which made him rookie of the year, is acclaimed by American leaders. They were asked about 50 different questions in pre-season, ranging from their favorites to win the Eastern or Western conferences to their predictions for several individual awards.

From the first question – “If you were to start a franchise today and you could sign any player, who would it be?” » – the 20-year-old pivot of the San Antonio Spurs is already almost unanimous. 77% of GMs responded Victor Wembanyama, ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City, 10%) and Nikola Jokic (Denver, 10%).

The former Nanterre and Mets player, Olympic vice-champion in August in Paris, also appears in the names cited for the most complete player (3rd, 10%, tied with Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant), behind the legend LeBron James (20%) and the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo (30%). If Nikola Jokic, triple MVP of the regular season (2021, 2022 and 2024) remains for GMs the best non-American player in the NBA at 87%, Wembanyama completes the podium (3%) behind Luka Doncic (10%, Dallas ). His high expectations will be confirmed during the 82 matches of the regular season or even more if the Spurs secure at least qualification for the Play-in (top 10).