Victor Wembanyama spoke to the French public about the upcoming Olympic Games. He will wear the jersey of France for the first time in a major competition.
Joining the French national team’s training camp ahead of his first-ever Olympic Games, Victor Wembanyama attended an official press conference to share his excitement regarding such an extraordinary event representing his country. Asked about his sensations toward the Olympics, he spoke like on cloud nine.
“The Olympic Games have always been a dream, but as I grew older, it became a goal”, he said before sharing praising words for all the French talents who were drafted last night.
“If we’ve done it twice in a row, it means we can do it a third and why not a fourth time”, he said about having a French player as 1st overall pick, like it happened to him and this year to Zaccharie Risacher. Alexander Sarr (2nd pick), Tidjane Salaun (6th pick), and Pacome Dadiet (25th) were also selected.
In his first-ever NBA season after being selected with the 1st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the 20-year-old generational talent was named Rookie of the Year with the San Antonio Spurs, averaging outstanding numbers: 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per night.
After Killian Hayes and Ousmane Dieng were cut, the French national team’s roster currently relies on 17 players ahead of the most important event in recent times. Head coach Vincent Collet, therefore, will need to remove five more names from his list ahead of the Olympic Games.