Everyone is always looking “the Next” ... the next Kobe Bryant, the next Michael Jordan, yes, the next Kevin Durant. Nets fans would argue there may never be a next KD, not the way he’s going at 34! But others with a broader worldview will point to France and Victor Wembanyana, the 7’4” darling of tankers everywhere.
Not that long ago, like two years, the “next Kevin Durant” was either Chet Holmgren the Minnesota seven-footer (who’s out for the season) or Emoni Bates from Michigan, a 6’10” teenager with all the prerequisites for a Durant comparison: long, skinny, multi-level scorer with a killer crossover and court vision.