SAN ANTONIO -- The chants from hundreds of fans, some of whom waited outside for hours in nearly 100-degree heat, started at the very moment Victor Wembanyama stepped out of the private plane that carried him to his new NBA home.
"Wem-V-P!"
"Wem-V-P!"
"Wem-V-P!"
And the NBA's newest No. 1 draft pick -- a star without having even played a game in the league yet -- reveled in his first San Antonio moment, waving at the fans and letting them know how much he was enjoying it all.
Wembanyama arrived here Friday afternoon.