To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NBA draft. The French big man was projected to go first for months no matter who won the lottery but he arguably landed in a perfect spot in San Antonio.
Wembaynama was on people’s radars as a youth player but really burst into the scene a year ago when he was anointed as one of the best prospects of the past 20 years. It was a lot of pressure to live up to that kind of hype but he did it.