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Team executives, scouts, coaches, general managers and others from around the NBA made their yearly expedition to Chicago this past week to not only attend the NBA Draft Combine, but to see who would be awarded the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This year’s NBA Draft Lottery was the most anticipated draft […]

The Washington Wizards walked into the 2023 NBA Draft lottery with just 6.7 percent odds to score the right to the No. 1 overall pick AKA Victor Wembanyama. At one point in the lottery, the Wizards had a 55 percent of landing the dream pick. When it started to dawn on the Wizards that they […]

Michael Jordan and his Charlotte Hornets got a nice consolation prize when they landed the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. However, that might not be enough to ease the pain on missing out the no. 1 overall pick and the right to draft Victor Wembanyama. Apparently, had Jordan and the Hornets landed […]

Victor Wembanyama is about to take the league by storm, and San Antonio Spurs fans can’t wait. This is after the Spurs won Tuesday night’s highly-anticipated NBA Draft lottery, thereby earning the right to select Wemby as the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft. Given all the hype surrounding the 19-year-old phenom, it […]

The Victor Wembanyama hype train is in full speed, and the NBA got a taste how much of an impact the French phenom can have on the league’s TV ratings during the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday. With the whole sports world waiting for months to see which team would lady luck smile upon and […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green agrees with all the talks that Victor Wembanyama is the best NBA Draft prospect since LeBron James. However, for those saying that Wemby is the greatest prospect ever, he wants them to hit the brakes. In the latest episode of the Draymond Green Show on The Volume, the Warriors […]

Blazers star Damian Lillard wants everyone to put a little more respect on LeBron James’ name. The NBA Draft Lottery took place last night with the San Antonio Spurs getting the #1 pick. That means the franchise will all but likely draft French super prospect Victor Wembanyama who was pretty much the talk of the […]

The most anticipated NBA draft lottery in 20 years ended with Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French unicorn that NBA scouts have been salivating over for two years, heading to San Antonio. The Spurs secured the first pick in the draft with the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets rounding out the top four. […]

The San Antonio Spurs have already won the NBA offseason before it even begins. After earning the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft the Spurs are now the expected home of top prospect Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama is one of the most anticipated prospects in basketball history and the Spurs are already feeling the impact […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and will presumably be selecting French phenom Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall selection. However, top prospect Scoot Henderson still believes his name is, and should be, in consideration, reports Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney. “For sure. I think I have a [possibility] of going No. […]

Every team at the NBA Draft lottery was desperate to land Victor Wembanyama, but that doesn’t mean he was necessarily excited to go to every team. Although Wembanyama seems pleased to (presumably) join the San Antonio Spurs next month, his biggest reaction of the night came when he realized that he wouldn’t have to end […]

All is well after the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select French star Victor Wembanyama. The decision is too easy for the Spurs, and mock drafts everywhere should have Wembanyama locked in to the Spurs no matter what. The Spurs were tied for last in the Western Conference […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, also known as the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, are officially in the books. The San Antonio Spurs have officially won the lottery and the right to draft a generational talent at No. 1 overall. The Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Houston Rockets received the consolation prizes of the No. 2, […]

Former San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson raved about forward Victor Wembanyama’s potential fit with the Spurs on Wednesday. “I think the biggest thing for him, he’s going to be in a system where everything is professional,” Jackson said, via FanDuel TV. “They’re a championship organization that’s used to winning. They do everything by the […]

Victor Wembanyama is entering a great situation. The 7-foot-3 freak who plays and shoots like a point guard and defends like a taller Kevin Durant will be selected by the San Antonio Spurs, who won the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday. Wembanyama is set to be mentored by legendary coach […]

There was no better landing spot for Victor Wembanyama than the San Antonio Spurs. A certain fellow Frenchman named Tony Parker is a big reason why. The prized prospect of the 2023 NBA Draft is all but officially set to don the silver and black next season, following the footsteps of Parker and Boris Diaw. […]

For a few minutes, the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, and San Antonio Spurs all believed that drafting Victor Wembanyama — essentially guaranteeing a franchise turnaround if he pans out like many think he would — was within their grasp. However, reality quickly struck the Rockets, as deputy commissioner Mark Tatum first pulled […]

In what was the most anticipated NBA Draft Lottery ever, the San Antonio Spurs came out as the ultimate victors on Tuesday night. For the third time in franchise history, the Spurs will own the first overall pick in the NBA Draft and will be taking French big man Victor Wembanyama.  The Spurs have had […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, earning the right to select Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick. The French star linked up with another French standout in PSG’s Kylian Mbappe at Wembanyama’s final regular season game in France on Tuesday. The 5-foot-10 Mbappe and 7-foot-4 Wembanyama were […]

Being one pick away from a generational talent in Victor Wembanyama does feel like a slap in the face. The San Antonio Spurs cashed out in the NBA Draft Lottery with the number one overall pick and everyone is well aware of who they will select. Meanwhile, Charlotte Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak and company have […]

For the past year or so, Victor Wembanyama sat in anticipation regarding his future NBA destination. Surely the team that wins the lottery will end up being the French sensation’s home for years to come. And on Tuesday night, Wembanyama finally had more clarity regarding the matter, as, barring an unforeseen turn of events, he […]

While many NBA fans were focused on Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, shortly before the game, the 2023 NBA Draft lottery took place. Everyone was curious to see who would end up landing the right to draft the top prospect available in Victor Wembanyama, and […]

The River Walk has life again. After years of futility and aimlessness, the San Antonio Spurs instantly feel like a prominent sports franchise again. That is the power of Victor Wembanyama. The NBA Draft Lottery always presents hope to which ever team wins it, but this year’s felt extra special. Or perhaps dire is the […]

Barring any change of heart or bizarre decision-making from the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama is going to be a Spur come June. The Spurs won the no. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery and the right to pick Wembanyama, and all signs point that they’ll do just that. After all, there’s no […]

There is no bigger winner after Tuesday night’s NBA Draft lottery than the San Antonio Spurs, who have virtually assured themselves of landing elite prospect Victor Wembanyama. In the grand scheme of things, that’s just one win of the many to be expected for the Spurs in the coming years. As pointed out by Matthew […]

As the dust settles on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, attention turns to the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft, where the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a unique position. Keep in mind that they are coming off a campaign where they finished with the second-worst win-loss record in the league. Now, they have the No. […]

Victor Wembanyama is headed to the San Antonio Spurs. This is after the Spurs got their hands on the No. 1 overall pick following the events of Tuesday’s NBA Draft lottery. The 19-year-old was back home in France during the lottery, but he stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to watch the […]

It sure looks like Victor Wembanyama is excited to play for the San Antonio Spurs. If that’s not clear with his immediate reaction after the Spurs won the first pick during the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, then his first tweet in the wake of the event should convince everyone that he’s looking forward to […]

San Antonio Spurs faithful came alive after the team acquired the first overall pick and rights to draft Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. The team follows a history of drafting generational big men that contribute big to their championship hopes. This list includes their former first-overall picks and hall-of-fame talents, Tim Duncan […]

The Charlotte Hornets struck out of the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes during the lottery for the 2023 NBA Draft Tuesday night. That being said, the Hornets must still be elated over the fact that they still managed to defy the odds to win the No. 2 pick overall. Charlotte is not getting Victor Wembanyama, but the […]

It was close but no cigar on the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes front for the Portland Trail Blazers during Tuesday night’s lottery for the 2023 NBA Draft. The Blazers entered the event with a 10.5 percent chance to win the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. Instead, they will be picking third overall, which […]

For one brief shining moment in Washington Wizards history, they had the best lottery odds of landing Victory Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft. But that moment didn’t last long, as the San Antonio Spurs swooped in and ended up with the franchise-altering talent. The NBA draft lottery gives teams ownership of 4-number combinations of […]

The San Antonio Spurs just made history on Tuesday night. For the first time since they selected the great Tim Duncan as the No. 1 overall pick in 1997, the Spurs now have an opportunity to get their hands on a generational talent in Victor Wembanyama. This is after San Antonio won the NBA Draft […]

For a brief moment during the NBA Draft lottery, it looked like the Portland Trail Blazers had a chance to pair Victor Wembanyama with Damian Lillard. And how much Dame wishes it to be true. Lillard expressed as much as he responded to a tweet that raised the possibility of him and Wembanyama suiting up […]

Manu Ginobli is excited. His San Antonio Spurs, for whom he played for 16 seasons and 1,057 games, have won themselves the number one draft pick, which they’ll use to select Victor Wembanyama, the hottest prospect since, well, maybe ever. Following the NBA Draft Lottery, Ginobli sent out a short and sweet tweet to highlight […]

After a listless season, the Charlotte Hornets needed a big win at the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday night. And they got just that, after jumping up two spots to land the No. 2 overall pick. However, everyone watching knew the top prize was Victor Wembayama. A Lamelo Ball tweet seemed to suggest as much. Minutes […]

The San Antonio Spurs took a significant step forward for their franchise on Tuesday night. This is after the Spurs sensationally won Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery, thereby getting a chance to select Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. As it turns out, however, the Portland Trail […]

San Antonio Spurs fans went absolutely crazy after winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. If that was not obvious on Twitter, then look no further than a recent video that is now going viral. In the said clip, Spurs fans watching the NBA Draft Lottery (in a bar which we […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select a generational player in Victor Wembanyama– and team owner Peter Holt was feeling a little unsteady. In one of the most priceless NBA Draft Lottery reactions of all time, Holt told ESPN’s Monica McNutt that he “might faint.” "I might faint" […]