Consensus 2023 No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama is set to join the NBA this season, but will he first compete in July's Summer League?
Wembanyama is likely headed to the San Antonio Spurs when the 2023 NBA Draft gets underway on Thursday, June 22 after the franchise won the top selection via the lottery. But how soon he steps onto the hardwood for NBA competition is the real question.
The 2023-24 regular season doesn't begin until late October -- with preseason sprinkled in before that -- so July's Summer League competitions would be the first possible route to see Wembanyama against a form of NBA competition. Sometimes youngsters don't compete in Summer League because their level has gone beyond needing to show they belong -- which makes sense for Wembanyama -- but the 19-year-old may have hinted at his plans after the Metropolitan 92's game against Monaco on Thursday.The 7-foot-5 center was asked during a handshake if he would appear in Summer League, to which he replied with:"A little bit.
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