Before the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, Victor Wembanyama caught up with Kylian Mbappe, and when the basketball star was standing next to the PSG forward, it was even more obvious how big he was.
On Tuesday night in Paris, Kylian Mbappe watched top NBA Draft prospect Victor Wembanyama play his final regular-season game for French team Metropolitans 92. Fans couldn’t stop talking about the moment the athletic pair met after the match as Wembanyama prepared to watch the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago.
On Tuesday night, before the NBA Draft lottery, Wembanyama towered over Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain, highlighting his enormous dimensions.
Following the ceremony on June 22, the San Antonio Spurs will almost certainly select Wembanyama because they have the No. 1 choice in the forthcoming 2023 NBA Draft. Wembanyama is arguably the most anticipated NBA prospect of all time. This much anticipation is being placed on a player who was last seen in 2003, when LeBron James was rising through the ranks.
Wembanyama scored 22 points in a 93-85 victory over Paris, while Mbappe watched from courtside as his fellow countryman in action. Fans, however, were unable to resist but draw attention to the stark height disparity between Mbappe and Wembanyama, who made Mbappe appear childlike.
Wembanyama’s height has received a lot of attention; the 19-year-old prodigy is seven feet four inches tall, making him the NBA’s tallest player when the 2023 season begins. At five feet ten inches, Mbappe is taller than the typical person, yet the NBA Draft prospect seems small in contrast.
They appear to have become close over the past year, and both of them are sportingly paving the way for France. But when they were positioned next to one another, fans couldn’t help but make fun of them, as one wrote: “Mbappe’s neck probably hurt from looking up at Wemby.”
Another person chimed in, mentioning Mbappe’s height but also praising him for being at the peak of his game: “The first time Mbappe has ever looked up to anyone.” One fan wrote, “Mbappe links up with Eifel Tower.”
Throughout his entire career, Wembanyama’s height has been a benefit, but it’s not the only thing the Frenchman has going for him. Wembanyama is a threat when shooting from beyond the arc, and because to his cleverness, he has created a number of amazing moments that have gone viral.
Tuesday night’s Draft Lottery was a big affair, and the Spurs were the lucky winners of the first choice, almost certainly securing the generational talent that could transform their organization. If Wembanyama lives up to expectations, Spurs will have a superstar on their hands.
It may be one of the largest trade packages in recent memory, even if the player or the organization push for a trade at a later time. Wembanyama would currently be selected by any team in the world, just as Mbappe.
