It was just around a year ago that the buzz went from mild to much, much higher: As we started our first 2023 NBA mock draft, Victor Wembanyama — the Metropolitans 92 forward out of France — was right there at the top.
Here we are, months later, with the NBA’s worst teams in 2022 hoping the ping pong balls go their way for a shot at the No. 1 pick and the chance to take Wembanyama, who combines absurd size with a skill set that doesn’t resemble that of a traditional NBA center.
