Victor Wembanyama showed the NBA that all the hype surrounding his potential was absolutely justified during the 2023-24 season. Now he gets to show it to the world. Wembanyama is making his Olympic debut for France in the Paris Games, joining an already talented squad featuring multitime NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, among others.
On Saturday, France had its first group stage contest against Brazil. Wembanyama appeared on the court extra early for his warm-ups and decided to put on a show for the crowd already at the arena. The 7-foot-4 budding star hit a halfcourt shot, eliciting great cheers from the fans, and then pulled out a between-the-legs dunk that really got everyone going.
