In a year with a generational prospect with Victor Wembanyama, Tuesday night’s draft lottery was always going to have one winner and 29 teams feeling like losers. The Spurs emerged with the top pick, though moments before that was revealed, the 7’4” Wembanyama appeared to let out a brief celebration when the Rockets received the No. 4 pick, taking them out of the running for the French phenom.
At least one Houston player has taken notice.
On Wednesday morning, Rockets wing Jabari Smith Jr. shared the video of Wembanyama’s reaction to Houston getting the fourth pick, quote-tweeting the clip with a note emoji.
