Victor Wembanyama has his sights set on the NBA as the projected No. 1 pick in this year’s draft.
However, playing in the NBA isn’t the only goal the French superstar has in mind. He’s already thinking about the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris.
And Wembanyama has one specific goal in mind for the 2024 Games.
“You know the Olympics are in Paris in 2024,” Wembanyama told French broadcaster Pascal Giberné last fall, via ESPN. “And there could be no more perfect occasion for me to win my first title with the French national team. My goal is to beat Team USA in the final.”
The United States has won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball. France lost to the U.S., 87-82, in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics. Wembanyama, 19, wasn’t on the team then, but he clearly aims to be a difference-maker next summer.
