He may have been halfway across the world from where the event took place, but all eyes during Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery were on French phenom Victor Wembanyama, the consensus No. 1 selection in next month’s draft. It was considered a foregone conclusion that Wembanyama would be selected by whoever won the rights to the No. 1 pick, and we got to see in real time Wembanyama’s reaction to his future NBA destination.
Wembanyama seems destined to head to San Antonio after the Spurs won the lottery. But Wemby’s most interesting reaction might have been to the team he’s not going to. After the Rockets were announced as the fourth pick, Wembanyama turned, smiled and pumped his fist, seemingly in relief that he didn’t have to join the Rockets organization.
