Victor Wembanyama Set To Make NBA Summer League Debut, Spurs Details Further Plans
The San Antonio Spurs will not wear Victor Wembanyama for the first time this weekend.
The Spurs revealed on Wednesday that the No. 1 overall pick would join the team in Las Vegas for the NBA 2K24 Summer League rather than Sacramento for the California Classic Summer League.
Victor Wembanyama Set To Make NBA Summer League Debut, Spurs Details Further Plans
The 7-foot-5 French sensation was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft last Thursday.
Así se prepara Víctor Wembanyama para su debut en la NBApic.twitter.com/bK99oCsLTr
— Pasion Basket (@PasionBasketNBA) June 28, 2023
The 19-year-old is the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Prior to their trip to Las Vegas, the Spurs will play the Charlotte Hornets on Monday and the Los Angeles Lakers on the following Wednesday.
$69: Avg. purchase price for a Spurs home game last season
$148: Avg. purchase price to attend Day 1 of the NBA Summer League in Vegas on July 7th to see Victor Wembanyama debut for the Spurs
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 28, 2023
When they get there, they’ll begin summer league on July 7 against Brandon Miller, the Hornets’ second-round pick, and then on July 9, they’ll play the Portland Trail Blazers, whose third-round pick is Scoot Henderson.
The Spurs revealed their preparations for Wembanyama’s summer league on Wednesday.
Victor Wembanyama is the first No. 1 pick without a college background since 2006, and the 6th all-time.
– 2006 Andrea Bargnani (Italy)
– 2004 Dwight Howard (HS)
– 2003 LeBron James (HS)
– 2002 Yao Ming (China)
– 2001 Kwame Brown (HS) pic.twitter.com/jOCxcDy145— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 23, 2023
“The Spurs say Victor Wembanyama will join their summer league team in Las Vegas but will not travel for the two games in Sacramento beforehand next week,” NBA insider Marc Stein tweeted. “San Antonio’s first summer league game is July 7 against Charlotte.”
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters following last Thursday’s selection that plan was for Wembanyama to play in summer league, but how much was still to be determined.
Spurs say no Victor Wembanyama for Sacramento Summer League.
He’ll be debuting in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/fJdJYZtlLE
— Casey Viera (@Casey_Viera) June 28, 2023
Wembanyama recently finished a full season in the French League, which included Finals games that came to a close one week before the NBA draft. Wembanyama said this week that he would skip the FIBA World Cup this summer so he could concentrate on getting ready for his rookie year. He made the announcement to the French publication L’Equipe.
Wembanyama will participate in this week’s summer league workouts with the Spurs before they depart for Sacramento on Saturday.
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