Is there any potential newcomer in the Chinese basketball world? Yu Jiahao, Zhang Zhenlin, Wang Quanze, Zeng Fanbo , Zhang Zhiyao, Li Lutong counts? Personally, I think it's fine! These young players are all the hopes of the future of Chinese basketball, but they cannot shock the world. Except for Zeng Fanbo who has hope to play NBA, the rest of the players do not have the capital to enter the NBA. Zeng Fanbo is the 33rd high school student in the United States in 2022, but even so, he cannot let the world fall for him. Japanese men's basketball national player Hachimura was the ninth pick in the first round that shocked the world. Slovenian genius Doncic is already an NBA superstar, Latvian genius Porzingis is already a top NBA star, Serbian genius Jokic is already the NBA's top center, but China does not have such a genius. French basketball history has Gobert, Fournier, Tony Parker , Batum , Dior, etc. Gobert and Parker are even more stars, and now they have up-and-coming stars.
I was idle and I went to Twitter to check the new news about the world basketball world. TBC reported on July 28 that a talented player in the French basketball world - Victor Wembanyama. The news comes from NBA scout Mike Schmitz. He said that there is a European child who may have the best talent in the world. He has a 7-foot-3 height and an arm span of nearly 8 feet. His block is like Rudy Gobert , and his shooting is like Porzingis. He can also handle the ball and complete assists. I've never seen a player like him.
I don’t know if I don’t check it, I’ll be shocked. Let’s call him Victor. He was born in January 2004 and is 16 years old this year. He is 7 feet 3 inches tall (about 2.18 meters), has an arm span of about 8 feet (2.43 meters), and weighs 240 pounds (109 kg). He has been a football goalkeeper since he was a child. He was attracted by the coach of the Versailles Club at the age of 8 and started practicing basketball. He joined the Versailles Club youth team at the age of 10. At the age of 14, he had grown to 6 feet 8 inches (2.08 meters). His parents rejected the invitation from the Barcelona Club and the ASL Club. In August 2019, ESPN's scout report mentioned this child, the 15-year-old "French Miracle" who is 7 feet 2 inches tall.
19-20 season, Victor mainly played for Nanteer in the youth league LNB Espoirs, but was also mentioned to Nanteer's adult team. On October 29, 2019, he led the team to European Cup , 15 years, 9 months and 25 days, and he is the second youngest European Cup player after Stefan Petkovic. In 2020, he scored 22 points, 15 rebounds and 9 blocks in a match at the U18 European Championship, setting a record for ANGT blocking. He averaged 15.8 points, 12 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in the Youth League, and shot 36.3% from three-pointers. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
In fact, ESPN has also done due diligence on him this year. During the three-week European survey, we evaluated some players who can enter the NBA in the future, but no one can be interested in the 16-year-old Victor. He is the most promising player in Europe, regardless of age. Although he is 6-foot-9, he can dribble like a defender. His shooting looks very similar to Porzingis. He may even be the most talented player in the world basketball world. In the 2023 class, I will choose him as the first pick.
I also watched some of his game highlights. After watching U18 and LNB Espoirs, I felt that he had no opponent at the age of 15-18. He forced himself to dunk at the basket, and pulled against the defender from outside the three-point line, and broke through the trolley with one-stop. He is very similar to Doncic, , Rubio, , and he played with adult teams at a young age. What he lacks is physical confrontation. He is only 109 kilograms in 2.18 meters, which looks too thin. After entering the NBA, he needs to study hard with Giannis and Porzingis and practice muscles more. Why don’t such a talented player in China?
text/Yan Weiwen
