Victor Wembanyama, The San Antonio Spurs‘The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft is this year’s Rookie of the Year after a stellar debut season in the Association.
Vembanyama enters an exclusive club of Rookie of the Year winners who have grown into legends of the game, some of whom are still in the nba,
To celebrate this accomplishment, Fanatics decided to invite “Whamby” to view a special exhibit titled “Fanatics Beginnings”, which they believed was simply a collection of memorabilia from past Rookie of the Year winners. Was looking at things.
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He didn’t know that the entire exhibition was just for him.
As Wembanyama began looking at rookie cards of Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal and Kevin Durant, among others, the exhibit began to come to life. It started with Jason Kidd’s voice being heard from his Dallas Mavericks case, where the mouth on the screen started moving.
“Victor, hey, Jason Kidd here,” the photo said as Wembley stood stunned.
“Vic, how you doing man? I’m Vince Carter here,” the next voice said.
At the end, Lebron James Said, “Yo, Wemby what’s up?” From there, the lights dimmed and video messages from past Rookie of the Year winners appeared throughout the exhibit.
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Grant Hill said, “Hey Victor, I just want to congratulate you on a great rookie season.” “I saw you coming in with all the enthusiasm and all the talk. You lived up to it.”
Fellow Spur David Robinson also had a message for Wembanyama.
“You’ve represented Spurs, you’ve represented yourself, you’ve represented France. Everyone,” he explained.
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Everyone from Iverson to Carter, O’Neal to Pau Gasol praised Wembanyama, who led the entire NBA in blocks this season (3.6 per game), as well as all rookies with 21.4 points per contest. Led.
O’Neill said, “When it’s all said and done, you’ll be one of the greatest of all time.”
At this time, 20-year-old Vembanyama was clearly getting emotional upon hearing the message, and then LeBron James – the 2003 Rookie of the Year with the Cleveland Cavaliers – appeared on the screen.
“Just want to congratulate you, man,” he said. “Glad to have you in a beautiful league. Keep doing this. Keep getting better. Just want to congratulate you, man. Rookie of the Year. Deserved.”
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“This is just the beginning.”
Wembanyama couldn’t believe the love he received from NBA legends and Hall of Famers, but after living up to the hype he received before joining the NBA out of France, he deserves their flowers.
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