The Wembanyama Historical Project

A few weeks before the start of the NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama knows he is eagerly awaited… but not only in the United States. Indeed, the French team hopes to be able to count on its new star for the Paris Olympic Games next summer. And that’s good because the former Mets player has every intention of winning the gold medal.

New star of French and international basketball, Victor Wembanyama preferred to take a step back after a crazy summer which saw him become number 1 in the Draft and make his debut with the Spurs when Summer League. This is the reason why the former Mets player decided not to play the World Cup with the France team. Consequently, its presence at Paris Olympic Games next summer is on hold. But not only Victor Wembanyama assures that he will be present, but above all, he affirms that he wants to win the gold medal, which would obviously be historic since France has never been Olympic basketball champion.

Wembanyama wants Olympic gold in Paris!

« Succeeding in the Olympics would be a great story. And there will be no goal other than gold. I will of course be present at the Olympics. I watched the World Cup and the result was very disappointing. However, I am not worried. I have no judgment to make, I was not in the team and it is in the hands of top level players. I feel that this does not alter the opportunity to do something big in Paris next year », he says in comments given to THE TEAMbefore justifying his withdrawal after his summer of madness.

“It was the first time in my life that I felt tired in my head”

« It was the first time in my life that I felt tired in my head, because of all the events that happened one after the other. Nothing negative. But the vacation, after the Summer League, was a necessity to continue calmly on a mental level. I took the time to isolate myself. This is the first time I have appeared in the media in three months. It did me good », added Victor Wembanyama.