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    NBA 2023 draft: 7-4 Victor Wembanyama spurs visions of superstardom

    NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama wants to see the city, but he’s the New York attraction no one seems able to miss. From being mobbed at the airport to the autograph hounds parked outside his Times Square luxury hotel, it’s difficult for the 7-foot-4 future of professional basketball to navigate through the Big Apple without being the center of attention. Fortunately for the NBA, the San Antonio ...
    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Jun 21, 2023 5 minutes
    Victor Wembanyama #1 of Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 runs upcourt during the fourth quarter of an exhibition game against G League Ignite at The Dollar Loan Center on Oct. 6, 2022, in Henderson, Nevada.

    NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama wants to see the city, but he’s the New York attraction no one seems able to miss. From being mobbed at the airport to the autograph hounds parked outside his Times Square luxury hotel, it’s difficult for the 7-foot-4 future of professional basketball to navigate through the Big Apple without being the center of attention.

    Fortunately for the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs and Wembanyama, he’s more than comfortable with all these eyes focused on him.

    “Ever since I knew about the draft, exactly how it worked, I wanted to be first,” the 19-year-old Frenchman said Wednesday.

    Thursday, he will be the unquestioned top pick in a draft who has observers saying things such as “transformational” ... “evolutionary” ... and “unseen.” He’s expected to save the

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