At 2 o’clock in the morning Paris time, many French fans relied on the little drunkenness brought by Lafite in their hands to resist the waves of drowsiness. They were all waiting quietly and hopefully, waiting for their basketball genius-Victor -Wen Banyama’s final destination. At this moment, their mood is disturbed. The lottery method used by the NBA can only be announced at the last moment. When the No. 3 pick was taken away by the Trail Blazers, people’s hearts were raised in their throats. Will their talented boy continue the flame in the Holy City, or go to Charlotte to worship under the basketball god Michael Jordan?
As the host slowly raised up the No. 2 card marking the Hornets, the 2023 NBA No. 1 pick finally has its own, and this pick will undoubtedly be locked by the French genius, just like in 1997 the draft. After David Robinson and Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs ushered in the third No. 1 pick in team history-Victor Wenbanyama.
After the Spurs won the No. 1 lottery, French player Victor Venbanyama was surrounded by reporters and interviewed. When asked by a reporter about Wenbanyama coming to the Spurs following in the footsteps of former Spurs professional players Tim Duncan and David Robinson, as well as former French professional player Boris Diaw and French sports car Tony Parker, When asked about his changes, Wenbanyama responded: “I am very excited now, I love every friend, I am grateful to the witnesses around me, this moment will always be engraved in my heart.I’m going to try to win a ring as soon as possible. I love Texas and I can’t wait to be on the Spurs team. “At this moment, how many fans will remember the sentence that the boy 20 years ago left in the Holy City, “It’s great to be here, don’t say much, get ready to win big and win big.” The Spurs at that time are also like the Spurs today. After the No. 1 pick David Robinson was selected in 1986, the Spurs only missed the playoffs for one season in the next ten years. When withdrawing from the ranks of the NBA championship team, this only one bad absence brought the Spurs the second No. 1 pick in team history-Timothy Simodo Duncan. Next, the Spurs The team has historically never missed the playoff stage for 21 consecutive seasons, and won the championship in five of them, establishing a continuous Spurs dynasty. But with the retirement of the older generation of core and The new generation of cores ran away from home, and this endless silver and black country collapsed. Head coach Gregg Popovich chose to continue coaching this weak, young team that has been in the playoffs all year round. Free teams.
After sending away key players such as DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray, Jakob Poltl and Derrick White in previous seasons, the current Spurs have completely chosen to rebuild. . This is an extremely young and energetic team. Through the statistics of this season, it can be seen that the coaching staff of the team is consciously encouraging the players to attack. The Spurs players played very fast this season. The field rushes aggressively; at the same time, the players also take care of passing and overall coordination. But there is also a problem with the defensive end. In this season, the performance of the Spurs on the defensive end is really unsightly. Whether it is the physical fitness and awareness of the players that made it so, or there are other reasons, we all know it well.
Nevertheless, through the tempering of this season, the Spurs’ Charles Bassie, Jeremy Sohan and Zach Collins still have a relatively good performance on the defensive end. In addition, regardless of defense, Trey Jones, KJ, Vassell, Romeo Langford and Doug McDermott also performed well this season. Now, as the Spurs have won the No. 1 pick, there is no doubt about the selection of Victor Wenbanyama. This is a talented player with physical talent comparable to David Robinson and no positional restrictions on both ends of the offense and defense. Although he still has shortcomings such as relatively rough skills, relatively thin body and unstable state at certain moments, this does not prevent him from standing out among many draft players. Moreover, as a rookie, he has a long time to improve his shortcomings. Victor Wenbanyama has no position restrictions on both ends of the offense and defense, which allows the coaching staff to have more tactical choices when matching the lineup on the field. The coaching staff can even use this, without replacing players, relying on Wenbanyama’s talent, technology and flexibility, by changing his position on the field to match more tactics, which undoubtedly gives the coaches Greater flexibility. At the same time, the Spurs have formed a talented, young team full of vitality and potential by virtue of the players they have acquired in recent years. The arrival of Wenban Yama is undoubtedly the last piece of the team’s puzzle. In terms of future lineup arrangements, whether it is a small lineup for a fast-paced offense or a large lineup for swinging, the Spurs have people available. In addition, the Spurs still have ample salary space, which allows the team to provide sufficient financial guarantees for the selection of players who are most suitable for the team’s route in the trading market according to Wenban Yama and its own needs for lineup construction. Moreover, the Spurs also have the most profound coaching staff in the league, as well as the current godfather of the league-Greg Popovich! I believe that the combination of Wenban Yama and the Spurs will be extremely harmonious and successful, but it is a pity that the familiar opening phrase “Thanks for Tim” may change from then on at dinner parties in the future. The story belonging to the San Antonio Spurs has just begun. are you ready?
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