Former Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson was lavish in his praise for Victor Wembanyama, the sensational projected number-one pick of this year’s NBA Draft.
The two linked up during the NBA Paris Game 2023 between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons, and the legend took to Twitter to make his feelings clear about the French prodigy.
The 7’2″ Wembanyama, currently playing for the Metropolitans 92 in the French basketball league has been turning heads with his scintillating play and has been touted as a generational talent set to light up the NBA.
His performances have justified his hype and amid all the buzz oF teams tanking for the prospect, Johnson gave his stocks a massive boost. Taking to Twitter, he posted an image of him and Wemby saying:
I had the chance to meet and talk to the best player in the world and this year's number one pick in the NBA draft Victor Wembanyama! pic.twitter.com/2KT4NCFVrE
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 20, 2023
I had the chance to meet and talk to the best player in the world and this year’s number one pick in the NBA draft Victor Wembanyama!
Wemby surely has Johnson’s blessing, and only time will tell which team will end up landing the future superstar.
NBA Fans React To Magic Johnson Lauding Victor Wembanyama
The Lakers star meeting Wemby caused a buzz on social media as fans shared their thoughts on the duo catching up.
Speculations, jokes, and the two cents weren’t far behind, especially after rumors of the Lakers planning to tank and add Wemby did the rounds last year.
https://twitter.com/OtsumamiBoy/status/1616308654055264256
The chance ?
U're freakin' Magic Johnson he was the lucky one https://t.co/IpJmGG9Sgg
— OKC NBA champions (@OKShai2_fmvp) January 20, 2023
Houston, we got another one https://t.co/Ag0Xsv65M4
— Ry (@Bound2Ry) January 20, 2023
Magic Johnson is 6’10. Victor makes him look 6’3. Wild https://t.co/2HF7YIVEnE
— Kohree ❼ (@kohreeeee) January 20, 2023
Magic already calling Victor the best player in the world? Hmmmmm https://t.co/vvws25qTGM
— Jake (@JRogersPOP) January 20, 2023
Magic the king of setting the bar high as hell before they play an NBA minute 💀. Shoutout to lonzo https://t.co/poHrpbLmbe
— B Grizzly⚜️ (@KingzB_53) January 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/yabrommm/status/1616268696380637185
The whole hype if this guy becomes a flop hm the whole nba community will be disappointed https://t.co/1EBR0Vjv57
— stunnaturntaf (@wtfkamal) January 20, 2023
Hold your horses Magic he ain’t yet https://t.co/LRSj6DCoaV
— NBATruth (@_NBAtruth) January 20, 2023
Johnson’s statement surely raises eyebrows, but it doesn’t necessarily come as a shocker considering Wemby even left LeBron James floored. Via Alex Kennedy of Basketball News:
“What do I think of him? Probably the same as everybody else thinks. Everybody is labeling [players] this ‘unicorn’ thing; everybody has been a ‘unicorn’ over the last couple years, but he’s more like an alien,” James told reporters. “I’ve never seen — no one has ever seen — anyone as tall as he is but as fluid as he is and as graceful as he is out on the floor. I mean, at 7-foot-4 or 7-foot-5 or 7-foot-3 or whatever the case may be, [with] his ability to put the ball on the floor, shoot step-back jumpers out of the post, step-back threes, catch-and-shoot threes, block shots — he’s for sure a generational talent.
“Hopefully, he continues to stay healthy; that’s what is most important for him personally. But you can tell he loves the game; he was smiling a lot while playing the game last night. I think those were the two best players in the [2023] draft on the floor last night, and they both did their thing. He’s a big-time player, and Scoot is a big-time player as well.”
Safe to say, whichever team he plays, he will be one to watch out for. Only time will tell if he becomes a Laker at some point in his career and if Johnson would have a part to play in it.
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