There is no question that there has been a lot of hype around Victor Wembanyama going into the 2023 NBA Draft. Many believe that he has GOAT potential, and it is clear that people’s expectations for him are high.
A lot of teams would be willing to give up their stars to acquire Victor Wembanyama, but forward Draymond Green believes that LeBron James wouldn’t be one of them. He also noted that there would be a few other players who wouldn’t be dealt for the prospect.
“I’m not sure how many [players wouldn’t be dealt for Wembanyama] but there’s definitely a few,” Green said on the latest episode of his podcast. “LeBron wouldn’t be. Steph [Curry] wouldn’t be. I don’t think Luka [Doncic] would be, Joker (Nikola Jokic) wouldn’t be. I think there’s a few more names out there.
“So, let’s just say for the sake of standard roster spots — 450 spots, 435, 440 — would be, which is saying a lot.”
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Even though Victor Wembanyama has the potential to be better than LeBron James very quickly, LeBron James is a franchise legend for the Lakers and for the league as a whole. It is hard to see him getting traded if it is not on his own terms, but stranger things have happened in the league.
LeBron James Previously Claimed Victor Wembanyama Is An Alien
LeBron James previously revealed his opinion on Victor Wembanyama, claiming that the young prospect is “an alien”, noting that nobody is as tall as he is but still “graceful” on the basketball floor.
“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.”
Hopefully, we do see Victor Wembanyama stay healthy. That is definitely the key concern for him, but it was also previously reported that his talent is high enough that teams are willing to give him a max contract if he has a multi-year injury entering the league. Ultimately though, he needs to stay healthy to reach his ceiling, and we’ll see what happens in the future.
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