Winner! 19-year-old French talent became NBA champion: 50 million Popovich sent Duncan to guide
On June 23, Beijing time, the 2023 NBA Draft was officially held, and the 19-year-old genius from France, Venbanyama, successfully became the NBA champion and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the third champion in the history of the Spurs! The first two are Duncan and Robinson.
It is also worth noting that the Spurs continue the tradition of favoring foreign players, especially those from France, and Venbanyama is the fifth French player selected by the Spurs in the draft, and in the past the Spurs have selected De Colo in the second round in '09, center Mahimi with the 28th pick in the first round in '05, and Tony Parker with the 28th pick in the first round in '01.
At the draft meeting, Wen Banyama burst into tears on the spot and bluntly said that he had realized his dream. According to the rules of the league, the top candidate of this draft will sign a contract with a total of 55.1 million US dollars for 4 years, with an average salary of 13.75 million US dollars, and the total contract amount is close to 400 million yuan.
Becoming a billionaire at the age of 19, Venbanyama became James and Zion. According to Spurs officials, the Spurs have now received 4,000 deposits for new season tickets and counting, so Venbanyama hopes to become the next absolute superstar with box office appeal! The start of your career is very high!
In addition, the Spurs, who chose Chinese Banyama, will also arrange the most reasonable growth platform for him, and team coach Popovich delayed his retirement and extended his contract with the team for 3 years. At the same time, Popovich will also use his network resources, and will let Duncan and Robinson two major team names guide Venbanyama. Popovich said: "In his daily foundation training, Duncan will not be involved. But I can guarantee that they will definitely have a lot of communication. Victor has expressed interest in spending some time with Duncan and David Robinson. ”
It must be known that Duncan helped the Spurs win 5 NBA championships and reached 6 Finals when he was a player, and Duncan himself also held the position of the number one forward in the NBA, so if Bunbanyama can get Duncan's "true biography", he also has the opportunity to help the Spurs establish a dynasty and become a historical legend. From another point of view, this is also the legacy of the Spurs!
The reason why Venbanyama is favored is his excellent individual ability, 19-year-old is 2.24 meters tall, has a certain shooting ability, can attack like a striker, and even make a backward shot. This season, Venbanyama averaged 20.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 3 blocks per game in the French league, shooting 46.8% from the field and 27.2% from three-point range, leading his team to the finals and winning the Ligue 1 MVP!
Looking at the history of the NBA, there has never been such a player, tall but flexible, as well as the ability to attack and shoot with the ball, and the outside world is generally optimistic that Venbanyama can create an era that belongs to him! I believe that the Spurs also think so, and look forward to the killing of Wenbanyama in the NBA league!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)