NBA in Paris: Magic Johnson happy to meet Wembanyama, ‘the best player in the world’

The meeting took place during the 2nd half of the NBA game between the Chicago Bulls and the Pistons, on Thursday evening at the Accor Arena stadium. On the edge of the field, Victor Wembanyama met Magic Johnson, the legend of the Lakers. Thus, the 19-year-old nugget from Boulogne-Levallois was able, in the company of his relatives, to exchange a few moments with the former American player. Not knowing which of the two was the happiest.

“I had the opportunity to meet and interact with the best player in the world and future No. 1 in the next NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama! “, anyway, Magic Johnson tweeted. If that’s not entirely accurate yet, the Frenchman is indeed a big favorite to be the next lucky NBA lottery winner in June.

“I don’t know (whether he will be first),” Adam Silver replied before the match at Le Parisien. You know, on that day before going on stage, they give me an envelope, and I will find out, like everyone else, who the selected player is. They don’t tell me anything before, not even me, I promise you. Of course, he ticks all the boxes to be number 1. He also has all the qualities to change the game, he has everything to go very high and very far. But number 1 in a project doesn’t always mean a lot. If it’s not, it’s not so bad. Michael Jordan (3rd), Kobe Bryant (13th), Luka Doncic (3rd) were not. They did change the game of basketball, right? »