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Victor Wembanyama

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Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered one of the best basketball prospects of his generation due to his rare combination of height, length, defense, speed, ball-handling skills, shooting range and agility, he was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft. Wembanyama began his professional career at age 15 with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A in 2019. Two years later, he moved to ASVEL and won the Pro A title in his only season with the team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Wembanyama is the 282nd most popular basketball player (up from 324th in 2019), the 5,168th most popular biography from France (up from 5,315th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Victor Wembanyama ranks 282 out of 1,757. Before him are Tiago Splitter, Žan Tabak, Carmelo Anthony, Chuck Cooper, Derrick White, and Artis Gilmore. After him are Luis Scola, Don Meineke, Kyrie Irving, Hedo Türkoğlu, Fernando Martín Espina, and Maurice Stokes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2004, Victor Wembanyama ranks 6. Before him are Gavi, Alejandro Garnacho, Charli D'Amelio, Coco Gauff, and Millie Bobby Brown. After him are Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Isack Hadjar, Sávio, Youssoufa Moukoko, Jang Won-young, and Roméo Lavia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor Wembanyama ranks 5,168 out of 6,770. Before him are Alou Diarra (1981), Stanislas Merhar (1971), Bradley Barcola (2002), Ibrahima Konaté (1999), Pierre Laurent (1957), and Zhang Liang (null). After him are Stéphanie Frappart (1983), Alexandre Aja (1978), Jonathan Zebina (1978), Mamadou Sakho (1990), Earvin N'Gapeth (1991), and Olivier Dacourt (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In France

Among basketball players born in France, Victor Wembanyama ranks 4. Before him are Dominique Wilkins (1960), Michel Bonnevie (1921), and André Buffière (1922). After him are Nando de Colo (1987), Evan Fournier (1992), Antoine Rigaudeau (1971), Vincent Collet (1963), Thomas Heurtel (1989), Boris Diaw (1982), Nicolas Batum (1988), and Rudy Gobert (1992).

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