French soccer star Kylian Mbappé and basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama are both at the top of their game, with Mbappé leading France to the world cup title in 2018 and Wembanyama is likely to be selected with the first pick of the 2023 NBA Draft.
But the two stars are built differently.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé, left, celebrates after scoring during a French Ligue 1 soccer match against AC Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 13, 2023. (Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Mbappé is a 5-foot-10-inch soccer star. while Wembanyama is the perfect basketball size, standing at 7ft 5in, while he possesses a base handle and shooting bunt.
On Tuesday, Mbappé stood next to the French basketball star as he prepared for the NBA Draft Lotteryand the difference in size was impressive.
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Wembanyama soon learned the Saint Anthony Spurs he would have the right to recruit him in June; the lottery balls fell into place for the Spurs to select first overall for the third time in franchise history.
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Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 in action during a LNB Pro A Betclic Elite basketball match between Nanterre 92 and Metropolitans 92 at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez on May 9, 2023, in Nanterre, near Paris. (Christian Liewig/Corbis/Corbis)
«My heart is beating [fast]Wembanyama told ESPN after learning of his likely fate. «I have everyone I know, everyone I love around me. It’s a really special moment that I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.»
the last two times Saint Anthony owner of the first overall pick, the organization selected future NBA Hall of Famers David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
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Metropolitan 92’s French power forward Victor Wembanyama, center, arrives for the National Basketball League annual awards in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of Paris, on May 17, 2023. (Frank Fife/AFP via Getty Images)
«It’s a bit surreal,» Spurs general manager RC Buford told The Athletic. «You don’t expect that. We haven’t had time to digest it together. It can be amazing for our organization, for our communities, for our fans around the world and for our team. The opportunity to add a great young prospect to a young team and let them growing up together, it’s amazing.»
He NBA Draft 2023 It takes place on June 22.