Twenty years after watching LeBron James make his NBA debut from press row, our correspondent returns to watch the most hyped teenage prospect in a generation
The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shoots the ball over the Mavericks' Grant Williams during Wednesday’s game at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shoots the ball over the Mavericks' Grant Williams during Wednesday’s game at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.n October 2003, I flew to Sacramento, California, to watch LeBron James play his first pro basketball game. Even at 18 his physical presence was incredibly impressive.
the etiolated kind of tall man. Even the way he runs reminds you of the kind of long-limbed lightfootedness that might not break the surface tension of a body of water. Tall basketball players sometimes fudge their heights – they pretend they’re shorter than they are. I’ve heard him listed everywhere between 7ft 3in and 7ft 5in. He’s 19 years old. He may still be growing.
The truth is, nobody knows yet what to make of Wemby’s height. We know the difference between a six-one guard and a six-five guard. The way it changes, for example, who they can defend, but not quite how much it matters whether you’re seven-foot or seven-four.I wonder what he thinks of his new office. Outside the Frost Bank Center are what look like airport hangars or barns, which house livestock.
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