Victor Wembanyama makes orange ball watchers salivate, when he is still only 18 years old. Interestingly, however, this is not the first discipline that V has practiced during his life. And the sport in question is surprising when you see it.
2m21 tall, 2m44 arm span: Victor Wembanyama is undoubtedly an athletics freak. As the French pivot is not only immensely tall and long, he also moves like a gazelle on the ground while possessing a technical background that is light years from what is generally done in his position, particularly in his age Analysts and scouts agree on this, we’ve probably never seen it on the court.
The nugget from Boulogne-Levallois is enjoying absolutely gigantic hype, to the point where he’s practically guaranteed to become the first pick in the 2023 draft. But if he’s so versatile, it might also be because he’s not great to start. go out with basketball As a surfer recently revealed, Wembz first tried… combat sports, more specifically judo when he was still a kid. And apparently, he really liked it!
Victor Wembanyama judoka before becoming a basketball player
Victor Wembanyama is the hottest NBA prospect since LeBron James, but it turns out basketball wasn’t his first love.
Believe it or not, it was actually judo. pic.twitter.com/qL0zh6QxN8
— Kicks (@kicks) October 24, 2022
Victor Wembanyama is the most hyped NBA prospect since LeBron James, but it turns out basketball wasn’t his first love. Believe it or not, it was actually judo.
For the trouble, imagining V in a kimono is a rather absurd thing, especially since her current size does not correspond at all to that of a practitioner of the discipline. In addition to that, the Mets player also tried another area:
Wembanyama comes from athletic and certainly tall parents who each guided him in his sporting pursuits. At only four years old, at the behest of her mother, who was 1m92 tall and herself a great basketball player, she started playing basketball. But since his father was a former long jumper, Victor also tried athletics for a year around the age of 10 or 11. This might explain why running up and down the pitch seems so natural despite his massive build!
The kid has definitely really touched it all. To return to the sport of combat, some would already like to see his face Draymond Greenwho highlighted hitting teammate Jordan Poole in training:
Can’t wait for Draymond vs Wembanyama 🔥
— GiannisS (@_Giannis_S) October 24, 2022
Can’t wait to see Draymond vs Wembanyama
When we see the athletic monster Victor Wembanyama has become today, it’s hard to imagine him on a tatami mat practicing judo. fortunately for the orange ball, he decided to focus on basketball, going so far as to become one of France’s all-time best prospects.