{"id":2934,"date":"2022-12-30T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/victor-wenbanyama-wins-french-league-all-star-game-mvp\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:01:32","slug":"victor-wenbanyama-wins-french-league-all-star-game-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/victor-wenbanyama-wins-french-league-all-star-game-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wenbanyama wins French League All-Star Game MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"cfe7b182-3b05-5173-b1f9-836263d71b3e\" comments=\"[object Object]\" overlaytype=\"article\" storycard_image=\"[object Object]\" social_image=\"[object Object]\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\" data-v-dccbf392=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">2023 NBA Draft prospect Victor Wenbanyama continued to showcase his generational talent at Thursday&#8217;s French League All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">The 18-year-old had 27 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, making him the youngest MVP in the history of the game. Wenbanyama also led the All-Star team to a 136-128 victory over the All-Star World team.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">As he did throughout the fall, the 7-foot-3 center made several highlight plays that swept social media.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Early in the game, Wenbanyama grabbed a rebound from the defensive side of the floor and cut through two defenders in transition to create an open lane for a slam dunk.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Late in the first half, Wenbanyama grabbed an offensive rebound near the free-throw line and easily returned the jumper from one foot.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">In the opening minutes of the second half, Wenbanyama displayed his passing skills, assisting his teammate with a back pass that led to a wide-open 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Wenbanyama also threw an All-Star worthy dunk and landed a Windmill slam on fast break in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Late in the game, Wembaniyama ran the baseline and beat an opposing defender on the perimeter before making an up-an-under layup.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">During halftime, Eve Pones dunked on Wenbanyama, helping him win the dunk contest.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">All in all, Wenbanyama put on a show for the French people. Soon, he&#8217;ll be doing the same in the mainland United States as he&#8217;s projected to be the No. 1 pick in his 2023 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Wenbanyama has been named as the greatest draft prospect in NBA history, compared to LeBron James, Zion Williamson and Shaquille O&#8217;Neal. As such, it is believed that multiple teams will attempt to position themselves to win the draft lottery in May to earn the right to select him in June. <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Going into Friday, the Detroit Pistons hold the league&#8217;s worst record, while the Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets round out the bottom three.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"><strong>FOX Sports Top Stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/>\n<div class=\"story-favorites-section-add\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">\n<div class=\"logo-container\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/b.fssta.com\/uploads\/application\/leagues\/logos\/NBA.vresize.160.160.medium.0.png\" alt=\"National Basketball Association\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"team-logo\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"ff-gb fs-20 bold\">Get more information from the National Basketball Association<\/span> <span class=\"ff-h fs-14 opac-55 lh-1pt43 center\">Follow your favorites to stay informed about games, news and more<\/span> <button data-favorite-uri=\"league:basketball\/nba\/league\/1\" data-action-location=\"article favorite\" data-favorite-text=\"FOLLOW\" data-remove-text=\"FOLLOWING\" aria-label=\"Follow Button\" class=\"button-favorite center flex pointer fs-14\"><span class=\"favorite-star\"\/> <span class=\"favorite-text\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/>  <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vc3Rvcmllcy9uYmEvdmljdG9yLXdlbWJhbnlhbWEtd2lucy1mcmVuY2gtbGVhZ3VlLWFsbC1zdGFyLWdhbWUtbXZw0gFcaHR0cHM6Ly9hbXAuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL25iYS92aWN0b3Itd2VtYmFueWFtYS13aW5zLWZyZW5jaC1sZWFndWUtYWxsLXN0YXItZ2FtZS1tdnA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 2023 NBA Draft prospect Victor Wenbanyama continued to showcase his generational talent at Thursday&#8217;s French League All-Star Game. The 18-year-old had 27 points, 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/victor1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}