Wembanyama: Watch NBA Draft Prospect’s Incredible Game Winning Dunk With 3.5 Seconds Left

Wembanyama: Watch NBA Draft Prospect’s Incredible Game Winning Dunk With 3.5 Seconds Left

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:22 PM
  • Victor Wembanyama produced a clutch moment for his team with a game-winner
  • The 19-year-old dunked with 3.5 seconds left to give Metropolitans 92 a slim win
  • The seven-foot four-inch French phenom is set to go first in the 2023 NBA Draft

Projected No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama stole a narrow 84-83 win for his team Metropolitans 92 over ASVEL with an emphatic dunk with seconds to go.

Wembanyama continues to steal the headlines ahead of the draft later this year, and he has shown several times why there is so much hype around him.

Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92, NBA, 2023 NBA Draft
Wembanyama continues to steal the headlines ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft. Photos by NBA (Instagram) and Aurelien Meunier.
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The 19-year-old phenom is putting on commendable performances in France's LNB Pro A league.

The 2022/23 season is the Frenchman's fourth year as a professional. However, this is his first with Metropolitans 92, after spending the 2021/22 season with ASVEL, per Sporting News.

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The 7-foot-4 French phenom has been hailed by several NBA players, including LeBron James and Kevin Durant. For now, he has unfinished business in the French league before he embarks on his NBA journey.

Wembanyama scores game-winner

With 3.5 seconds left on the clock, Wembanyama grabbed a loose ball around the rim after his teammate missed a layup, before emphatically dunking the ball to seal the win for Mets 92.

In a tightly contested affair, the centre put up a decent 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the win against his former team, per ESPN.

Wembanyama's team is 12-4 for the season and sits second in the French league. AS Monaco are top of the standings.

Kevin Durant on Wembanyama

Sports Brief earlier reported on Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant expressing his thoughts about the generational prospect from France, saying he is excited to see Wembanyama in action.

There's a possibility the Brooklyn Nets superstar will play against him when he gets drafted next year. Wembanyama has already demonstrated that he belongs among the elite stars in the NBA.

"I’m impressed with him, I can’t wait to see him in the league, see how everything pans out for him in the league and I’m also looking forward to playing against him as well," Durant commented.
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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.