Many around the NBA world have been curiously waiting for the San Antonio Spurs to reveal when the debut of No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama will be. They revealed their plan, and it seems like his debut will come against No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets.
Wembanyama has been largely heralded as the best NBA prospect to enter the league since LeBron James, with supreme athleticism and skill while standing at over 7’3.
He missed the Spurs opening Summer League game against the Hornets on Monday night, but it sounds like his debut will come against Charlotte on Friday night.
“The Spurs’ current plan is indeed for Victor Wembanyama to make his San Antonio debut Friday night in Las Vegas against Charlotte,” tweeted NBA insider Marc Stein.
The Spurs' current plan is indeed for Victor Wembanyama to make his San Antonio debut Friday night in Las Vegas against Charlotte.
It's among the subjects featured in the Tuesday Newsletter Extravaganza that just went live: https://t.co/wUBNPyBTjB
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 4, 2023
It will certainly be interesting to see how Wembanyama’s game translates to the NBA level, and fans’ first glimpse of him will be against Hornets standout rookie Brandon Miller.
The NBA world took to social media to express their excitement about the matchup later this week.
Wemby (Spurs) vs. Brandon Miller (Hornets) https://t.co/foqYnLr7mg pic.twitter.com/P40uObV1kQ
— Ben Sig 🚬 (@sig_50) July 4, 2023
NBA fans have only seen him play against the 2nd and 3rd overall picks. That’s a pretty cool start https://t.co/71b4NHjjus
— Noah (@noahvelli) July 4, 2023
It's almost time!
See #1 overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama in action in the #NBA2KSummerLeague beginning Friday, 7/7 on ESPN Networks & NBA TV.pic.twitter.com/0uCR4gS8i7
— NBA (@NBA) July 4, 2023
Going to be the most hyped up summer league debut since Zion
— Ritvik (@CantGuardRitvik) July 4, 2023
Wemby’s Summer League debut will take place right before the Lakers play the Warriors on Friday night https://t.co/r4ypUX3eC4
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) July 4, 2023
If Wenbanyama’s debut goes anything like the first Summer League game between the Spurs and Hornets, San Antonio fans will likely be thrilled. The Spurs impressively cruised to an impressive 98-77 win over the Hornets on Monday night.
