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00:00 He may have only just arrived, but he's being welcomed like a star.
00:07 Victor Wembenyama, who is set to become top pick in the NBA draft, takes in his popularity
00:12 in New York.
00:13 "It's an important page in my history.
00:17 Everything here in New York is mythical.
00:18 It's incredible."
00:20 Accompanied by Bilal Koulibaly, another French player poised to join the North American league,
00:25 the prodigy, who is 2 metres 21 in height, is the centre of attention.
00:30 Late on Thursday, at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, he will officially join the San
00:34 Antonio Spurs, following in the footsteps of another French player, Tony Parker.
00:39 "I can't really describe how I feel right now, but I'm just not going to have trouble
00:43 sleeping tonight, for sure.
00:44 And yeah, I just feel really, really lucky to be able to just make this life, you know."
00:54 Nicknamed 'extraterrestrial' by none other than basketball great LeBron James, the 19-year-old
00:59 has triggered a Wemba-mania in the US.
01:02 On Monday, he gave the symbolic first pitch at Yankee Stadium, receiving applause from
01:07 a crowd of some 45,000 spectators, despite a lacklustre performance.
01:12 A major NBA event, the draft involves teams selecting promising basketball players.
01:20 The weakest teams go first in order to make the championships fairer.
01:24 This year, San Antonio was selected to have the first pick.