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HENDERSON, NEVADA – OCTOBER 06: Victor Wembanyama #1 of Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 guards Shareef O’Neal #8 of G League Ignite during the first quarter of their exhibition game at The Dollar Loan Center on October 06, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

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HENDERSON, NEVADA – OCTOBER 06: Victor Wembanyama #1 of Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 guards Shareef O’Neal #8 of G League Ignite during the first quarter of their exhibition game at The Dollar Loan Center on October 06, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
18-year-old Victor Wembanyama has been making the news in the past few weeks with his mind-boggling basketball skill. Despite being 7’3″, the power forward has great handles, smooth finishing moves, and a soft shooting touch. His height and skills make him almost unguardable and he looks unguardable at the moment. Most 7-footers can’t run with him and shorter players are bound to get bullied. Many consider him to be the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.
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The hype about Wembanyama is huge, and there is a belief he would be a generational player. And he could turn around the fortunes of any organization. He was born and brought up in France. He is currently playing for the Metropolitans 92 in the French top-tier Professional basketball league. Over the years, France has produced some great basketball players.
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NBA superstar Rudy Gobert is one of the best current players from France. And four-time NBA champion and legend Tony Parker is one of the best French players ever to play in the league. Interestingly, Parker is the President of ASVEL Basket, a team in the French league where Wembanyama played last season and won the title.
Another French sensation like Victor Wembanyama
Recently, the video of a 16-year-old French girl dunking went viral on social media and garnered a huge amount of views and comments. The young sensation is Dominique Malonga. However, she is not just about dunking the basketball. She has been making waves in Europe for some time now and has been compared to Victor Wembanyama. Tony Parker signed Malonga last year for his club and gave her huge props. “She is the female version of Victor Wembanyama,” he said.
Many fans are impressed with her displays as well and shared their views on social media. Here are some of the reactions:
https://twitter.com/Luka_Donut/status/1583489712106328064?s=20&t=kbrjfATOeT1nFWxIeU9eHA
https://twitter.com/LegoDjango/status/1583490020425748483?s=20&t=kbrjfATOeT1nFWxIeU9eHA
https://twitter.com/nonbiasednbafan/status/1583490926965846016?s=20&t=kbrjfATOeT1nFWxIeU9eHA
She gonna save the WNBA
— Ev (@EvInFour) October 21, 2022
Lakers need her
— Leon (@ItsLeonHoti) October 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/LilKuziVert__/status/1583494224195878912?s=20&t=kbrjfATOeT1nFWxIeU9eHA
That footwork smooth af, won’t be long before we’re seeing a bunch of her highlights
— Trey Moore (@Showtime_Moore) October 22, 2022
First Victor Wembanyama, now her, what is going on in France
— Just Ant (@Eworld777) October 21, 2022
Sheesh! Already better than embiid
— Gotti ☘️ (@ngotti3) October 21, 2022
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Many fans think she could already dominate the WNBA. This year, Malonga led France to a Bronze medal in the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup 2022. She ranked second in points and fourth in rebounds in the tournament. The talented center also made some huge plays whenever it is required.
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Many NBA superstars like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, etc have already shared their amazement of Wembanyama.
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“Everybody has been a unicorn for the last two years, but he’s more like an alien. I’ve never seen — no one has ever seen anyone as tall as he is, but as fluid and as graceful as he is out on the floor,” James said.
The young star stated it was an honor to receive praise from great players like James. However, he is not ready to relish these comments. He said he has to stay focused, and he hasn’t achieved anything yet.
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