“Your talent is obvious, but as we got to know you, the maturity, the approach, the character really showed us how special of a young man you are.” “To Victor, I wanted to say to you directly, we’re excited to grow with you, support you, challenge you, especially Coach Pop - there’ll be a lot of challenging days - on your journey through life and basketball,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said as he sat to Wembanyama’s left.
And the news conference that followed at the arena came with Wembanyama seated on a stage that just happened to be at the same end of the court as San Antonio’s five NBA championship banners.
The morning party on the River Walk took place at the spot where the Spurs’ championship celebrations usually are centered. “These are exciting times,” Spurs CEO R.C. He offered high-fives to hundreds of Spurs employees who showed up at the arena on Saturday to welcome him, smiling the whole way. He put on a Spurs uniform on Saturday for the first time and will play in one for the first time sometime in early July in either Sacramento or Las Vegas San Antonio plays in both of those summer leagues.