“San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich once remarked how the franchise had already received all the luck it could possibly ask for. The two previous years the Spurs ended up with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, they walked away each time with a player who would end up in the Hall of Fame. But the Spurs got yet another lucky lottery bounce Tuesday night, winning the 2023 NBA draft lottery and the right to select French super-prospect Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick.”

+ Wembanyama, a 7’3″ prodigy from France is the most hyped major sports draft pick of a generation. Can it go as well as it seems like it will go? SI: Inside Victor Wembanyama’s Plan to Dominate the NBA Like Never Before.