San Antonio bar erupts after Spurs win NBA draft lottery and the rights to sensational French prospect Victor Wembanyama

• The San Antonio Spurs gained the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening.
• With the primary general choose within the coming draft, the Spurs will undoubtedly be taking Victor Wembanyama.
• One San Antonio sports activities bar captured the second that the Spurs gained the choose.

The San Antonio Spurs gained a priceless prize on Tuesday evening on the NBA Draft Lottery.

After the lottery balls have been drawn, the Spurs have been awarded the No. 1 general choose within the coming NBA Draft, and with it, the rights to draft French prospect Victor Wembanyama, arguably essentially the most tantalizing up-and-coming participant to move to the league since LeBron James.

Wembanyama is an absolute athletic marvel. At 7’3″, he is an imposing presence on each ends of the courtroom, however has the handles and bounce shot of a guard. Think about Kevin Durant, however taller.

At 19 years outdated, Wembanyama is already a veteran of types, having performed just a few seasons professionally in France earlier than he was eligible to make the bounce to the NBA. 

Now he is heading to San Antonio, although the transfer will not be official till the draft in June.

Nonetheless, the month-long wait did not stopped the folks of San Antonio from celebrating early. At The Roo Pub, followers gathered to look at because the outcomes of the lottery have been revealed. As each different workforce was listed off, the cheers obtained louder, till lastly the ultimate card confirmed that Wembanyama could be a Spur.

The bar erupted.

—Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) May 17, 2023

Patrons at The Roo Pub had an additional motive to have fun, because the bar promised to cowl all open tabs if the Spurs’ 14% likelihood of touchdown Wembanyama got here via.

Now, Wembanyama is poised to comply with within the footsteps of different nice massive males that went earlier than him as first general picks to the Spurs: David Robinson and Tim Duncan.

After going 22-60 final season, it is no shock followers are completely happy to have him.