HENDERSON, Nevada — Multiple NBA scouts and executives showed up well over an hour early to see projected top-two draft picks, Scoot Henderson and Victor Wembanyama, ahead of the first game of their highly anticipated matchup.
The two players are completely different and impressive in their own right, both just 18 years old. To watch Wembanyama play in person is incredible. His staggering height obviously stands out, but way he moves with the ball and his impressive shooting mechanics don't seem real. He's a cross between Kevin Durant and Rudy Gobert.with a corner 3-pointer of the pick-and-pop, a block on the defensive end then an and-one 3-pointer that drew oohs and aahs from everyone in the arena.
"When you have a special player like Victor, you cannot be surprised by what he does because regularly he's doing things that he did tonight that normal players can't do," Metropolitans 92 head coach Vincent Collet said. "Victor is one of those type of players when you say, 'There will never be another Shaq, there will never be anotherHenderson looked like a true floor general on the court and is someone Wembanyama has been watching the last few years.
"I’ve been following him for 1-2 years, and out of all the prospects in our class, he’s my favorite player," Wembanyama said Monday."He’s the most reliable guard in our class, and he’s really a great player. If I was never born, I think he would deserve the first spot." Henderson, a 6-foot-3 point guard, and Wembanyama didn't directly match up for the majority of the game, but each player had his moments. Early in the first quarter, Henderson scooped shots around the rim under Wembanyama and drained a contested 3-pointer with the French center in his face. In the second half, Wembanyama hit deep threes and even met Henderson at the rim for an impressive block.
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