The eyes of NBA scouts, executives, players and fans were all fixed to Las Vegas last night as the top two prospects in the 2023 draft, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson faced off in an exhibition game.
Henderson’s G League Ignite team battled Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 team at the Dollar Loan Centre to the eyes of the world. For a game with so much fanfare around it, t lived up to the hype.
18-year-old Wembanyama, who stands at 7 foot 5 inches put on a show. He finished with 37 points, including seven made 3s and 5 blocks. Watching this kid from France felt like watching a legged unicorn prance across a rainbow. It was something we have never seen.
The G League Ignite won this game but they had to deal with barrage after barrage of attacks from the french unicorn. He had 9 points in the first half and when the game started to look like it was running away from his team, he turned it up a notch. He delivered dagger after dagger of threes in the second half, finishing with 28 points.
Scouting report on Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson
“At some point, it was just about taking over because our team needed players to step up because we were down [21 points], I think,” said Wembanyama. This was also his first time playing in the USA. “Coming back from such a lead, it’s a tough task. … There are times, you got to do what you got to do.”
On the other side was Scoot Henderson, who led his team to a 122-115 victory with 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting, adding nine assists and five rebounds. The projected number 2 pick showed off a display of impressive shots, drives and dunks, including a 3-pointer and reverse layup over Wembanyama in the first half.
This is the first of two games between the teams as they’ll meet again on Thursday at noon, local time (3 p.m. ET).
