Jelang NBA Draft 2023, Victor Wembanyama Mengaku Kebal terhadap Ekspektasi

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Victor Wembanyama, pebasket muda Prancis
Pebasket muda Prancis Victor Wembanyama mengaku beruntung dapat kesempatan bermain di NBA. (M. Yusuf/Skor.id)

SKOR.id – Victor Wembanyama tengah memulai perjalanannya di NBA. Pebasket muda Prancis ini merupakan Pick No.1 pada NBA Draft 2023 yang dilangsungkan Kamis (22/6/2023) atau Jumat (23/6/2023) WIB.

Berdasarkan lottery, Wembanyama akan dipilih San Antonio Spurs. Dan, menjelang draft, atlet 19 tahun tersebut mengaku sangat beruntung mendapat kesempatan untuk berkarier dalam NBA.

“Sejak saya tahu tentang draft, bagaimana itu persisnya bekerja, saya ingin menjadi yang pertama (Pick No 1). Saya pikir mulai menyadari bahwa saya ingin menjadi pebasket profesional pada usia 12 tahun,” ujar Wembanyama. 

“Sesuatu akan segera terjadi, sesuatu yang telah saya pikirkan selama bertahun-tahun. Saya tidak dapat menggambarkan perasaan saya sekarang. Saya tahu saya pastinya akan sulit tidur (sebelum draft).”

Ketika pemain seperti Victor Wembanyama datang, tak ada alasan untuk mengalihkan perhatian kepada nama lain. Spurs tidak bakal melewatkan sosok setinggi 219 cm dengan skill permainan yang luar biasa. 

Ia telah disebut-sebut sebagai prospek terbaik sejak LeBron James muncul pada 20 tahun silam, bahkan mungkin dengan beberapa bakat fisik yang tidak dimiliki oleh pencetak skor tertinggi NBA tersebut.

Ekspektasi terhadapnya jelas sangat tinggi. Kendati begitu Wembanyama menegaskan hal itu tidak bakal mengganggunya. Sang pemain tampaknya percaya diri dengan kemampuan yang dimilikinya.

“Saya tidak membiarkan semua hal tersebut masuk ke kepala saya. Saya punya harapan sangat tinggi untuk diri sendiri, sehingga saya kebal terhaap semua hal ini. Saya benar-benar tidak peduli,” katanya. 

Keputusannya sudah pasti, tetapi memang belum resmi sampai Komisioner NBA Adam Silver menyebut nama Wembanyama pada NBA Draft 2023 di Barclays Center, New York, Kamis malam waktu setempat.

Silver nantinya memanggil namanya, menjabat tangannya, dan tak lama kemudian Victor Wembanyama akan terbang menuju San Antonio untuk memulai kehidupannya sebagai pemain NBA. 

Wembanyama mengatakan dirinya lebih dulu dijadwalkan bermain di Summer League yang dimulai awal Juli, meski belum jelas apakah ia bakal ikut yang di Sacramento, di Las Vegas, atau keduanya.

“Saya merasa sangat, sangat beruntung bisa menjalani hidup ini. Saya benar-benar beruntung,” ujar sang atlet mengenai kesempatan bermain di kompetisi basket paling elite di dunia yang segera didapatnya.    

Source: The Guardian

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