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French teenager Victor Wembanyama was chosen by San Antonio Spurs as the first pick in the 2023 NBA draft, but what makes the 19-year-old one of the most coveted picks since LeBron James in 2003? Dr Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff – who is the author of the upcoming book ‘Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA’ - explains the phenomenon of ‘Wembymania’ and what sort of player San Antonio Spurs have joining their roster. (Photo by Christian Liewig - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)