- The 16-year-old is 6-foot-8 and only learned basketball two years ago.
- He claims to be inspired by Jason Williams, NBA champion with the Heat in 2006.
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Another member of the Wembanyama family could be destined for the NBA soon, as fans praised the “crazy potential” Victor’s younger brother Oscar has on social media.
At 6-foot-8, Oscar is currently several inches shorter than the Spurs’ star rookie, but the 16-year-old basketball prodigy is already taller than the average height of an NBA player, which has remained at 6 feet 6 inches since then. the 1980s.
The young Wembanyama started jumping just two years ago, having previously played handball, a popular sport in France.
‘In my city, all my friends did it. That’s what made me appreciate the sport. “I think they considered me a prospect, you could say,” Oscar told EuroLeague last year. ‘I played very little basketball, only with my mother because she organized training courses for children. I got into this at a club last year. I’ve been thinking about doing it for a year.’
Oscar, who now plays for the LDLC ASVEL Under-21 team in his homeland, claims to be inspired by Jason Williams, the silky ball handler who played a pivotal role in the 2006 NBA Finals with the Miami Heat.
Oscar Wembanyama already plays in France with an under-21 team despite being only 16 years old
The teenager averaged 3 points in two games for the French team this year, according to Pro Ballers.
His older brother, Victor, is a candidate to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award this season.
Oscar was at his older brother’s side when 20-year-old Victor was selected with the first overall pick in the draft.
The teenager claims he learned basketball for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There was a period when I wasn’t doing anything because of COVID, and that void pushed me to do something new, so I turned to basketball,” Oscar said.
Despite his mediocre statistics, so far in his young career (three points in only two games played with the ASVEL under-21 team, according to Professional players), Oscar is expected to play in the LNB Pro A League, the top-tier men’s professional basketball league in France, before he turns 18.
Victor was the first overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft, and at this point he is the clear favorite to win Rookie of the Year ahead of OKC’s Chet Holmgren and Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr..
He is averaging 20.8 points per game in his debut season in San Antonio, along with 10.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks.
