San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama becomes the first French player named as an NBA All-Star Game starter. Over seven feet height basketball player has a net worth of $10 Million, with annual salary ranging from $12 million to $13 million.
Wembanyama had a season-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 123-110 on Monday. For Wembanyama, his 17th double-double in 29 games this season has more to do with snapping a six-season playoff drought than proving he deserves an All-Star start.
The Spurs (30-13) won their third straight to remain second in the Western Conference, 5 1/2 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder. Wembanyama learned three hours before the afternoon tipoff that he will make his second All-Star appearance and first start.
Wembanyama, fellow Spurs star Tony Parker, Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert and Chicago’s Joakim Noah are the only Frenchmen to play in the All-Star Game. With a record 20 players from France on NBA rosters this season, the 22-year-old from Le Chesnay becomes the first to receive an All-Star start.
He is also the seventh player in Spurs franchise history to start in the All-Star Game and first since Kawhi Leonard in 2017.
Wembanyama joins Golden State's Stephen Curry, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokic and the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic as starters from the West. Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, New York's Jalen Brunson, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Boston's Jaylen Brown and Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo were selected in the East.
The Spurs are also 3-0 since Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson opted to shave their heads after frustrating losses at Minnesota and Oklahoma City. Several members of the Spurs Jackals, the fan group that Wembanyama founded, cut their hair in solidarity on Thursday and seven ballboys shaved their heads prior to Monday's game. Wembanyama smiled while calling for greater numbers.
Wembanyama had a season-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 123-110 on Monday. For Wembanyama, his 17th double-double in 29 games this season has more to do with snapping a six-season playoff drought than proving he deserves an All-Star start.
The Spurs (30-13) won their third straight to remain second in the Western Conference, 5 1/2 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder. Wembanyama learned three hours before the afternoon tipoff that he will make his second All-Star appearance and first start.
Wembanyama, fellow Spurs star Tony Parker, Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert and Chicago’s Joakim Noah are the only Frenchmen to play in the All-Star Game. With a record 20 players from France on NBA rosters this season, the 22-year-old from Le Chesnay becomes the first to receive an All-Star start.
He is also the seventh player in Spurs franchise history to start in the All-Star Game and first since Kawhi Leonard in 2017.
Wembanyama joins Golden State's Stephen Curry, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokic and the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic as starters from the West. Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, New York's Jalen Brunson, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Boston's Jaylen Brown and Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo were selected in the East.
The Spurs are also 3-0 since Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson opted to shave their heads after frustrating losses at Minnesota and Oklahoma City. Several members of the Spurs Jackals, the fan group that Wembanyama founded, cut their hair in solidarity on Thursday and seven ballboys shaved their heads prior to Monday's game. Wembanyama smiled while calling for greater numbers.
