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Victor Wembanyama vs. LeBron James: Who is the better NBA draft prospect? | Draymond Green Show

18 May 2023 · 4 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Draymond Green praises San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and the franchise’s renowned developmental staff, highlighting their history of nurturing elite big men like Tim Duncan. He reflects on the loss of former Spurs star Chip (Chipper) England and expresses confidence that Victor Wembanyama will receive top-tier mentorship. Green then tackles the hot debate of whether Wembanyama is the best draft prospect since LeBron James, concluding that while Wembanyama is likely the best prospect since LeBron and possibly the second‑best ever, he does not claim Wembanyama surpasses LeBron’s historic potential. He also speculates on trade value, stating that elite players such as LeBron, Stephen Curry, Luka Dončić, and Nikola Jokić would not be traded for Wembanyama, implying that the vast majority of NBA players could be. The segment ends with a congratulatory note to Wembanyama and the Spurs, and a plug for the Volumes YouTube channel.

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Very happy for Coach Pop. As you all know, Coach Pop is my guy. We won a gold medal together. Got nothing but love for Coach Pop. And then also know that Victor Wembanyama is gonna have an incredible coach that's going to teach him the NBA game, that's going to require him. He's going to one of the best developmental staffs in the league. Although, and Coach Pop knows this, I would think, and everybody should know, Losing Chip England, which was a year ago. It's a tough thing. Chip is great. My guy Chipper. But the best developmental staff over years in the NBA, or one of, I would say. You know he's going to have a seriousness about him. You know he's going to be taught how to be a great pro. He's going to be taught how to read the game. I think it's absolutely incredible. And we also know Coach Pop's history with number 1 picks, big men. That's number 1 picks to be exact. The last one being Tim Duncan, who we arguably top 5 player in NBA history. So I was happy to see that for Coach Pop. Watch out for that. Congratulations, Coach Pop. Congrats to the Spurs on taking the number 1 pick. There has been a lot of talk on is Wemby the best prospect since LeBron. I've saw some people say he's the best prospect ever. Is he the best prospect since LeBron? I think we'd all agree. Is he the best prospect ever? Of course everyone's gonna say that now, but let's not forget, how big of a prospect LeBron James was. LeBron James was a phenom from 15 years old. LeBron James was the number 1 pick as a 15-year-old. I can't quite say Victor Wembenyama was number 1 pick as a 15-year-old. So although we like to move on fast to the next thing, I'm just not going off the rail and saying he's a better prospect than LeBron. However, he is probably definitely the best prospect since LeBron and probably the second best prospect ever because LeBron's probably number one. Also, we tend to forget what type of prospect LeBron was because he did the unthinkable. What we thought of him as a prospect, he actually outlived and outdid what we thought of him as a prospect. So it's very easy now in today's day and age to say, "Oh, he's a better prospect than LeBron," because you forget how big of a prospect LeBron was because of how much he's done. But LeBron was a huge, crazy prospect. So that's that. Jackson asked me how many players would not be traded Or would, yeah, would not be traded for Wemby in the NBA? I'm not sure how many, but there's definitely a few. LeBron wouldn't be, Steph wouldn't be. Can't say, I don't think Luka would be, Joker wouldn't be. I think there's a few more names out there, but maybe 480, what, how many players is NBA now? It used to be 450, now you got two-way spots. So let's just say for the sake of, standard roster spots, 450 spots, 435, 440 would be, which is saying a lot, saying a whole lot. Wishing him the best. Congratulations, kid. You've been drafted to the San Antonio Spurs. Absolutely incredible going to a great franchise. What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below. So you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. Thank you.