French basketball player Victor Wembanyama demonstrates his skills following a news conference introducing the Spurs 2023 Draft Class, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Who is Victor Wembanyama – the name on every basketball fan’s lips right now and what is his net worth?
Wembanyama played his first-ever game in the United States of America when he led his Metropolitans team against the NBA G-League’s Ignite outfit. The young Frenchman put on quite a show by racking up 37 points with five blocks and four rebounds as well as 7 out of 11 attempted three-pointers – a performance that has made him a household name in the community.
Victor Wembanyama has had the American basketball community in a chokehold since he burst out into the scene. The 18-year-old Frenchman who plays for Metropolitans 92 in the Ligue National Basketball (LNB) in France stands at 7 feet and 4 inches and has a wingspan of nearly 8 feet – has created a name for himself ever since stepping on American soil for the first time.
Wembanyama’s performance with thousands of scouts watching him put on a show in Las Vegas has meant that he is now the bookies’ favorites to be the first overall draft pick in the upcoming NBA draft this year. Wembanyama certainly looks like a once-in-a-generation talent – with his size, speed and agility giving him the “unguardable” factor that many have spoken about him.
It seems certain that Wembanyama is destined for a lucrative career filled with riches in the NBA, and it turns out that the 18-year-old is already worth a lot even at his tender age.
Wembanyama was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the No.1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He will suit up for Gregg Popovich’s side next season.
It turns out that Wembanyama’s estimated net worth is about $1 million.
Wembanyama signed a 4-year, $55,174,766 contract with San Antonio, including $24,929,640 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $13,793,692. In 2023-24, Wembanyama will earn a base salary of $12,160,680, while carrying a cap hit of $12,160,680
According to different sources, the 10-year-old Frenchman is approximately worth $1.5million – with a majority of that sum stemming from his earnings in the French basketball league. Wanyama has played in the LNB Pro A since 2019 (since the age of 15) and has turned out for clubs such as Nanterre 92, ASVEL and Metropolitan 92 over three years.
His earnings over this period have resulted in his net worth–which is likely to keep increasing with every year in the NBA.
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