Spurs win NBA draft lottery, poised for Wembanyama pick
Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor Wembanyama (L) dunks the ball during the French Elite basketball match between Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 and Paris basket ball at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois-Perret, on the outskirts of Paris, on 16 May 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
The San Antonio Spurs were awarded the top pick in next month's NBA draft on Tuesday, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama.
San Antonio, which finished the regular season bottom of the Western Conference with a 22-60 record, was drawn first in the NBA's lottery to determine who gets the coveted top pick in New York on 22 June.
Barring a monumental surprise, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is widely expected to be the No.1 selection in the draft when the cream of basketball's rookie talent goes up for grabs.