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Social media reacts to Spurs winning Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 5/16/23

It's all but official. On Thursday, June 22, 2023, the San Antonio Spurs will draft Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-5 teenager many are hailing as the best NBA prospect since LeBron James—and potentially the best prospect ever.

The Spurs won the lottery in more ways than one. There's no doubt about that. Consider the fact that the Detroit Pistons finished the season with the league's worst record (17-65) and they fell all the way to pick No. 5. That could have easily been San Antonio, but the Ping-Pong balls bounced the Spurs' way and Gregg Popovich now has a chance to coach yet another franchise-altering big man.

Move over Tim Duncan, Victor Wembanyama is the new face of San Antonio basketball.

The internet reacted accordingly.

Pop pulling up to the airport to pick up Wemby pic.twitter.com/lYoFXwFptc
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 17, 2023

“F*ck that. Those guys have gotten enough luck already. They already got Tim and Dave. Being able to draft the three best center prospects of the last 35 years would be some bullsh!t.”

- Rival scout on the Spurs getting the No. 1 pick

(Via https://t.co/8b2v38fDbm) pic.twitter.com/w8cbUkTGXN
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 17, 2023

Charles Barkley seeing that Victor Wembanyama is going to San Antonio pic.twitter.com/DfVtEtXYA1
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 17, 2023

Gregg Popovich when the Spurs won the Victor Wembanyama lottery pic.twitter.com/VzQs1XTF3d
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) May 17, 2023

Pistons fans missing out on Victor Wembanyama after having the worst record in NBA pic.twitter.com/6v2zIVOjaV
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 17, 2023

Pop after the Spurs won the Wemby sweepstakes pic.twitter.com/EFdND8GVsO
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 17, 2023

The Spurs' mood after getting the No. 1 overall pick pic.twitter.com/lT7g4PL5Zw
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 17, 2023

SPURS FANS REACTION TO GETTING WEMBY

(via KENS 5 Spurs reporter @RealTomPetrini) pic.twitter.com/HQ893hjsSy
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 17, 2023

San Antonio, you're on the clock.

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