week in Las Vegas, where projected No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama will play two games against projected No. 2 pick Scoot Henderson and the G League Ignite.
Most scouts got to see Henderson live at least once last season. The majority have not seen Wembanyama in person. Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 versus Ignite should draw decision-makers and scouts from all 30 teams, with Wembanyama having been widely viewed as the world's top prospect for the last two years.
Still, a player as unique as this 7'4" Frenchman comes with questions related to translatability. Here are some of the questions scouts have when trying to predict what Wembanyama will look like five years down the road.
How Real Is the Shooting?
Scout sentiment
Three-point shooting has become a bigger part of Wembanyama's game and an obvious selling point to his seemingly unprecedented, best-case projection/outlook. At this point, buying his shooting means buying the eye test and made shots that suggest improvement feels inevitable.
The Necessary Context
After finishing 4-of-22 from deep for France at last summer's U19 World Cup, he shot a combined 27.5 percent from three and 68.4 percent at the free-throw line between EuroLeague and Jeep Elite league play. On one hand, the percentages and reliability haven't been there yet. On the other, scouts just watched a 17-18-year-old center hit 25 threes in 33 pro games while showing promising touch on foul/mid-range shots.
There is also a convincing level of fluidity to his mechanics and release. We've even seen some movement shooting that highlights impressive footwork and balance for shot prep. So given his age and current capabilities, the made jumpers and fundamentals are outweighing inefficiency when it comes to projecting Wembanyama's shooting.