‘I’m so lucky’: Once in a generation Wembanyama prepares for NBA draft

• French teenager will be picked at No 1 by San Antonio
• 19-year-old is 7ft 4in with skills of player much smaller

Victor Wembanyama's NBA story is now underway. The NBA draft - one that Wembanyama's towering shadow has hung over for months, blocking much of what is usually part of the process - is on Thursday night, and he will be selected No 1 overall by the San Antonio Spurs.

Ever since I knew about the draft, exactly how it worked, I wanted to be first," Wembanyama said on Wednesday. I think I started to realize I could be a professional basketball player at the age of 12. Tomorrow, something's going to happen, something that I've been thinking [about] for years and years, I can't really describe how I feel right now. I just know I'm going to have trouble sleeping tonight, for sure."