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Not even LeBron, what former Lakers champion believes Victor Wembanayama will do

The NBA rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama has taken the league by storm and a former Lakers champion believes he will accomplish something impressive

By James Brown

The NBA rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama has taken the league by storm and a former Lakers champion believes he will accomplish something impressive

Ever since Victor Wembanyama caught the eye of the NBA he has drawn several comparisons with LeBron James as both stars raised a lot of expectations as prospects before making it to the league, with LeBron James not only meeting the expectations but exceeding them.

Former Los Angeles Lakers champion Metta Sandiford-Artest — who some fans may know better as Metta World Peace — has high expectations for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama with something that LeBron even hasn't been able to accomplish in his 21 years in the league.

The 2010 NBA champion thinks Wembanyama is the closest thing to NBA great Wilt Chamberlain that folks these days will ever see, and he even thinks the 19-year-old will score 101 points in a game at some point.
Chamberlain holds the record for most points scored in an NBA game with 100, which he did in 1962.

"[Victor Wembanyama] is the closest to Wilt [Chamberlain] that we'll ever see...He's going to run into a Detroit Pistons from this year, or the Clippers from 20 years ago, and he going to go get 101." Said Metta World.

Victor Wembanyama has had impressive performances in his rookie year

Wembanyama is having a solid debut season with the Spurs. Although there have been some growing pains, he’s averaging a respectable 18.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.1 blocks per game. He leads the league in that last category.
 

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