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The San Antonio Spurs have won the No. 1 overall pick in the Draft Lottery and will draft Victor Wembanyama. Before the Lottery, the franchise had a 14% chance to get the top selection.

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Described as a talent that comes only once in a generation, Victor Wembanyama will play in San Antonio.

Victor Wembanyama

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The NBA Draft Lottery has concluded, and the Spurs have acquired the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and the right to draft the French big man.

Before the Lottery, the Spurs had a 14% chance to get the top selection. It will be their first no. 1 overall pick since 1997 when they selected the legendary Tim Duncan.

The Spurs won the lottery with the ping pong ball combo 14, 5, 8, 2. The Trail Blazers held the combination 14, 5, 8, 3, and missed out on getting Wembanyama on the last ball, per Ben Golliver.

Wembanyama did not attend the ceremony in Chicago as his Metropolitans 92 team had a French League (LNB) game against Paris Basketball. Instead, he attended a watch party back in Paris.

The moment Victor Wembanyama finds out he's going to be a Spur:

Spurs fans finding out they're getting Wembanyama:

His huge worth is not only estimated on the basketball hardcourt, as he is set to increase the team's value up to $500 million when drafted, Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN has noted.

Before the lottery result was announced, the actual draw took place approximately an hour before the broadcast. All media members that attended the event could only take a pen/pencil and notebook and were not allowed to have any means of communication with the outside world, per league instructions.

Full Draft order:

San Antonio Spurs Charlotte Hornets Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks Orlando Magic (via Chicago Bulls) Oklahoma City Thunder Toronto Raptors New Orleans Pelicans

The NBA Draft will take place on June 22nd.

The moment the news got revealed:

Full 2023 NBA Draft Lottery:

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