The San Antonio Spurs have a new face of the franchise. Their fate was set in stone as soon as they won the draft lottery, as it meant Victor Wembanyama was headed to Texas. Now, the 19-year-old Frenchman, who is already a superstar, is set to take the reins in San Antonio.
As the Spurs look to push forward, almost everything they do will be with Wembanyama’s needs in mind. Obviously, there are other solid players on the roster, but the rookie should be one of their main focuses. And recent comments from fellow Frenchman Evan Fournier have led to some hypothetical Spurs trade rumors.
In an interview with Yann Ohnona of L’Equipe, Fournier spoke about the idea of playing next to Wembanyama under Gregg Popovich. (H/t Matt Guzman of Inside the Spurs)
“It’s not the Spurs of 2014 anymore but playing for Coach Pop and learning from him, it would be a pleasure and an honor, for sure,” Fournier said, translated by Guzman. “Being with Victor looking at the Olympics, being able to start chemistry on the court, that would be great.”
Fournier also spoke about his desire to be traded from the New York Knicks this summer.
“I’m going to be traded, it’s not possible otherwise or I’d be stuck, and so would they,” said Fournier. “They have several players with big contracts coming in. Unless they want to pay a crazy luxury tax.”
Should the Spurs look to bring in Fournier this summer via trade to play alongside Wembanyama?
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