Top NBA prospects Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson dazzle in epic duel
Victor Wembanyama #1 of Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 and Scoot Henderson #0 of G League Ignite shake hands after their exhibition game at The Dollar Loan Center on October 04, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite defeated the Metropolitans 92 122-115. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP
MANILA, Philippines—In a highly anticipated showdown between top prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson lived up to the hype.
Wembanyama and Henderson—both 18-year-old sensations—delivered an epic duel in a G League preseason game that saw several NBA scouts and Phoenix Suns stars Devin Booker and Chris Paul in attendance at The Dollar Loan Center in Nevada.
Article continues after this advertisement“It was a great experience, a great experience,” Wembanyama said in a story on the NBA website. “I can’t wait to do it again. I know we’ll do it again in two days, and then for the rest of my life.”
The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama showed why he’s the consensus number one pick next year with 37 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field including seven triples to lead the Metropolitans 92.
Victor Wembanyama & Scoot Henderson's duel was a MOVIE!
Victor: 37 PTS (11-20 FGM), 7 3PM, 5 BLK
Scoot: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 9 ASTGame 2: Thurs. 3PM ET on ESPN 2 and the NBA App
📲 https://t.co/WIy2EVo02V pic.twitter.com/ljStpTNQt5— NBA (@NBA) October 5, 2022
The French wunderkind also had four rebounds and five blocks, highlighted by a big rejection on a dunk attempt by Henderson late in the game.
Henderson also made an impressive account of himself with 28 points and nine assists while taking the victory for G League Ignite, 122-115.
Wembanyama and Henderson go for an encore when they meet again on Friday.
