Trail Blazers 2023 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Final pre-lottery rankings

Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitan 92, Credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitan 92, Credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
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Victor Wembanyama should be on the Portland Trail Blazers 2023 NBA Draft Big Board.
Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 – Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports

1. Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitan 92

Big Board 2.0 rank – No. 1

With more than a month still remaining until the draft, there’s not much left to say about Victor Wembanyama. Maybe there wasn’t much to say in the first place.

How do you use words to describe this?

Height, length, athleticism, versatility, skill, shot creation, shot making, rim protection, rim running, emerging 3-point shot, on-ball defender, off-ball defender … Wembanyama can do everything, and he can do it at 7-3. (Some scouts argue for 7-4 or even 7-5).

Whoever lands the No. 1 pick will be getting the greatest prospect since LeBron James.

Maybe the NBA lottery universe will favor the Blazers this summer. If not, there are other top-10, maybe even top-5, prospects that would look good in black and red (or teal).