Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

If you have noticed, it's been a really big week. A big week on a lot of different levels. First of all it is the

week before the week of, as in the week before the week of Smackoff 29, which of

course is next Friday. It's a week from this Friday. The

hype is building. I'm getting hyped. So we have that and well more of that.

Also however a big hype So we have that and want more of that.

Also however a big hype week in the association because it is

NBA draft week which means it's a big week for one of the biggest NBA draft prospects ever and I mean it literally and I mean it figuratively

Because this dude W WMB, is enormous, both physically and in terms of star power and future

potential. From the very moment this dude landed at JFK on Monday it has been

when be week in New York City and when be week quickly turned into

when be mania and if I'm quickly turned into Wembayania.

And if I'm being honest, I'm getting caught up in it too.

In fact, I'm all caught up in Wembay,

mania. I'm talking, course about 7 foot 4 inch

19 year old

French Uber Prospect

Victor Wen Benyama. Say it with me now. Weem Benyama. Now don't worry about saying it again, because everybody is just going to call this dude

Wemby. Everybody already is calling this dude, Wemby. And I'm telling you right now, Wemby is very, very different. Now I'm not saying he's going to be a can't miss day one

superstar who's going to set the league on fire right when he hits the hardwood.

I'm not saying that. What I am saying is from day one

there is not going to be anybody else

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