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The Valenti Show

The Victor Wembanyama Effect for Pistons

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Rico believe if the Pistons land the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wenbanyama will get fans in the seats.

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0:00.0

partial break. Um, I always love the people who watch on camera. We'll move on. No, no,

0:06.1

it's probably think we yell at each other. We're having or having a really good debate

0:10.4

that has nothing to do with us, but we're not going to, it's not for air. The point is

0:14.5

lottery day. Here's my question. Now our number one, I already told you, it to me, it

0:20.5

is, it's Wemba Nyama or nothing. I don't want to hear about scoot Henderson. I don't

0:25.8

want to hear about Brandon Miller, Aiman Johnson. I want to hear about none of it. This

0:29.9

to me is a lot like the 1997 draft. It's Tim Duncan and then a bunch of stuff I don't

0:34.8

want. The pistons, the only paradigm shift, the only seismic change, the only pathway

0:40.9

is to get Victor Wemba Nyama. And if you don't, I don't want to use the pick straight

0:46.9

up. And if I do use it, understand, you're going to have to move one of your players.

0:53.0

I don't want Brandon Miller. If I got the number two pick, I would take scoot Henderson

0:56.5

based on explosive athlete, physically ready to roll two years younger than Miller, no

1:02.0

off court nonsense. He can't shoot, but I'll take a risk. But here's my point to you.

1:06.9

If you don't get the number two pick and you get number three, there's no way I'm using

1:10.5

the pick. So here's my question to you. If you win, because I'll try to keep it positive,

1:17.5

if you win the lottery, I look at someone like Kenny Scott. I look, Kenny's not a big

1:24.0

basketball fan. That's no big deal. I'm not a huge hockey guy. I try to get involved

1:27.8

with the playoffs for my team's good, but like, I'm not going to sit here and tell you

1:31.6

on Tuesday night that I'm watching NHL tonight, which would be difficult because that show

1:37.2

hasn't been on the air in 20 years, but I, you know, butcher, gross and chicken parm.

1:40.6

Let's bring it back. But my point is, I wonder if landing Wemba Nyama actually has the

1:47.1

impact that I think it could have. Did you see the story about Conor Bedard and Chicago?

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