I was playing with friends in my city.
It was a pretty big thing in my city, in my hometown because they had like a good team.
So, I had all my friends playing handball and I was doing pretty good. So I played like five years of handball.
And then after the COVID lockdown, I stopped and I switched to basketball," said Wembanyama.
Reflecting on his transition between sports, Wembanyama acknowledged that while team chemistry and running translated well, the physical demands and footwork required major adjustments.
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"Yeah.
When you play as a young age, team sports, it's a lot of running, a lot of passing, and just team chemistry.
So it's pretty similar to basketball, but what's very different is the footwork and the physicality context.
So I had to really change the way of playing against other people," said Wembanyama.
Looking ahead, the prospect hopes to demonstrate his defensive capabilities while actively working to refine his playmaking skills from the small forward position.
"I think the defense is very important.
It's so important in today's game just to be trustful on defense and eventually bring steals, deflections and everything.
But I think the part of my game I really want to improve is the playmaking, I'd say.
because when you play at the small forward position there's not always a place for you to have the ball in your hands, create for the others, because it's a position where you really play off the ball.
