{"id":2729,"date":"2023-06-04T18:23:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T18:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/06\/04\/victor-wembanyama-leads-mets-92-to-their-first-ever-pro-a-finals-in-france\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T18:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T18:23:14","slug":"victor-wembanyama-leads-mets-92-to-their-first-ever-pro-a-finals-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/victor-wembanyama-leads-mets-92-to-their-first-ever-pro-a-finals-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama leads Mets 92 to their first ever Pro A Finals in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"76.755204944697\">\n<h2>Victor Wembanyama leads Mets 92 to their first ever Pro A Finals in France&#8230; as 7-foot-4 NBA-bound talent has FIVE blocks in win over his old team ASVEL<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Wembanyama grabbed 15 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks in the victory\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Mets 92 now face Monaco, led by\u00a0Donatas Motiejunas, in the league finals\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/us\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyMail.com<\/a> provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-207\/jake-fenner.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Fenner For Dailymail.Com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-06-04T19:10:02+0100\"> 14:10 EDT, 4 June 2023 <\/time> <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-06-04T19:14:23+0100\"> 14:14 EDT, 4 June 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/nba\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.52.3\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/8.32.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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as the French youngster is likely headed to Parker&#8217;s former team, the <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/san-antonio-spurs\/index.html\" id=\"mol-05cdc260-0303-11ee-911f-21b20cdede3c\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">San Antonio won the NBA&#8217;s draft lottery last month, gifting them the number one overall pick and the first shot to select Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4a81e346bc5c865f\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753099-12158059-image-a-128_1685901952885.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Victor Wembanyama was a major contributor in helping Mets 92 reach the French league final\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4a81e346bc5c865f\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753099-12158059-image-a-128_1685901952885.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Victor Wembanyama was a major contributor in helping Mets 92 reach the French league final\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Victor Wembanyama was a major contributor in helping Mets 92 reach the French league final<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9f958d4ae330be52\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753077-12158059-image-m-130_1685901960912.jpg\" height=\"604\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The presumptive no. 1 pick grabbed 15 points and five blocks in the defeat of ASVEL on Sunday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9f958d4ae330be52\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753077-12158059-image-m-130_1685901960912.jpg\" height=\"604\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The presumptive no. 1 pick grabbed 15 points and five blocks in the defeat of ASVEL on Sunday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The presumptive no. 1 pick grabbed 15 points and five blocks in the defeat of ASVEL on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-85f80f88ca910bd4\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753081-12158059-image-a-129_1685901956001.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mets 92 now faces Monaco in the final led by former NBA first-rounder\u00a0Donatas Motiejunas\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-85f80f88ca910bd4\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/04\/19\/71753081-12158059-image-a-129_1685901956001.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mets 92 now faces Monaco in the final led by former NBA first-rounder\u00a0Donatas Motiejunas\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mets 92 now faces Monaco in the final led by former NBA first-rounder\u00a0Donatas Motiejunas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wembanyama did not lead his team in points this game, as that honor went to former Kansas State star guard Barry Brown Jr, who grabbed 18 points, six rebounds, and three assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Metropolitans 92 now move on to the championship series &#8211; a best-of-five matchup against AS Monaco Basket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Monaco are led by former first-round draft pick Donatas Motiej\u016bnas, who was selected 20th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This Monaco team has already won the French Basketball Cup over ASVEL earlier this season and are looking to do the double with a league title here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sport\/nba\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article: <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-12158059\/Victor-Wembanyama-leads-Mets-92-Pro-Finals-France.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Wembanyama leads Mets 92 to their first ever Pro A Finals in France&#8230; 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