{"id":32553,"date":"2025-07-29T19:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32553\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:39:10","slug":"nba-draft-prospect-with-wemby-antetokounmpo-nickname-looks-like-a-future-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32553\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Draft prospect with ‘Wemby Antetokounmpo’ nickname looks like a future star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basketball has become more of an international game over the past decade or two.<\/p>\n

More players are being drafted who didn’t play in college, but rather played for a club team or, for example, in a European league.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama is one of the greatest prospects from the 21st century and was an international player himself.<\/p>\n

Comparing Wemby to other players is one thing, but a new prospect is being compared to Wembanyama\u00a0and\u00a0multi-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

A clip surfaced recently of a 13-year-old prospect from Burkina Faso. His name is\u00a0Mohamed Dabone.<\/p>\n

According to NBA Draft Room<\/a>, Dabone is already 6-10. He’s currently playing for U18 FC Barcelona at just age 13.<\/p>\n

Dabone is playing with players who are almost old enough to be in the NBA<\/a>, yet he is only the age of a middle schooler.<\/p>\n

NBA Draft Room did note that “it must be said there is some speculation about his actual age (he was listed as a 16 year old in a 2023 tournament) but if he was indeed born in 2011, he\u2019s the most advanced prospect I\u2019ve ever seen for his age.”<\/p>\n

Either way, his size and build for even a 16-year-old are stunning.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0NBA Hall of Fame cousins to highlight new NBC studio analysts<\/a><\/p>\n

Both Wemby and Giannis came into the NBA with a similar tall stature, but slim build.<\/p>\n

It’s proved to be a recipe for success, as both are two of the best players in the NBA entering next season.<\/p>\n

NBA Draft Room estimated that Dabone has at least a 7-4 wingspan, which would already place him in the top-45 for the NBA in terms of the biggest wingspan.<\/p>\n

His shot blocking and shooting are described to be very similar to Wemby’s when he entered the league, drawing further similarities between the two.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if he pans out or even becomes a legit top prospect, as there are still a couple of years before he’d be talked about as a potential generational prospect, if he moves towards attaining that level of talent.<\/p>\n

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