Open Thread: Tony Parker on inspiring Victor Wembanyama

Spurs legend Tony Parker spoke regarding the time he discovered Victor Wembanyama had worn his #9 Spurs jersey and what it meant to him.

“Victor was with me in ASVEL, my team, the French team that I own. And the whole time you know he was with us I had a great time and we had great talks and we won a championship. When the Spurs drafted him number one, he put a picture on his social media with my jersey when he was ten-years-old. He had a picture of my jersey. And I saw that picture and I was like ‘wow,’ he never showed it to me when he was with me in ASVEL. And he waited that moment where when he got drafted to show that picture to the world. And I saw him with my jersey. I was like ‘oh, wow.’ So the way that Michael [Jordan] inspired me, I felt very proud that I inspire some one like that.”

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It stands to reason. Parker was one of the players from France to make it into the NBA. He met unprecedented success with the Spurs earning a Finals MVP in 2007, one of his four NBA titles. He’s inspired so many players over the years. But for one of his proteges and members of his team to become the biggest player on the planet, that must be quite an honor.

N ow Victor is in the NBA Finals on the same team which Parker spent a majority of his career.

Victor and the Spurs landed in New York on Saturday. They meet with media on Sunday. Game 3 is Monday night. The Spurs are facing the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. With an 0-2 hole, they have their work cut out for them.

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Publish date : 2026-06-07 11:00:00

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