NBA Draft Lottery 2023 full results as Spurs win No. 1 pick, chance at Victor Wembanyama - The Athletic
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The wait is over: The San Antonio Spurs secured the No. 1 pick — and the right to draft French phenom Victor Wembanyama — in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday. The Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons round out the top five.
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🚨 Spurs win the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery 🚨 Victor Wembanyama to
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2023 NBA draft lottery: 'French phenom' Victor Wembanyama to learn
2023 NBA Draft Lottery: San Antonio Spurs land No. 1 overall pick
NBA Draft Lottery 2023: winners and losers, Victor Wembanyama
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The San Antonio Spurs won the draft lottery. So did Victor
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NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with Victor Wembanyama to
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NBA Draft Lottery 2023: Victor Wembanyama's team, Mavericks-Knicks
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Welcome Wemby! San Antonio Spurs select Victor Wembanyama as the draft first pick
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Spurs secure No.1 NBA Draft pick as Victor Wembanyama learns his fate, NBA, Sport