The San Antonio Spurs are allowed to select the first team in the NBA draft after the end of the season. The 19-year-old Frenchman is considered the greatest talent since LeBron James joined the league 20 years ago.
At 2.18 meters, he is exceptionally tall even for basketball players and has very good technical skills. Detroit, despite its worst record (17 wins and 65 losses), can only pick fifth in the regular season. It is the fifth time in a row that the worst team does not get the highest draft pick.