This team was just one ping-pong ball away, according to The Washington Post's Ben Golliver. The Wizards had a better-than-50 percent chance of drafting big Vic.

The Washington Wizards were one of 14 teams at the 2023 NBA draft lottery hoping for the chance to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama. They came up one ping-pong ball short.

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The 14 ping pong balls themselves were brought to the event in a carrying case that was sealed. When the time came to conduct the lottery, MLB’s John D’Angelo cut the wires that had sealed the ...

This team was just one ping-pong ball away, according to The Washington Post's Ben Golliver. The Wizards had a better-than-50 percent chance of drafting big Vic.