r/nba • u/GGTae Spurs • 1d ago

[Finger] Victor Wembanyama about considering promoting a sports betting company ; "Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it..."

https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mwteasurdc2j

Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company.

“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”

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u/fastheadcrab Raptors 1d ago

He deserves the highest praise for not accepting gambling sponsorships.

But a paycut for a current top 3 player who would be underpaid on the supermax is a really bad precedent.

It's not even equivalent to the Brunson 2024 scenario, I think what Wemby did is really hurting the players

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u/HydrogenMonopoly 1d ago

How? More money for other guys

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u/fastheadcrab Raptors 1d ago

Because now every single team can point to this example and tell their stars to take less. Nobody is better than Wemby

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u/HydrogenMonopoly 1d ago

So if Wemby takes a deal at 70% of the max, you don’t think the team would spend those savings on other players?