The French luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has signed the player from the NBA Victor Wembanyama, also French, according to the company.
Wembanyama, who measures 2 meters and 24 centimeters and weighs 95 kilos, is causing a sensation in his first season in the NBA as a player of the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs selected him as number 1 in the draft, in a ceremony in which the French player already dressed in Louis Vuittonwith a dark green double-breasted suit.
“It made a lot of sense to me to partner with Louis Vuitton, you know, French excellence. The experience is something that attracts me a lot.“, the player confessed in an interview with GQ Sports to talk about this new alliance.
Regarding the suit worn on draft night, he said: “I think it was worth it because in my opinion it is definitely the best suit in this year’s draft and in recent years as well. Simply beautiful”.
Louis Vuittonfor its part, said in a statement that “Aspiring to excellence and permanent improvement of his craft, Victor joins Louis Vuitton on a journey of shared values and aligned ambitions”.
“Just like his own Louis Vuitton -added the brand-, the young athlete has paved a path, standing out in a career that is just beginning”.
Wembanyama joins other athletes who are also brand ambassadors of Louis Vuitton like the French swimmer Léon Marchand or the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz.
With his arrival at Spurs This season, the value of the Texas franchise is estimated to have grown by $500 million.
It is estimated that the value of the Spurs is around US$2.7 billion, becoming with Wembanyama the fourteenth most expensive in the league.
Source: Gestion
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