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Victor Wembanyama, France's top export, is poised to replace wine as France's top export, a 7-foot-4 basketball sensation. He's athletic, skilled, vast, and yet only 19, so the winning team will undoubtedly be considered very lucky as the league selects its first pick on Tuesday night in New York. It's either way or not Wembanyama will feel the same way. The 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery aren't all positive, and that's by design. The lottery is supposed to enhance the league's bottom feeders by (slightly) deterring them from tanking their seasons in an attempt to land a top talent in the draft, such as Wembanyama. Mail Online's preview of Wembanyama's 14 future teams, how he'd fit, and what these clubs need to do to attract the NBA's most coveted prospect in a generation.

With a little support from Michael Jordan, the NBA has rebranded and redesigned its collection of postseason awards. The Michael Jordan Trophy, the league's highest honor, has been renamed after the Chicago Bulls legend worked on the redesigned hardware. Jordan is the league's first commissioner and he has five trophies for Maurice Podoloff. The NBA decided that the time was right to rebrand after six decades of Podoloff's name. The Jordan trophy will stand 23.6 inches tall and weigh 23.6 pounds, with nods to his jersey number and six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls, but not a portrait of him. The Charlotte Hornets chairman accepted the plan, but not want the statue to be of himself. Jordan has also declined a call for comment through the NBA.

In Atlanta, NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is receiving surgery for a brain tumor. Mutombo is 'great spirits,' according to the NBA, and will receive "the highest care possible" from a team of specialists. During this time, Dikembe and his family request anonymity so they can concentrate on his health,' the league reported. They are grateful for your prayers and positive wishes.'