Overview
- Victor Wembanyama has resumed physical training in France with trainer Guillaume Alquier as he prepares to rejoin the senior French team for the second qualifying window.
- Reports say Wembanyama is expected to suit up for France against Slovenia on August 27 and Sweden on August 30 in Group L of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
- The August window is the only pre-season chance for him to play in the second round because later qualifying windows fall during the NBA season and would conflict with Spurs obligations.
- Wembanyama recently signed a five-year, $252 million Spurs extension that uses the 25% rookie maximum rather than the 30% supermax, forgoing about $50 million to ease the team’s salary and luxury-tax burden.
- France enters the second-round group atop the table after a 5–1 first stage, and Wembanyama’s return could boost the team’s depth and momentum even as Slovenia is expected to be without Luka Dončić for the August matches.