With
the number one pick, it appears
a once in a generation talent
is bound for the Alamo City
tonight. The color of luck. Silver and black
first. Tonight the Spurs strike gold.
They lock up the number one
pick in the draft lottery.
And there was honking downtown
tonight this video just into the
Ken's Five newsroom from Commerce St.
Spurs fans celebrating a
new era for the franchise,
The Silver and Black have won te
right to bring in Victor Win Ben Yama.
He's regarded as the best
draft prospect in 20 years.
We have team coverage tonight
with our entire sports team as
excitement builds across San Antonio.
Vin, even Zetta in case of
Viera will join us live.
But first, sports anchor Nate
Ryan is in studio and Nate,
as we've seen,
the city is electric right now d
this has huge implications for .
Yeah guys, tonight was more
important than any game the Spus
played all last season. Heck,
maybe even each of the last five seasons.
I think team ownership like
Peter Holt might agree.
The hope has turned to hype and
the ticket is cashed for the
third time in franchise history.
The San Antonio Spurs striking gold with
the number one pick in the NBA draft.
They entered with a 14% chance t
grew longer and longer and grew larger.
Now they have the right to select 7 foot 4
French phenom Victor Wenbunyama with the.
Top pick next month,
Wembanyama is regarded as the
most promising draft prospect
since LeBron James in 2003.
I'll tell you all the numbers,
all our projections leading
up to it, they didn't mean anything tonight
in Chicago. It came down to thee
of a franchise.
We got lucky tonight and and hopefully
we can build on this and contino
build out the core and put a tem
together that that can really gw
together over the next few years
to have these. Amazing instances
of of good fortune that happenso
really good people. And it's tht
that's what that joy that comes.
It's like a wee just man, excit.
He's like that across San Antonio tonight.
For a fan base that had been dreaming
of this moment for months in advance,
the wait certainly worth the hy.
Perhaps no more than at the Rueb
where Casey Vieira spent his night among.
Cloudy, anxious and I'm guessing
thirsty Spurs fans case.
I would say all those things and I just
want to apologize in advance with my voice
is hoarse because I had to follow suit.
It was loud in here, it was lou.
I left and I told you on the
phone name before between shows.
My stomach hurt because it was .
You're trying to get the attention of people.
They don't care.
They're feeling good.
A generational prospect is coming home.
I can go on and talk. About it,
but the best way for me to describe it
is to just show you
this is the best day in San Antonio history.
This is Gary Dingus another.
Plus years of like dominance
and playoff success.
I can't even like my heart is
pounding when these is sperm.
We wanted him.
He wants us. We're ready.
I can't even gather my thoughts right now.
I am strikes three times for.
Our old buddy Joe Reinigle,
right, Even he was pumped up.
I mean, he's always pumped up.
And even he was pumped up.
And that's really the only way t
you can describe this exciting,
thrilling one of those moments t
you'll never forget where you w.
And that was tonight at
all Places to Root Pub.
Of course, Victor Wembing Yama
is now a San Antonio Spur. Case,
next time we're going to have to send you
out with a helmet and pads. My brother.
Parties like that all over town.
Vinny Venzetta was that another one. But now
Vinny's at the AT&amp;T Cen,
where in about a month's time
we can only expect Victor
Wembanyama to be introduced. Viy
made. It was crazy.
I had out my cell phone recordig
a couple of Spurs fans waiting r
the big moment, and as names wee
coming off the team board, I thought,
wow, they might actually do thi.
And you know what? They did it.
Check out this scene. Soon
as I seen Houston come off the board,
I knew it was a no Rockets.
No Rockets. That was the number.
I had two wishes. Spurs win.
The second one, 1B,
was the Rockets didn't get it. s
a good night for you. Yes, Sir.
I'm. So you're smiling. Your na?
I can't. I can't believe it.
We in the one spot the city nee.
We need it. Robinson.
Duncan. Wembie. Yeah.
I honestly just kept
looking at the pictures like cog
off the board like I was like,
yes, every single time.
Just not seeing that's first sy.
This year is a painful
season that we went through,
but it's all worth it now. Now that we got,
we're going to get win by Nyama.
It it was all worth it.
We have a group chat. We text all the time.
We've been talking about this for since
we heard the name Victor won by.
The titles are coming back to San Antonio.
You heard it here first.
Yep, you did here first.
Breaking news, breaking news.
Yeah, quite the breaking news.
Sports night in the great city
of San Antonio, TX. And Nate.
I think you're right. The
AT&amp;T Center. It's too quiet right now.
Can we play a game like tomorro?
This is going to be amazing.
Can't wait. Victor on his way
to the Alamo City. Nate.
Thanks so much, Vin. And I'll tell you,
whether you're a sports fan or ,
the impact that it has
goes far beyond the court.
This decision, the economic efft
it's going to have on our city.
A Spurs official just told me ty
anticipate receiving over 2000 deposits.
For 2023-2024 season tickets.
Just tonight alone.
That's not to mention television tourism.
All of it going in to spike
over the next few weeks.
Guys, this is the waiting list.
Now the system is shut down.
It looks like you're in line for season
tickets for the San Antonio Spurs, guys.
Amazing night indeed.
Thank you so much Nate.
Well, San Antonio is trending
right now on Twitter and of coue
the mayor joining in on the hyp.
Tweeting out this meme
in shock saying Oh my God, the .
Then following saying bonjour w,
welcome to the 210 and even
got clubbed up Whataburger.
Chiming in simply saying they'll
have its eyes on San Antonio.
Always. Of course we have all
the lottery reaction posted
right now at kens5.com. Well,
turning now to the weather.
Strong storms lead to rush hour flooding.
Weather chief Bill Taylor
has tonight's radar bill.
Yeah, things have quieted down nicely
by the way. The best meme. Was Victor
standing in the North Star
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