Victor Wembanyama Assures France He'll Play in EuroBasket 2025 Unless He's Injured

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama has assured the French Federation of Basketball that he'll represent his home country at EuroBasket 2025.

FFBB president Jean-Pierre Hunckler revealed the news to Romain Brusc of Le Progrès (translation via BasketNews).

"He assured me that unless there is a physical problem, he would be there for Euro 2025," Hunckler said.

He also added this remark about Wembanyama, who most recently helped guide France to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

"The luck we have is that he is a young man with a good head and who thinks about French basketball and its development," Hunckler noted.

This year's EuroBasket competition will feature 24 European countries competing in a tournament scheduled from Aug. 27-Sept. 14. Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia will serve as the host countries.

Wembanyama, last year's Rookie of the Year, is averaging 24.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and an NBA-high 3.9 blocks. He's a lock to be named as an All-Star reserve when announcements drop on Thursday evening after nearly making it as a starter.

His presence at EuroBasket assuredly makes France one of (if not the) favorites. He excelled for France at the Olympics, averaging 15.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Wembanyama notably saved his best for last in the gold medal game against the United States, dropping 26 points and seven rebounds in a 98-87 loss.

Now he'll look to get France atop the podium at EuroBasket 2025. In the meantime, he's trying to get the much-improved Spurs, whose 20 wins already are just two short of last year's total, to the playoffs.