Top prospect Victor Wembanyama will not attend the NBA Draft Combine

French sensation Victor Wembanyama will not attend the NBA Draft Combine later this month because his season is still in progress at home.

On Tuesday night, the NBA released a list of 78 prospects who will attend the May 15-21 combine in Chicago, and Wembanyama’s name did not appear.

Wembanyama’s current team, Metropolitans 92, plays at the highest level of French basketball. The 7-foot-2 forward/center is averaging 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in 31 games for the Metropolitans 92 this season.

That means Wembanyama will still be abroad when the draft lottery takes place on May 16 in Chicago, deciding which team wins the draft to select generational talent.

The combine will welcome most other top-tier draft prospects, including projected lottery picks Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite), brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite), Brandon Miller (Alabama), Jarace Walker (Houston) and Cam Whitmore (Villanova).

The league will also select an unknown number of top players from the NBA G League Elite Camp, which takes place May 13-14 in Chicago, and invite them to the main event.