Dominique Malonga has already dunked while playing in France, but she is looking to bring that skill to the WNBA after being selected No. 2 overall by the Seattle Storm earlier this month. And when she finally dunks on another WNBA player, Malonga would like to see LeBron James sitting courtside.
“He is my idol, since I was a little kid,” she said in an interview with We Need to Talk. “But I mean, it’s LeBron James, there is no need to describe it.”
Malonga, now 19, turned pro at 15 years old, which is three years younger than James was when he started his NBA career in 2003. She is a fan of the four-time NBA champion, but her 6-foot-6 stature and style of play has gained her comparisons to a different player.
San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker has described her as the female version of Victor Wembanyama, another native of France who was the Spurs’ No. 1 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Wembanyama’s first dunk in the NBA happened in his first preseason game with the Spurs. There is no telling when Malonga will have her first one, but it…
