There are certain things you might count on.

The sun rises in the East.

The house always wins.

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A watched pot never boils.

The 7-foot, 5-inch center was heralded as the best prospect since LeBron James, the leagues all-time scorer.

The real intrigue unfolded during the rest of round one at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

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With Wembanyama a foregone conclusion, the No.

2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets was the subject of speculation.

That left the Portland Trailblazers on the clock at No.