Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in last week's NBA Draft, has announced that he won't play for his home country of France in the upcoming FIBA World Cup.

The new San Antonio Spurs star told French newspaper L'Equipe that he wants to focus on the NBA Summer League and taking care of his body as he prepares for his rookie season.

Wembanyama said the Spurs were supportive of whichever option he chose, and he didn't feel pressure from them at all.

Wembanyama hasn't had much time to rest lately. He's been playing with Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92, his team in France, since September 2022, a 62-game stretch that ended June 15, when Boulogne-Levallois lost in the LNB Pro A finals. From there he went to the NBA Draft, and after a stopover in San Antonio to visit his new city and venue, he's headed to the NBA Summer League.