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Victor Wembanyama is a phenomenon Across the Atlantic thanks to his level, but also thanks to his 2m21. But as crazy as it sounds, another immense player could steal the show in a few days. Olivier Rioux, 16 years old and 2m28, could return to the High School circuit!
If Victor Wembanyama is such an attraction in the NBA microcosm, if the franchises all dream of recovering him, it is largely because of his size. At 18, the next n°1 of the Draft measures 2m21, and he knows perfectly how to use every centimeter, both in attack and in defense. He is a marvelous circle protector in his racket, and a sniper on the other side of the court, where he is impossible to counter.
And as explained Kevin Durant for years now, the star of the Metropolitans 92 could be the prototype of the basketball player of the future. There are more and more huge players, and they are more and more comfortable with a ball in their hands, like Chet Holmgren for example. Among these new generation “mutants” we find the Canadian Olivier Rioux, 16, who has just joined a new, very prestigious team!
Olivier Rioux, 16 years old and 2m28, signs with IMG!
No words. You’ll be hearing a lot about this young man. Canadian Olivier Rioux is 7-6, 16 years young and is headed to IMG Academy in Florida. Wishing him the best. pic.twitter.com/uWr6guvLfT
— chuck swirsky (@ctsbulls) October 24, 2022
No word. You will hear a lot about this young man. The Canadian Olivier Rioux measures 2m28 and will join IMG Academy.
Born in 2006 in Quebec, Olivier Rioux is already one of the greatest basketball players on the planet with his 2m28! But beware, he is not just a physical specimen, he also knows how to manage with a ball. Passed in particular by Real Madrid, one of the best training clubs in Europe, he has just signed up with the prestigious private high school IMG, where the next nuggets of sport are trained. Anfernee Simons, who just ignited LeBron Jameshas passed there in particular.
What is quite remarkable for a teenager of this size is that he is already quite developed physically, with relatively muscular legs. He’ll never be a tank, he’ll never be the fastest, but his body clearly looks ready to withstand the impacts so common in rackets. To give you an idea of his size, here he is at 10 years old alongside Joel Anthony, pivot of the Heat LeBron era!
This is him at 10 years old next to Joel Anthony lol pic.twitter.com/We7lsP6YVt
— Pistons Fan (@Hope4Once) October 25, 2022
If NBA fans are impressed by Victor Wembanyama and his height, they will be even more impressed by seeing Olivier Rioux evolve. At 16, he already looks down on all the players in the league, and if he progresses with IMG Academy, he could catch the eye of many scouts.
