France is a huge pool of talent in many sports, and especially in basketball. This season, Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly could establish themselves as future big NBA stars, while on the other side of the globe, a compatriot will fight to become No. 1 in the 2024 Draft.
How spoiled France is with this new generation… If Nicolas Batum, Nando De Colo, Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert have helped establish French basketball at the heights of the world hierarchy, their successors could allow the Blue jersey to reach new heights. And after the World Cup fiasco, perhaps it is time to integrate the young people.
Among them, how can we not mention the two most promising, namely Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly, who were taken in the Top 10 of the last Draft and who are already presented as future All-Stars. They also proved during the LNB playoffs that they were not afraid to take responsibility and that they were ready to contribute at the highest level.
A GM already in love with Alexandre Sarr!
And in a few months, they could well be joined by Alexandre Sarr, who is literally exploding in the Australian championship. At only 18 years old, the former Real Madrid player has managed to pique the curiosity of all the scouts, and according to Kevin O’Connor of the site The Ringerhe would even be the most intriguing prospect at the dawn of the 2023/2024 season:
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For the second consecutive season, G League Ignite team hosted an international team for two exhibition games full of future NBA players. Their opponent this year, the Perth Wildcats, perhaps had the new French teenager who could start No. 1 in the Draft: Alexandre Sarr. With his imposing 2m16 and 2m28 wingspan, he stole the show with 21.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6 blocks on average over these two games.
At the start of the summer, he was only No. 17 in our list of the best players of the 2024 vintage. But after his explosion on the scene, he is seriously entering the race for the first pick. After the last meeting, I met an NBA GM and he told me clearly: “He could start as No. 1.” » He especially highlighted his offensive and defensive versatility in a vintage where uncertainties are numerous.
A year after Victor Wembanyama, Alexandre Sarr could also leave with the 1st choice of the Draft, which would be a truly legendary feat for French basketball. It must be said that the promise shown against the Ignite team is enticing. The young pivot is able to bring the ball up and crush the circle in transition like Giannis Antetokounmpowhile protecting his own like Rudy Gobert… His potential is immense and NBA GMs already know it.
If Rudy Gobert is not yet retired, knowing that he will potentially be replaced by an Alexandre Sarr / Victor Wembanyama racket in the France team is reassuring. Imagine just two Draft No. 1s on the same team…
2023-09-21 13:50:00
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