“With the first pick, the Atlanta Hawks select…” One year after Victor Wembanyama, another Frenchman should hear his name pronounced first by Adam Silver, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, at the Barclays Center in New York, during the 2024 NBA draft. Best placed of the five tricolors announced by ESPN, among the 58 lucky ones, Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr are competing for this honor. A joy however counterbalanced by the numerous echoes – anonymous, to avoid being criticized in a few months or even a few years – evoking “the worst draft vintage in history”. A little music distilled in recent weeks by several recruiters and general managers (GM) of the NBA in the columns of the American media.
