The NBA will eventually get used to it. For the second year in a row, after Victor Wembanyama in 2023, Adam Silver started the NBA Draft ceremony by inviting a Frenchman to come on stage: Zaccharie Risacher, the player from Bourg-en-Bresse, son of former international Stéphane Risacher, selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks. Adam Silver even immediately followed up with another Frenchman: Alexandre Sarr, chosen by the Washington Wizards. Two French people in the first two places! A historic result for French basketball, enriched by the selection a little later of Tidjane Salaün (6th, Charlotte Hornets) and Pacôme Dadiet (25th, New York Knicks). “French Revolution”, announces ESPN, which broadcasts the ceremony. “It’s France, brother,” replies Victor Wembanyama on his social networks.
