The duel between the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/shawn-bradley-former-nba-star-opens-up-about-his-life-after-a-serious-accident-that-left-him-paraplegic/" title="Shawn Bradley, former NBA star, opens up about his life after a serious accident that left him paraplegic”>Philadelphia Sixers and the Atlanta Hawks in preseason perhaps did not interest many people across the Atlantic. But for French NBA fans, it was the perfect opportunity to follow a game in the exciting match between two newcomers this summer in the American league: Guerschon Yabusele returning to the United States after an impressive Olympics, and Zaccharie Risacher, number 1 in the draft.
And in this game, it was the more experienced of the two who did the best. If Risacher was not unworthy with an interesting new stats line (14 points, top scorer of the Hawks, 8 rebounds), Victor Wembanyama’s successor in the draft lacked long-distance skill (1/5). Quite the opposite of Guerschon Yabusele, always proactive (10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists) but more skillful at 3 points (2/4). Enough to help his Sixers teammates win on the Hawks floor (89-104).
In the other meetings of the night, the newly retired Blues Nicolas Batum confirmed that we could always count on him at the club with his 18 minutes on the floor (3 rebounds, 3 assists) for the Los Angeles Clippers, winners of the Mavericks ( 110-96). For their part, Bilal Coulibaly and Alexandre Sarr were left to rest by the Wizards during their big defeat against the Nets (92-131).
The NBA season begins on Tuesday, October 22.
