Shock between n°1 of French Draft last night on the side of San Antonio. Victor Wembanyama and Zaccharie Risacher will face each other for the first time in the NBA. A duel which, we hope, will be worth the detour. Cocorico!
They don’t play the same position but we should still see Victor Wembanyama and Zaccharie Risacher cross paths several times on the field tonight in San Antonio. A year after the Draft and Wemby’s success story in the NBA, it was Zaccharie who followed suit this season, with him also the status of number one in the Draft.
A label not easy to wear for Risacher, who must live with the comparisons of the Alien and his all-time rookie season. However, the Hawks winger does not disappoint at the start of the year with more than 10 points per game as a starter in Atlanta. Volunteer in his half, Zaccharie Risacher still needs to gain consistency offensively, with a shot not yet on point (a little less than 40% shooting, 27% from distance). However, the Hawks continue to repeat how certain they are of the future progress of their nugget.
If he is not as dominant as his elder Spurs, Zach could also go for a rookie of the year title at the end of the year. It will probably be necessary to send a few outbreaks to the scoring to increase the stats but it has its chances.
Victor Wembanyama, for his part, already seems far from rookie status. All-Star candidate, favorite for the title of Defender of the Year, Wemby has found color after a more complicated start to the season. It’s simple, when Vic’s going everything goes on the Spurs side, even if the Frenchman still has days without despite always having well-stocked stats sheets.
In addition to the Franco-French duel, this match will be a good test for San Antonio. The Hawks remain on 7 victories in 10 games and have found their cruising speed. The spotlight will obviously be on Trae Young (announced probable), who remains the spearhead of Atlanta’s attack. Veteran Chris Paul and young and talented Stephon Castle will have work to do in the backcourt. Victor Wembanyama will have to contend with Clint Capela, an athletic profile who will not hesitate to move him under the circle but who will have more difficulty following him out wide. Meet from 2am to experience it all together.
