Cocorico! French basketball reigns over the NBA… or rather will reign over the American courts. Last night, in Brooklyn, the draft took place, the selection of the best prospects called to join the NBA franchises. And after Victor Wembanyama, last season, it was Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr who were chosen in the first two places, the first by the Atlanta Hawks, the second by the Washington Wizards.
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A winger like his father Stéphane, silver medalist at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 (his sister Ainhoa is also a great hope for French basketball), Zaccharie Risacher, aged 19 and born in Malaga in Spain, was trained at Asvel before joining Bourg. The best hope in the French championship, he was part of the French under-19 team that won silver at the world championships in 2023. “It’s incredible, it’s difficult to put into words what I felt, because it was indescribable,” said the number one in the 2024 Draft. “It was an emotional rollercoaster. Victor (Wembanyama) has inspired me a lot these last two years, as he has done for many young French players,” he added.
Tall for a 3 position – 2m06 -, Zaccharie Risacher has everything to make his mark on American courts, notably an outside shot as an inheritance from his father… At the H…
- ParisMatch
