“Atlanta has the first pick in the draft this Wednesday evening, followed by Washington. Do you want this first place at all costs or do you have a favorite destination?
When you are a competitor, you always hope to be number one. But the most important thing for me is above all to be drafted. I’m very grateful that this is happening, and I want to enjoy every moment. It only happens once in a lifetime. I hope to join the franchise that will give me the most chance. No matter where I land, the idea is to have a real impact on this team next season.
You trained with Washington in recent days, but did not respond to Atlanta’s invitation. For what ?
I have great agents around me, Bill Duffy in the lead, and I trust them completely. I’m not going to go into detail about which teams I trained for or not. But what I can say is that I gave my best when I was on the pitch.
Washington seems very interested in your profile. What do you think you can bring to this team? And have you had the opportunity to talk about it with Bilal Coulibaly, your compatriot who has just completed his first season at the club?
I think I would bring them a lot of versatility, offensively and defensively. And that I could have an impact on victory. Bilal? We never played together, and I don’t know him very well because I left France at a very young age. But I followed him in the NBA last season, and saw what he accomplished. It’s exciting to have so many French players in the League. »
