“No more than that”: Alex Sarr cash on his relationship with Wemby and young French people

By Adiel Kalonji | NBA Editor

Announced as the potential 1st pick of the 2024 Draft, Alexandre Sarr could thus take over from Victor Wembanyama. He also spoke about his relationships with the latter, but also with Bilal Coulibaly and young French people on bein Sports.

Originally from Bordeaux, he nevertheless decided to discover new horizons before exploding in the eyes of the scouts. Having passed successively through Real Madrid and Overtime Elite in recent years, Alexandre Sarr spent the 2023-24 season in the ranks of the Perth Wildcats, in Australia. A suitable context for his progress and in which his performances have not gone unnoticed in the NBA.

Thanks to his performances in the NBL, the 2m16 interior has a chance of being selected with the 1st choice of the upcoming Draft and thus following in the footsteps of a certain Victor Wembanyama. Other young French talents could also arrive in the league on June 26, including Zaccharie Risacher and Tidjane Salaün. So many names which are obviously not foreign to him.

Alex Sarr honest about his links with the next generation of the Blues

While waiting for the Draft, Sarr is carefully following the NBA Finals which are currently taking place. He was also at the American Airlines Center on Friday for Game 4 between Dallas and Boston on Friday, along with Rémi Reverchon and Jacques Monclar. He then joined the latter in the commentary booth of bein Sports and notably mentioned Wembanyama, Bilal Coulibaly and the other French nuggets:

Alexandre Sarr: Bilal, I didn’t know him that much because we really had two different paths. I’ve never played with or against him, but I’ve followed his journey and I know what he does. It’s the same for the other French people in the league, whether it’s Victor or Zaccharie (Risacher), Tidjane (Salaün), Melvin (Ajinça), Pacôme (Dadiet)… Everyone I’ve worked with with the French teams.

I played with the Blues for three summers in a row, so I remained familiar with French players my age.

Attentive to the prowess and development of his young compatriots, Sarr nevertheless recognizes that he has not yet had the opportunity to forge links with Coulibaly.

However, he could find himself alongside him next year, and not in the ranks of the France team. Indeed, a selection as 2nd pick would see him join Washington DC, where Bilal has just had a most encouraging rookie season. It remains to be seen whether the Wizards will have the opportunity to get him back, otherwise they could set their sights on Zaccharie Risacher.

In less than 2 weeks, Alexandre Sarr will be part of the long list of NBA Frenchies, along with Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly. No doubt the opportunity for him to get closer to them, if he has not been able to do so until now.