French teenagers Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr were selected as the top two picks of this year’s NBA draft by the Hawks and Wizards, respectively.
French teenagers Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr, as expected, were selected as the top two picks of this year’s NBA draft by the Hawks and Wizards, respectively.
“Just to be able to realize our dream together is special. I feel like French players are going to take some inspiration, and that’s going to be better and better for us. I really feel lucky because there’s so many young players that are good.” “It just shows the amount of talent that we have in France. I’m really excited for Zacc. I think our national team is really going to be good.”
“Just being able to show my playmaking ability with such a great teammate like that, and just learning how to play off the ball at UConn, being able to show that as well, especially with having a great teammate like Victor,” Castle said. “Being able to set ball screens for him and cut in space when teams are trying to load up on him. Just trying to use all aspects of my game to just impact winning.
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