The predictions of the experts have lowered one or two shades of this generation of players compared to others, such as last year (Wembanyama, etc.) or the next one (Flagg, very favorite), but here there are chosen ones and the one who decides how History is ranked on the basketball court. The first of the class in this 2024 Draft is called Zaccharie Risacher, born in Malaga in 2005 and profiled in the France that he represents, and it was the Hawks who took home that jackpot. No transfers at the top, which was also rumored with speakers. The French double, the best of the continuations for the phenomenon that occurred in 2023, was completed with Alex Sarr, who went through the Real Madrid youth academy at puberty. The long-awaited podium ends with the Houston Rockets and their chosen one, Reed Sheppard.
Zaccharie, son of the renowned Stéphane Risacher who displayed his quality at Unicaja or Murcia at the beginning of the century, fine forwardwas well surrounded by Sandrine, his mother, or Ainhoa, his sister, in the green room to hear the expected name first. We have already seen this 19-year-old lad, from the Gálvez Clinic to the world, in the EuroLeague and EuroCup lately, with mixed performances. The scouts must have seen something extraordinary in him. He comes from JL Bourg and his home will become Atlanta, where he will sweep the field this summer. Will Trae Young or Dejounte Murray play, one, both or neither, with this 2.04m Frenchman? Question to be answered by those from Georgia.
Spurs targeted Stephon Castle in fourth place to team up with Wemby. In fifth place they chose the Pistons, candidates to move the shaker and who opted for Ron Holland from that experiment called Ignite that has just died out in the G-League and where he has shared a squad with Izan Almansa. Another Frenchman at number six, Tidjane Salaun, for Charlotte Hornets. Two giants measuring over 215 centimeters entered the top ten (Donovan Clingan, to the Blazers, and Zach Edey, to the Grizzlies) after meeting in the university final. Rob Dillingham was transferred, from Spurs to Wolves in the eight. In the ten, Cody Williams, Jalen’s brother who is in Oklahoma, for the Utah Jazz.
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More interesting names from the first round: Matas Buzelis, 11th, will play in Chicago with his Bulls; Serbian Nikola Topic, 12th, will go to the breakers Thunder; Tristan da Silva, 18th, Oscar’s brother who has played for Barça until this summer, for the Magic. And since this is a draft atypical, new for everyone, let’s put two more to exemplify what’s coming: Pacome Dadiet (25th, Knicks), another Frenchman launched in Ulm where he was alongside Juan Núñez; Isaiah Collier (29th, Jazz), Bronny James’ teammate at USC, was one of those who fell the most compared to the lists that are prepared throughout the year. These two associates, Núñez and Bronny, will be among the protagonists of the second round, the other thirty chosen who have not yet been chosen, which will be held a few hours later – there is the news, it is the first time that this event is held in two- in the same Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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