Historic NBA draft for France with three Frenchmen in top ten picks

From New York, it was a slam dunk of a night for French basketball. In the 2024. The Atlanta Hawks select Zachary from Leon, France for the 19 year old forward. The honor of being the first draft pick was a personal success, but not only I'm really proud of being a part of. Succeed, kind of succeed of my country. Rizachai was not the only towering French powerhouse of the draft. 4 French players were selected and three of them in the top ten. It's a historic first for France as it becomes the only nation outside the US of having so many top draft picks. The French player Alex Sar was also in the running for the number one choice. The seven footer, 2.13 meters tall center was in the end the second pick. What were your immediate emotions when you found out? Oh, you know, I was really happy for him. I kind of already had a feeling, but I was happy for him, you know? And yeah, he was, he was nice. And for me, I was really happy for me, too. Swishing their way into history, the French players were joined by Tijen Settle, chosen 6 by Charlotte. He said so many top French players in the NBA is a sign of the times. I think the basketball in France is improved and that's why we are here and on this draft and. 33 French player in top 10 is not nothing inspired by last year's number one draft pick, the Frenchman Viktor, won by Yama and before him Tony Parker, a whole generation of French basketball players are now ready to swish and alley oop their way to three pointers and with no need for traveling. It's just in time for the Olympics.