Three of the top six draft picks in 2024 hail from France.
selected Alex Sarr—a 19-year-old center out of France. It marked the first time in NBA history that two international players were picked back-to-back with the No. 1 and No. 2 selections, and they both happened to reign from France.picked Tidjane Salaun with the No. 6 pick. Later, Pacome Dadiet would be drafted by the Knicks with the 25th overall pick, also out of France.
Somewhere Tony Parker and Boris Diaw are smiling and nodding. Feels like France is starting to take over the NBA.Risacher joined an exclusive list of international prospects to be selected with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft in the modern era, following in the footsteps of Chinese center Yao Ming , Italian center Andrea Bargnani and Wembanyama .Tom Dierberger is a writer and editor for the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated.
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