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June 27, 2024-by HoopsHype
By HoopsHype | June 27, 2024
Joining the French national team’s training camp ahead of his first-ever Olympic Games, Victor Wembanyama attended an official press conference to share his excitement regarding such an extraordinary event representing his country. Asked about his sensations toward the Olympics, he spoke like on cloud nine.“The Olympic Games have always been a dream, but as I grew older, it became a goal”, he said before sharing praising words for all the French talents who were drafted last night.
Source: EuroHoops.net
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
With historic French legislative elections just days away and a far-right party vying for power, Victor Wembanyama warns against the country embracing extremist views:
“I think this is not at all the direction to take for a country like ours.” #Spurs
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 3:06 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
#Spurs draft notebook:
1, Wemby gives stamp of approval to Castle selection.
2, No decision yet on salary guarantees for Graham, Champagnie & Bassey.
3, Collins’ recovery from shoulder surgery going “great.”
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 2:18 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“Just to have a teammate like that, it just really gives me a lot of confidence in our future.”
Spurs Guard @StephonCastle on his new teammate Victor Wembanyama
Hear more from the #NBADraft: sxm.app.link/NBADraft2024
@TermineRadio | @TomCrean | @SiriusXMSports | @wemby pic.twitter.com/Yr7eXUGVU6 – 12:42 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Victor Wembanyama said that playing at the Olympic Games with the French national team turned from “a dream” to “a goal” 🇫🇷
He spoke about the NBA Draft and said France should “move away from extreme parties” regarding the upcoming national elections:
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 8:59 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
All NBA French players who were drafted with the TOP 10 picks 👀
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – 1ST
🇫🇷 Zaccharie Risacher – 1ST
🇫🇷 Alex Sarr – 2ND
🇫🇷 Tidjane Salaun – 6TH
🇫🇷 Bilal Coulibaly – 7TH
🇫🇷 Killian Hayes – 7H
🇫🇷 Frank Ntilikina – 8TH
🇫🇷 Joakim Noah – 9TH pic.twitter.com/otGgPHjXN1 – 2:55 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
All the French players who were drafted with TOP 10 picks 👀
🇫🇷 Victor Wembanyama – 1ST (2023)
🇫🇷 Zaccharie Risacher – 1ST (2024)
🇫🇷 Alex Sarr – 2ND (2024)
🇫🇷 Bilal Coulibaly – 7TH (2023)
🇫🇷 Killian Hayes – 7H (2020)
🇫🇷 Frank Ntilikina – 8TH (2017)
🇫🇷 Joakim Noah – 9TH (2007) pic.twitter.com/7fYctKOqy0 – 2:49 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
‘I know a lot of French stayed up all night to watch this’: France dominates top of NBA draft with three picks in the top 6, following in Victor Wembanyama’s footsteps, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/55946… – 10:00 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Steph Castle said it’s a blessing to go from being coached by Dan Hurley at @UConnMBB to Pop with the Spurs
Also said he’s already heard from Victor Wembanyama pic.twitter.com/l0pZiCoytM – 9:33 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Why Spurs would trade #8
Players on roster who were drafted in 2021 or later!
PG: Wesley
SG: Branham
SF: Castle, Cissoko
PF: Sochan, Mamukelashvili, Gray
C: Wembanyama, Bassey
That’s a lot of young guys and they still have multiple 2nd round picks tomorrow pic.twitter.com/qy83bEwhTl – 9:06 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
The Spurs are going to have so much flexibility during Victor Wembanyama’s prime. Terrifying stuff. – 9:04 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Castle
Dillingham
Wemby
Sochan
Vassell
The young team is coming together. pic.twitter.com/xxbcNr3R55 – 8:59 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
What a summer for French sports
Victor Wembanyama won the ROTY
Kylian Mbappe moved to Real Madrid
3 French (Risacher, Sarr, Salaun) over the top 6 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft
Olympic Games in Paris
French take over. #NBADraft #NBA – 8:47 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
The French invasion of the NBA continues. Risacher goes No. 1, Sarr no. 2 — two 19-year olds from France following in the footsteps of Victor Wembanyama without the fanfare, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/55946… – 8:41 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Now could check the shooting box with Knecht or Dillingham. Or could give Wemby a fellow upside Frenchman with Salaun. – 8:37 PM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Spurs’ projected starting five (until we find out who they draft at 8):
Tre Jones
Stephon Castle
Devin Vassell
Jeremy Sochan
Wemby – 8:31 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Spurs have selected Stephon Castle to help create defensive havoc with Victor Wembanyama.
San Antonio will provide Castle ample opportunity to grow into the primary ball handler, which he desired throughout the pre-draft process. pic.twitter.com/9zO4CjF26t – 8:28 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
France is doing something right.
Wemby No. 1 (and Coulibaly) last year, then No. 1 and 2 in this year’s draft. – 8:19 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Just like Wemby? Hawks take Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, the second player from France in as many years to go first, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/55946… – 8:17 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
French lottery picks in the 2020s:
Victor Wembanyama
Bilal Coulibaly
Ousmane Dieng
Killian Hayes
And now, Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher. pic.twitter.com/jaw90goUHe – 8:16 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
French lottery picks in the 2020s:
Victor Wembanyama
Bilal Coulibaly
Ousmane Dieng
Killian Hayes
And now, Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher. pic.twitter.com/8mucImbzxV – 8:15 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Oui oui, Wemby and Zaccharie B2B. – 8:14 PM
More on this storyline
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama gave his stamp of approval Thursday to the club’s selection of Stephon Castle with the draft’s fourth overall pick, saying he’s “very happy” with the rebuilding team’s decision to add the former Connecticut guard. “(Castle) is one of the most NBA-ready players in this draft and a very good person too,” Wembanyama said during a press conference at the French Basketball Federation in Paris. -via San Antonio Express-News / June 27, 2024
Mike Vorkunov: There’s elections Sun. in France, where far-right National Rally is gaining popularity. First, Kylian Mbappe spoke out against them. Today, Victor Wembanyama. “It is important to take a distance from extremes, which are not the direction to take for a country like ours,” he said -via Twitter @MikeVorkunov / June 27, 2024
Those words certainly rang true as France waved its flag high during the first round of the 2024 NBA draft on Wednesday. The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama No. 1 in 2023, and another Frenchman was the first overall pick in the draft when the Atlanta Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher on Wednesday. Fellow Frenchmen followed, with Sarr going second to the Washington Wizards, Tidjane Salaün going sixth to the Charlotte Hornets and Pacôme Dadiet going 25th to the New York Knicks. French forward Melvin Ajinça is a candidate to be drafted in the second round on Thursday. “That’s amazing. We are trying to represent our country, and I’m so glad to be a part of it,” Risacher said. “There are more players coming in. I’m really proud of being a part of the success of my country. Trying to understand what Victor, [Minnesota Timberwolves center] Rudy [Gobert] or other French players [went through] really helped me to develop myself as a player, first of all, in France, and hopefully now in the NBA.” -via Andscape / June 27, 2024
France, Olympic Games, Training camp, Main Rumors
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