Dominique Malonga, here in her Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (TGB) colors, the team where she is playing this season. Jérémy IMBERT / TGB
PORTRAIT – Announced as potential number 1 in the WNBA draft in 2025 in the United States, the 18-year-old player stands out with her precocity and maturity. She is playing with the French team in an Olympic qualifying tournament in China until February 11.
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Above all, don’t tell her again that she is the feminine “Wembanyama”. You might upset her. And despite his youthful face and his unfailing smile, at 1.98 m tall, we don’t recommend it. “ Victor is incredible. What he does at his age is unheard of. Being associated with his atypical side is not unpleasant, but every time I give a good performance, I am brought back to himshe whispers. I don’t want to lose my identity. This need to compare is more there for the buzz. » Right to the basket, Dominique Malonga. Like his favorite position, pivot, which does not always give pride of place to spectacle, but to efficiency. Taking rebounds, moving out of the way to free up space, scoring in the paint, blocking shots… A sought-after versatility and work from the shadows, in modern basketball where the number of three-point shots can sometimes turn to the caricature. This observation, valid among men, seems less…
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