Frank Ntilikina could land at Paris Basket

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Published yesterday at 8:57 p.m., Updated yesterday at 8:58 p.m.

Frank Ntilikina wants to find playing time in order to aim for the Paris Olympics this summer. Federico Pestellini / Federico Pestellini / Panoramic

Anxious to find playing time in view of the Olympics, the former Strasbourg player would be tracked by French clubs, including that of the capital according to BeBasket.

Thanked by Charlotte a few weeks ago, Frank Ntilikina has therefore joined the list of young French people without clubs for this end of the season. But for the leader drafted in 8th position by the New York Knicks in 2017, the goal is to be part of the French team at the Olympics. Except that for that, he has to play.

After a terrible shin injury to start the season, the former SIG Strasbourg player has recovered well and wants to show Vincent Collet that he can count on him this summer. With a rather defensive profile and especially tall at the leader position (1m96), the native of Ixelles in Belgium would have a card to play, in a sector where none has yet been dealt. According to BeBasketit was first Tony Parker’s Asvel who became interested in the file without following up on this approach before Paris Basketball became a serious candidate to recover it.

For the moment deprived of Colin Malcom and Mehdy Ngouama, the Parisian club could seize the opportunity to sign the 25-year-old Frenchman as a medical freelancer. But with such a late arrival, the latter would not be qualified to compete in the Eurocup with the Parisian club, which will play its quarter-final on March 14 at the Adidas Arena.