Prospects – After weeks at the top of the projections, Zaccharie Risacher sees his rating drop, to the point that Alexandre Sarr scolds him in the mock drafts.
The NBA season ended on Sunday for the “dunces” of the league. After March Madness ended a week earlier, the draft process is gradually speeding up. For Zaccharie Risacher on the other hand, it is rather synonymous with a progressive deceleration. The Bourg winger falls from his throne in the vast majority of mock drafts. On the contrary ofAlexandre Sarrwhose profile still appeals to observers.
Risacher, anatomy of a fall
In the middle of a break after the end of the Australian championship, Alexandre Sarr currently has little to do to show off… Except take advantage of the possible misbehavior of his classmates. This is the case of Zaccharie Risacher. Remarkable skill in the first part of the season, the new French international has lost focus in recent weeks. The winger only shoots 23.1% from 3-point range (15/65) in all competitions since February. His offensive impact suffers and significantly limits his appeal to recruiters. “ It is possible that his beautiful series was nothing more than a series » estime The Ringer.
Risacher seems to be plateauing in the other sectors of the game, in creation in particular, and no longer carries as much weight as in the game of JL Bourg. And it is not his non-match in the Eurocup final return against Paris last Friday (2 points to 1/6, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 lost balls in 22 minutes) which will plead his case to American media.
If ESPN keeps him at the helm of their projections for the moment, he is only fifth among Kevin Pelton’s best prospects, one of the draft specialists chain. Bleacher Report puts him in fourth place their mock draft, USA Today projects him to second place, while The Ringer envisages a fall: from first to tenth place!
The hardest part is done for Alexandre Sarr’s Draft?
Alexandre Sarr takes advantage of it without playing. Because his good season confirmed his qualities, the now ex-Perth interior player seems to have cemented his “floor” in the eyes of specialists. Already number one for Bleacher Report for a large part of the season, USA Today and The Ringer have now joined the movement. THE workouts pre-draft could also do him a favor, while Sarr only benefited from limited playing time this season (17 minutes/match) within a team whose backs were much more scorers than distributors.
The Ringer notably imagines Alexandre Sarr with the Raptors, if they were to win the jackpot and the first choice in the lottery. “ There’s no perfect matchup at the top of this year’s Draft, but his versatility on both ends of the floor would fit the profile of players Masai Ujiri has historically retained like Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam.
» « He has become a serious candidate to be number one thanks to insights into his long-range shot, his jump shot and his ball-in-hand skill in transition play, unique qualities for a 2m13 player, capable of switching and protecting the circle » adds Bleacher Report.
Behind, the hopes of a French tidal wave on the Draft seem more and more illusory. A little better in Betclic Elite recently (16 points and 5 rebounds in Roanne on Sunday), Tidjane Salaün is no longer a lottery pick for ESPN or USA Today (15th), and no longer starts in 25th place for Bleacher Report. The Ringer is more lenient (13th) and does not exclude a “sleeper” profile, a player who would slip into the Draft and make it a good investment in the more medium term, for the Choletais.
Pâcome Dadiet (Ulm) could be held in front of Melvin Ajinça (Saint-Quentin), who is paying for his recent injuries, according to the Bleacher Report mock draft (36th and 45th) and the big board, the list of the 100 biggest talents from ESPN (40th and 42nd). A sign of an open Draft without much certainty, especially in the second round, Dadiet would not even be called in The Ringer’s projections.
2024-04-15 11:00:29
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