The celebration of the draft draw has made clear the order in which the franchises are going to select the future stars from NBA. A draw in which the teams with the worst record in the recently completed season are rewarded, although the worst team does not always take number 1. In fact, in the last six seasons the first choice has not gone to the team that has finished the regular league in last place.
In this case,The award has fallen on the Atlanta Hawksone of the teams that had the least chance of achieving it (3%) and that has given the big surprise. Thus, 49 years later, the Georgia franchise will have the opportunity to choose number 1 in the draft and everything points to another French name to succeed Victor Wembanyama as the first pick.
The name that appears in most of the ‘mock drafts’ – the pools of specialized draft pages in the United States – is Alex Sarr. A player born in Bordeaux and who this season has been a teammate of Izan Almansa on the Ignite team and who also shares his past with the Spanish player with the Ignite shirt. Real Madrid.
The brother of Olivier Sarr, a player for the Oklahoma City Thunder, played in the white youth team in his two years as a cadet after signing for the white team at the age of 14. Sarr played the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons with the white shirt before being the first foreign player to go to the United States, to the Overtime team. Steps that his partner Almansa then followed.
The pools speak of the “most physically gifted player in this class and could give Atlanta a much-needed element due to size and occupation of space in the attacking zone. He will have work to do to expand his offensive game, increase his three-point range and adapt to the speed of the NBA, “but with plenty of arguments to be a strong candidate for number 1 in the draft.
But Sarr is not the only player with Madrid DNA who appears in the draft pools after the draw was held. In the first round, with number 30, international Juan Núñez appears next to the Boston Celtics shield. The Ratiopharm Ulm point guard keeps his name among those eligible. “Núñez, 19, has an excellent vision for creating a game and has had a good season in Germany, which paves the way for him to become a player who He can already contribute in the NBA if he can make shots and defend at a high enough level“, points out ESPN in its assessment of the young man from Madrid.
Almansa and the Malagueño Risacher aim high
There is one last name with a white past that appears in the pools as a possible member of the class of 2024. It is Be Almansa. The MVP in the U-19 World Cup announced last March his intention to participate in the draft and although he has dropped in the latest predictions, The Murcian player’s intention is still to be in the preseason of an NBA franchise next September.
“My dream is to be able to play in the NBA one day, to go far in basketball. I don’t know where I see myself in the draft, really, wherever.” What it surely promises is hard work and effort. “I’m very excited, wherever they catch me I’m going to give it my all and give my best”he said after receiving the Princess Leonor award for the best Spanish athlete under 18 years of age a few weeks ago.
One last name related to Spanish basketball also appears in the pools as a possible number 1 in the draft. Is about Zaccharie Risacher, son of the French basketball legend Stephane Risacher and who was born when the forward played for Unicaja de Málaga. “Risacher’s potential to space the floor, defend at a high level and become a quality starter presents an attractive combination of security and potential at the No. 2 spot for the Wizards,” ESPN states in its analysis of a promotion with Madrid color.
2024-05-13 10:54:18
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