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By Adiel Kalonji | NBA Editor
As captain of the Blues, Nicolas Batum will perhaps have a say on the strategy to adopt during the Paris Olympics. As this deadline approaches, he spoke about the puzzle involving Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama at First Team.
Following the elimination of the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, Nicolas Batum found himself prematurely on vacation. But his rest time will not be long, since he will have to be present again for the Paris Olympic Games this summer. Already present during the disillusionment of the 2023 World Cup, the French captain will surely arrive with a spirit of revenge.
Determined to shine in front of his audience, Batman will be able to count on a choice supporting cast, particularly in the Blues racket. The latter should thus bring together Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama, the two best defenders in the NBA this season. But while this association makes many people around the world dream, it also generates some notable doubts as the tournament approaches.
Nicolas Batum honest on the Wembanyama-Gobert duo
A few days ago, following the announcement of Vincent Collet’s list of 19 players, Evan Fournier was called on The Team Channel to evoke the duo formed by Wembanyama and Gobert. His words then translated a certain uncertainty concerning the complementarity of the two giants. Batum, for his part, showed himself less worried when raising this question in the Libre Antenne of First Team :
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Nicolas Batum : It’s an unpredictable thing. These are things you will see in the moment. It depends on the opposing force, it depends on the match-up, who will be playing with us and who you are facing. These are not things that are predictable now. You know, when we faced Team USA and they played small-ball, we sent Vincent Poirier and Moustapha Fall at the same time.
For Nico, the management of the Wemby-Gobert case would not provoke as many questions as it currently does. According to him, the different matchups that the French team will face will allow the two interiors to find their account, side by side or not. A relative optimism shared by Internet users who are even salivating at the idea of seeing such a pair of big men at work:
Rudy is perhaps the one who will benefit the most from Wemby’s talent.
You put the two together on each side of the circle in attack, no defense can double on the outside.
Too much danger, risk of a permanent lobbed pass, unplayable.
So much size, it’s a cheat.
— GilSoChill (@gil2chill) May 24, 2024
In 2 months the Paris Olympic Games will begin. And if some doubt the compatibility of Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert in the Blues racket, Nicolas Batum is convinced that everything will work out for the best in this regard.
2024-05-26 15:20:00
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