2023-05-12 18:51:31
A few days before the Draft Lottery, Victor Wembanyama answered a few questions on the NBA Twitter account. Among them, the one concerning his 5 all-time of the French in the NBA. Evidence, but above all a guest that we did not expect (at all).
“Victor, what is your 5 all-time of the French in the NBA?”
Unsurprisingly, the name of Tony Parker came out first. Best French player in basketball history, six-time All-Star, four-time NBA champion, Finals MVP and future Hall of Famer, in short, no need to dwell on this. Wemby was also quick to mention the name of Rudy Gobert for position 5, again we could expect it knowing that we are talking about a triple All-Star and a triple defender of the year, even if Joakim Noah could also have claimed this spot. On the exteriors, Victor goes on Evan Fournier et Nicolas Batum, two executives of the French team who have between 10 and 15 years of career in the Great League. Solid.
The last member of this 5 all-time French in the NBA? You are probably thinking of a player whose name begins with Boris and ends with Diaw. But Victor Wembanyama preferred to choose… Kevin Seraphin in place of the “President” for position 4, the latter turning in 6 points and 3 rebounds in the space of 423 NBA games (seven seasons).
French #NBADraft Prospect Victor Wembanyama names his All-Time NBA French Starting Five!
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We don’t know if Wemby wanted to troll Boris, and we don’t want to disrespect Kevin Séraphin huh. But for once, we needed an explanation.
Boris Diaw is one of the first figures of French basketballin EDF of course but also for his NBA career, he who made his place among the greats through his versatility and game intelligence. Boris, it’s 14 campaigns on the clock in the land of Uncle Sam, an NBA championship title with Tony’s Spurs in 2014, an MIP title in 2006 for the Suns, and one of the three French players to total the most triple-doubles in the NBA (behind Batum and Noah).
It deserved a place in your five Wemby…
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