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Double delight - in more ways than one - for French basketball at this year's NBA Draft

Double delight - in more ways than one - for French basketball at this year's NBA Draft

27 June 2024

19-year-old wing Zaccharie Risacher has earned the first pick from the Atlanta Hawks - making it two years-in-a-row that a French player has landed the number one selection.

Adding to that - countryman Alex Sarr - who played in the Australian NBL last season for the Perth Wildcats - has gone to Washington with the second pick.

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