{"id":484647,"date":"2024-06-26T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=484647"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:35:41","slug":"hawks-select-1st-overall-selection-on-frances-risacher","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/hawks-select-1st-overall-selection-on-frances-risacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks use 1st overall selection on France&#8217;s Risacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Hawks picked French forward Zaccharie Risacher with the 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall selection in today\u2019s NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He becomes the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> straight international prospect \u2013 and 4<sup>th<\/sup> overall \u2013 to be selected with the number 1 selection in the draft. Risacher follows fellow Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, who was selected 1<sup>st<\/sup> by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the 1st pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TH713LZYPF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/TH713LZYPF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks\/status\/1806119458643075319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Italian big man Andrea Bargnani was picked 1<sup>st<\/sup> by the Raptors in 2006, while the Rockets drafted 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall Hall of Fame center Yao Ming in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Zaccharie (19) competed this past campaign for JL Bourg in France&#8217;s LNB Elite league and averaged 11 points and 4 boards across both the EuroCup and the French league.<\/p>\n<p>Risacher was the favorite to be picked 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall at the 2024 NBA Draft with the Hawks which jumped from the 11<sup>th<\/sup> place to the 1<sup>st<\/sup> place in the NBA&#8217;s Draft Lottery in May for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time in organization history.<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards picked Alex Sarr also from France with the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> overall pick at the draft, while the Rockets chose Reed Sheppard 3<sup>rd<\/sup> overall from Kentucky.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Victor Wembanyama 1st pick en 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Zaccharie Risacher 1st pick en 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Alexandre Sarr 2nd pick en 2024. <\/p>\n<p>HISTORIQUE ! \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsTKC2UydC\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MsTKC2UydC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrashTalk_fr\/status\/1806122654442623166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Hawks picked French forward Zaccharie Risacher with the 1st overall selection in today\u2019s NBA Draft. 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