NEW YORK — First, Victor Wembanyama, now Zaccharie Risacher.
These days, American college players have to wait their turn in the NBA draft. It's someone else's time at the top.
Vive la France!
The Atlanta Hawks took Risacher with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night and France landed three players in the top six in a historic night for the country.
''That's amazing," Risacher said. ''We try to represent our country and so, glad to be a part of it. You know there is more players coming in.''
Risacher doesn't come with the enormous height or hype of Wembanyama, the towering center who went to San Antonio last year and went on to win the Rookie of the Year award.