Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Thursday 01 May 2025 at 11:45 am
The NBA has unveiled a list of 106 players scored at the next draft, scheduled for June 25 and 26. Among them, six French people, who however have the right to unsubscribe to retry their luck next year, before June 15.
The last two n ° 1 of Draft NBA were French (Victor Wembanyama in 2023, Zaccharie Risacher in 2024). The N ° 1 of the DRAFT 2025 will most likely be, since this status seems reserved for Cooper Flagg, the 18-year-old back-argument that was playing this season within the University of Duke. On Wednesday, the NBA unveiled a list of 106 players registered with the Draft, which will take place on June 25 and 26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (first 30 choices on Wednesday, last 30 choices on Thursday), and there are six French. Among them, of course, Nolan Traoréwhich is expected with the highest tricolor choice. The leader, brother of Armel, who passed through the Lakers at the start of the season, will celebrate his 19th birthday at the end of the month, and has a great season with St-Quentin (10th from Betclic Elite). It has grown in power over the months and runs at 10.9 points and 5.1 medium in 23 minutes in 27 championship games. Sites specializing in draft do not all agree on it, some placing it in seventh place, others towards the 18th-19th. But the essential will of course not be his draft number, but to fall into a franchise that will trust him.
Penda and Diawara try their luck
Another Betclic Elite player will try his luck, in the person of Noah Pendathe winger (or strong winger) of Le Mans (6th in the championship), 20 years old. The native of Paris had registered in the Draft 2024 but had preferred to withdraw his name to preserve his chances for 2025. We are there. This will not be his case, but the 106 players registered will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from the Draft 2025 if they feel that they will not be chosen by a deductible, provided they do it before June 15 for players playing abroad and May 28 for players playing in NCAA. This season, Noah Penda has shot 9.9 points and 5.1 rebounds on average in 26.5 minutes in Betclic Elite. He can hope to be chosen at the end of the first round or start of the second. Another 20 -year -old winger, Mohamed Diawarahas also written its name. The Choletais (4th in the championship) plays on average 20 minutes this season in Betclic Elite, for 5.8 points and 3 rebounds. Specialized sites do not put it in their top 60 at the moment, so we will have to whip in play-offs, or shine during tests with franchises.
Essengue in the top 15?
Zaion Nebot is the most surprising French name on the list. The rear of Le Havre, son of the former French international Jimmy, evolves in the third division, at 21 years old. It runs at 7.2 points on average in national 1. will it be enough to convince franchises? Finally, two French players playing abroad will also try their luck. Began Noah Essenguethe 18-year-old strong winger who plays in Ulm, Germany, and who had shone by scoring 20 points against Portland in a NBA pre-season match last October. He scored 10.1 points and took 4.7 rebounds on average this season in the league. It is currently expected between the 13th and 15th place. The 18 year old pivot Joan Beringertrained in Strasbourg and who plays in Ljubljana this season, also registered, after a season at 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds on average. He has a good chance of being chosen in the first round. We will know on May 12 the order of choice of franchises, knowing that Utah, Washington and Charlotte have the most probability of obtaining the choice n ° 1.
