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作者：蒂姆·邦唐(Tim Bontemps), ESPN
2024年6月26日，美国东部时间下午8:17
纽约——亚特兰大老鹰队在2024年NBA选秀大会上用状元签选中了前锋扎卡里·里萨谢(Zaccharie Risacher)，这标志着NBA选秀大会连续第二年刮起“法国风”。
里萨谢是首轮被选中的四名法国球员中的第一位，他追随了同胞维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的脚步，后者在去年的选秀大会上被圣安东尼奥马刺队用状元签选中。
里萨谢是历史上第四位在NBA选秀大会上荣膺状元的国际球员，此前三位分别是意大利大个子安德里亚·巴尼亚尼(Andrea Bargnani)（2006年，多伦多猛龙队）和名人堂中锋姚明（2002年，休斯顿火箭队）。
“这是一种恩赐，你知道的，”里萨谢说，“太激动了。现在我的心情五味杂陈。我不知道该说些什么，但这绝对是特别的。我太幸运了。”
19岁的里萨谢上赛季效力于法国LNB精英联赛的JL伯格队，在欧洲杯和法国联赛的比赛中，他场均得到11.1分和4.0个篮板。他的父亲是法国职业篮球老将斯蒂芬·里萨谢(Stephane Risacher)，后者曾在2000年奥运会上随法国国家队获得银牌。
“我对即将发生的事情感到非常兴奋，”扎卡里·里萨谢说，“我只想尽我所能帮助球队。我觉得我能帮上很多忙。我已经准备好尽一切努力与那些伟大的球员们一起站在球场上。”
这位身高6英尺9英寸（约2.06米）的前锋在整个选秀过程中表现出色，而上个月在NBA选秀抽签大会上从第11顺位跃升至榜首的老鹰队，在乐透时代首次用状元签选中了他。现在，里萨谢将加入老鹰队，与冉冉升起的新星前锋杰伦·约翰逊(Jalen Johnson)组成前场搭档。而老鹰队在休赛期面临着许多问题，尤其是围绕着由特雷·杨(Trae Young)和德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)组成的明星后场的未来。
老鹰队还将着眼于改善防守端的表现，他们在上赛季的防守效率（联盟第27）、对持球掩护的防守（第24）、转换进攻防守（第29）和对方上篮和扣篮命中率（第26）方面都表现不佳。
同样是19岁的法国球员亚历克斯·萨尔(Alex Sarr)在第二顺位被华盛顿奇才队选中，而肯塔基大学后卫里德·谢泼德(Reed Sheppard)在第三顺位被火箭队选中。另一位法国球员蒂贾尼·萨劳恩(Tidjane Salaun)在第六顺位被夏洛特黄蜂队选中。
在首轮比赛后期，纽约尼克斯队在第25顺位选中了后卫帕科姆·达迪特(Pacome Dadiet)，这是第四位被选中的法国球员。
“这太棒了，”里萨谢说，“我们正在努力代表我们的国家，我很高兴成为其中的一员。还有更多球员会加入进来。我真的很自豪能成为法国篮球成功的一部分。”
萨尔补充道：“这表明了我们在法国拥有的篮球人才。我真的很为扎克感到兴奋。我认为我们的国家队真的会很强大。”
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NBA总裁亚当·萧华(Adam Silver)在开场白中祝贺波士顿凯尔特人队赢得了2024年NBA总冠军——这引来了现场数千名球迷的嘘声——并评论了凯尔特人队是如何通过在2016年和2017年的选秀大会上分别用探花签选中杰伦·布朗(Jaylen Brown)和杰森·塔图姆(Jayson Tatum)来打造球队的。
萧华的这番话带有一种讽刺意味，因为选秀大会是在布鲁克林的巴克莱中心举行的——这里是篮网队的主场，而篮网队在2013年将保罗·皮尔斯(Paul Pierce)和凯文·加内特(Kevin Garnett)交易到这里时，将成为布朗和塔图姆的选秀权送给了凯尔特人队。
与去年文班亚马毫无悬念地当选状元不同，今年的选秀过程更加扑朔迷离，在老鹰队用状元签选中里萨谢之前，萨尔、谢泼德和康涅狄格大学中锋多诺万·克林根(Donovan Clingan)都被认为是状元的可能人选。
在老鹰队选中里萨谢之后，华盛顿奇才队用榜眼签选中了萨尔，这是一位被广泛认为可以与NBA longtime star 阿尔·霍福德(Al Horford)相媲美的多才多艺的7英尺前锋，这也为火箭队在第三顺位做出选择时上演了第一个真正戏剧性的时刻。
休斯顿火箭队在2021年通过交易詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)从篮网队获得了探花签，他们选择了谢泼德——这位三分球命中率高达52%的神投手，这为火箭队不断涌现的年轻天才球员库增添了新的血液，其中包括后卫阿门·汤普森(Amen Thompson)、前锋小贾巴里·史密斯(Jabari Smith Jr.)和中锋阿尔佩伦·申京(Alperen Sengun)。
“这真是难以置信……梦想成真了，”谢泼德说，“……他们在休斯顿做得很好。教练（艾米·乌度卡(Ime Udoka)）真的很棒。他们有一群非常年轻、运动能力很强的球员，我们可以打快节奏的比赛。这会很有趣。”
根据ESPN Stats & Information的数据，身高6英尺2英寸（约1.88米）的谢泼德是过去30年来第五位身高不超过6英尺2英寸的NBA选秀前三名球员。他也是继约翰·沃尔(John Wall)（2010年）和德阿伦·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)（2017年）之后，第三位在NBA选秀中排名前五的肯塔基大学后卫。
这意味着另一支来自德克萨斯州的球队——马刺队——将拥有第四顺位选秀权——这是他们在今年的选秀大会上的两个乐透签中的第一个，另外一个在第八顺位。马刺队选中了来自两届卫冕冠军康涅狄格大学的后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)，这引来了布鲁克林观众的阵阵欢呼。
“我之前是在大学篮球最好的教练手下打球，现在我进入了NBA，将为波波维奇(Coach Pop)这样的传奇教练效力，这是一种恩赐，”卡斯尔说。
手握五号签的底特律活塞队也有一些悬念，因为有几支球队都希望向上交易以获得克林根，他是今年选秀大会上最强的防守球员。然而，活塞队最终按兵不动，选择了罗恩·霍兰德二世(Ron Holland II)，这位身高6英尺7英寸（约2.01米）的前锋上赛季效力于发展联盟点燃队。
随后，黄蜂队在第六顺位选中了萨劳恩，这位身高6英尺9英寸（约2.06米）的长臂前锋上赛季效力于法国肖莱篮球俱乐部，这也延续了法国球员在本届选秀大会上的强势表现。
“我认为法国篮球水平已经提高了，这就是我们参加这次选秀的原因，”萨劳恩说，“三名法国球员进入前十，这可不是闹着玩的。”
这使得克林根留到了第七顺位的波特兰开拓者队手中，他们一直希望能用这个顺位选中这位中锋，最终如愿以偿。
在选中克林根的同时，开拓者队也面临着更多关于队内其他球员未来的问题，包括中锋德安德烈·艾顿(Deandre Ayton)和罗伯特·威廉姆斯(Robert Williams)的去留，因为他们在当晚早些时候将14号签交易给了奇才队，换来了前锋德尼·阿夫迪亚(Deni Avdija)，以继续调整阵容。
随后，刚刚打进西部决赛的明尼苏达森林狼队用2031年的首轮签和2030年的首轮签交换权从马刺队手中换来了八号签，并用这个签选中了来自肯塔基大学的超级得分手后卫罗伯·迪林厄姆(Rob Dillingham)。
孟菲斯灰熊队错过了向上交易以获得克林根的机会，他们用第九顺位选中了普渡大学中锋、全美年度最佳球员、身高7英尺4英寸（约2.24米）的扎克·埃迪(Zach Edey)。随后，犹他爵士队用第十顺位选中了科迪·威廉姆斯(Cody Williams)——俄克拉荷马雷霆队前锋杰伦·威廉姆斯(Jalen Williams)的弟弟。
芝加哥公牛队在第11顺位选中了来自发展联盟点燃队的前锋马塔斯·布泽利斯(Matas Buzelis)，他来自芝加哥。随后，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队在第12顺位选中了塞尔维亚控球后卫尼古拉·托皮奇(Nikola Topic)，他遭遇了前交叉韧带部分撕裂，可能会缺席整个赛季。
萨克拉门托国王队用第13顺位选中了普罗维登斯学院后卫德文·卡特(Devin Carter)——NBA老将后卫安东尼·卡特(Anthony Carter)的儿子。
奇才队（尽管选秀权是由开拓者队正式行使的）在第14顺位选中了来自匹兹堡大学的卡尔顿·“巴巴”·卡灵顿(Carlton “Bub” Carrington)，这位身高6英尺4英寸（约1.93米）的后卫，这也为乐透区选秀画上了句号。
在首轮比赛后期，丹佛掘金队用28号签和菲尼克斯太阳队交易得到了22号签，并用这个签选中了来自戴顿大学的大个子达龙·霍姆斯(DaRon Holmes)。为了完成这笔交易，掘金队不仅送出了28号签，还送出了56号签以及2026年和2031年的次轮签，而太阳队也借此补充了自己捉襟见肘的选秀权库。
手握24号签和25号签的纽约尼克斯队将24号签交易给了华盛顿奇才队，换来了26号签和51号签，奇才队用当晚的第三个首轮签选中了迈阿密大学前锋凯肖恩·乔治(Kyshawn George)。
尼克斯队随后用25号签选中了达迪特，然后将26号签交易给了雷霆队，雷霆队用这个签选中了韦伯州立大学前锋狄龙·琼斯(Dillon Jones)。作为交换，尼克斯队从雷霆队获得了五个次轮签。
选秀大会的第二轮比赛将于周四在美国东部时间下午4点在ESPN的海港区演播室举行，届时ESPN将对比赛进行直播。
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Hawks use No. 1 pick on France’s Risacher, 19
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 08:17 PM ET
NEW YORK – The Atlanta Hawks took forward Zaccharie Risacher with the first pick in the 2024 NBA draft, marking the second straight year that the draft has had a decidedly French flavor.
Risacher, the first of four French players taken in the first round, follows in the footsteps of countryman Victor Wembanyama, who went No. 1 to the San Antonio Spurs last year.
Risacher is the fourth overall international prospect to be taken with the NBA’s top pick, joining Italian big man Andrea Bargnani (2006, Toronto Raptors) and Hall of Fame center Yao Ming (2002, Houston Rockets).
“It’s a blessing, you know,” Risacher said. “So exciting. There’s a lot of feelings and emotions right now. I don’t know what to say, but it’s definitely special. I’m so blessed.”
Risacher, 19, played this past season for JL Bourg in France’s LNB Elite league and averaged 11.1 points and 4.0 rebounds across competition in both the EuroCup and the French league. He is the son of longtime French professional basketball player Stephane Risacher, who won a silver medal with the French national team at the Olympic Games in 2000.
“I’m real excited about what’s going to happen,” Zaccharie Risacher said. “I just want to do my best to help the team. I just feel like I can help a lot. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to be able to get on the court with those great players.”
The 6-foot-9 forward separated himself throughout the draft process, and Atlanta – which jumped from the 11th spot in last month’s NBA draft lottery to the top spot – used its first No. 1 pick in the lottery era on him. Now, Risacher will go into a frontcourt alongside breakout forward Jalen Johnson with the Hawks, who enter the offseason with plenty of questions surrounding the future of their star-laden backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray.
The Hawks also will look to improve on the defensive end, where they struggled last season in defensive efficiency (27th overall), defense vs. on-ball screens (24th), transition defense (29th) and field goal percentage allowed vs. layups and dunks (26th).
Fellow Frenchman Alex Sarr, also 19, was taken at No. 2 by the Washington Wizards, while Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard went to the Rockets at No. 3. Another French player – Tidjane Salaun – went to the Charlotte Hornets at No. 6.
Late in the first round, a fourth French prospect went off the board as the New York Knicks took guard Pacome Dadiet with the 25th selection.
“That’s amazing,” Risacher said. “We are trying to represent our country, and I’m so glad to be a part of it. There is more players coming in. I’m really proud of being a part of the success of my country.”
Added Sarr: “It just shows the amount of talent that we have in France. I’m really excited for Zacc. I think our national team is really going to be good.”
C’est la France frère 
— Wemby (@wemby) June 27, 2024 During his introductory remarks, NBA commissioner Adam Silver congratulated the Boston Celtics on winning the 2024 NBA title – drawing boos from the several thousand fans assembled here – and commented on how the Celtics built their team through drafting each of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum at No. 3 in the 2016 and 2017 drafts.
Silver’s comments came with an ironic twist, as the draft was being held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center – home of the Nets, the team that sent the Celtics the picks that became Brown and Tatum as part of the trade that brought Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett here in 2013.
Unlike last year’s draft, with Wembanyama the obvious selection all the way through, it was a much more muddled process this year, with Risacher, Sarr, Sheppard and UConn center Donovan Clingan all discussed as possible options before Atlanta landed on Risacher with the top selection.
After the Hawks took Risacher, Washington selected Sarr, a versatile 7-foot forward who has drawn some comparisons to longtime NBA star Al Horford, with the second pick, as had been widely expected, setting the stage for the first true dramatic moment when the Rockets went on the clock.
Houston, which had the third pick because it acquired it from the Nets in the James Harden trade in 2021, took Sheppard – the sharpshooter who hit 52% of his 3s with the Wildcats – adding to a burgeoning young talent base with the Rockets that includes guard Amen Thompson, forward Jabari Smith Jr. and center Alperen Sengun.
“It was unbelievable … a dream come true,” Sheppard said. “… They have a really good thing going in Houston. The coach [Ime Udoka] is really good. They have a bunch of really young, athletic guys, and we’ll be able to play fast. It’s going to be fun.”
Sheppard, who is listed at 6-foot-2, is the fifth player that height or shorter to be picked in the top three of the NBA draft in the past 30 years, according to ESPN Stats & Information. He also is the third Kentucky guard to be taken in the top five of an NBA draft, joining John Wall (2010) and De’Aaron Fox (2017).
That meant another Texas team, the Spurs, was on the clock with the fourth pick – its first of two, along with the eighth pick, in this year’s lottery. The Spurs drew a huge cheer from the crowd in Brooklyn by taking Stephon Castle, a guard from two-time defending national champion UConn.
“I was just playing for the best coach in college basketball and now flipping to the NBA and going to play for a legendary coach like Coach Pop, it’s a blessing,” Castle said.
With the fifth pick, the Detroit Pistons had been another team with some intrigue, as several teams were potentially looking to trade up to draft Clingan, the top defensive player in this draft. Ultimately, however, the Pistons stood pat and drafted Ron Holland II, a 6-foot-7 forward who spent this past season with the G League Ignite.
The Hornets then continued the French connection at the top of this draft by taking Salaun, a long, rangy, 6-foot-9 forward who spent the past season playing for Cholet Basket in France.
“I think the basketball in France has improved, and that’s why we are here in this draft,” Salaun said. “Three French players in the top 10, it’s not nothing.”
That left Clingan on the board for the Portland Trail Blazers, who had been hoping to land the center with the seventh pick, and they were able to get him there.
Drafting Clingan also opened up more questions about the future of other members of the Trail Blazers, including centers Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams, as Portland continues to retool its roster after trading the 14th pick earlier in the evening as part of a deal with the Wizards for forward Deni Avdija.
That was followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves, fresh off making the Western Conference finals, trading a 2031 first-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick swap to the Spurs for the rights to the eighth pick in the draft – a pick Minnesota used to grab big-time scoring guard Rob Dillingham out of Kentucky.
The Memphis Grizzlies, having missed out on moving up to get Clingan, then grabbed Purdue center Zach Edey – the 7-foot-4 national player of the year – with the ninth selection. The Utah Jazz then picked Cody Williams – the younger brother of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams – with the 10th selection.
The Chicago Bulls then took forward Matas Buzelis, a Windy City native who played for G League Ignite, with the 11th pick, before Oklahoma City drafted Serbian point guard Nikola Topic, who has a partially torn ACL and could miss the entire season, with the 12th selection.
Sacramento then took Providence guard Devin Carter – the son of longtime NBA guard Anthony Carter – with the 13th pick.
The Wizards (though the pick was officially made by Portland) rounded out the lottery by taking Carlton “Bub” Carrington, a 6-foot-4 guard out of Pittsburgh, with the 14th selection.
Later in the first round, the Denver Nuggets traded up from the 28th pick to the 22nd overall selection with the Phoenix Suns to take Dayton big man DaRon Holmes. To do so, the Nuggets traded not only the 28th pick, but also the 56th pick and second-round picks in 2026 and 2031, as Phoenix added to its severely depleted pool of draft picks.
The Knicks, who entered the night with the 24th and 25th picks in this year’s draft, traded the 24th pick to Washington for the 26th and 51st selections, with Washington using its third first-rounder of the night to grab Miami forward Kyshawn George.
New York then grabbed Dadiet with the 25th pick, before trading the 26th pick to the Thunder, who used it to take Weber State forward Dillon Jones. In exchange, the Knicks acquired five second-round picks from Oklahoma City.
The second round of the draft will be held Thursday at ESPN’s Seaport District studios (4 p.m. ET, ESPN).
via ESPN