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8h 奥尔根·乌鲁克(Olgun Uluc)，ESPN篮球内幕
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文班亚马在奥运热身赛中大放异彩，率法国大胜土耳其
美联社
2024年7月4日，美国东部时间上午8:00
巴黎——在法国队备战巴黎奥运会男篮金牌争夺战的首场比赛中，维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)凭借精彩的单手扣篮抢尽风头。
周三晚上，这位NBA年度最佳新秀在以96-46大胜土耳其队的比赛中，用双手完成了强力扣篮，并在赛后露出了灿烂的笑容，预示着未来可期。在鲁昂约5500名座无虚席的观众面前，他表现出色，砍下全场最高的24分和6个篮板。
这是法国队在7月26日至8月11日奥运会开始前的六场热身赛中的第一场。
“维克托打出了一场‘文班亚马式的比赛’。他在防守端很有威慑力，在进攻端也展现了多样性。这是我们以前在法国队从未见过的，”队长尼古拉·巴图姆(Nicolas Batum)说。“这对我们来说是一笔巨大的财富，我们可以在很多情况下使用它。”
这位20岁的圣安东尼奥马刺队球星与明尼苏达森林狼队的中锋、老将鲁迪·戈贝尔(Rudy Gobert)在他们第一次代表法国队出战的比赛中配合默契。32岁的戈贝尔第四次获得NBA年度最佳防守球员，追平了历史纪录，而文班亚马在投票中排名第二。
“还有很多工作要做，”巴图姆展望奥运会时说。“但当你拥有文班亚马和戈贝尔这两位伟大的球员时，这会很有帮助。”
华盛顿奇才队的新秀后卫比拉尔·库利巴利(Bilal Coulibaly)也展现出了一些令人印象深刻的防守。
法国队在东京奥运会男篮决赛中以82-87负于美国队，但人们对文森特·科莱(Vincent Collet)教练的球队能够在本土夺金抱有很大希望。法国队与美国队、加拿大队、塞尔维亚队和世界冠军德国队一起被认为是最强的球队之一。
上周，当被问及法国队和美国队再次在决赛中相遇，对阵勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)和斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)等球星的前景时，文班亚马表示：
“我迫不及待地想和他们交手。这将是一场非常有趣的对决，”文班亚马在巴黎说。“作为一名篮球运动员，与美国队交手，甚至与所有这些球员、所有这些传奇人物交手，也是一个梦想。”
法国队在奥运会B组的首个对手将是本周晚些时候最后一场资格赛的获胜者。随后，他们将在这座位于法国北部城市里尔的12支球队中，迎战日本队和德国队。
随着文班亚马的迅速崛起和新人才的涌现，法国篮球正享受着巨大的欢迎。
今年NBA选秀的前两名都是法国球员——扎卡里·里萨谢(Zacharie Risacher)（亚特兰大老鹰队）和亚历山大·萨尔(Alexandre Sarr)（奇才队）——蒂贾尼·萨劳恩(Tidjane Salaun)在第六顺位被夏洛特黄蜂队选中。
法国队和美国队是仅有的两个在一个NBA选秀大会上前十顺位中有三名球员被选中的国家。帕科姆·达迪特(Pacome Dadiet)（纽约尼克斯队）和梅尔文·阿金卡(Melvin Ajinca)（达拉斯独行侠队）使得被选中的法国球员总数达到了五名。
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Wembanyama shines in first Olympic warmup
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Victor Wembanyama steals show in Olympic warmup rout of Turkey
Associated Press
Jul 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET
PARIS – Victor Wembanyama stole the show with spectacular one-handed dunks as France opened preparations for its men’s basketball gold medal bid at the Paris Olympics.
In a promising sign of things to come, the NBA Rookie of the Year was all smiles after powerful dunks with both hands in a 96-46 rout of Turkey on Wednesday night. He looked slick as he scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in front of a sold-out crowd of around 5,500 in Rouen.
It was the first of six warmup matches for France heading into the July 26-Aug. 11 Games.
“Victor played a ‘Wemby game.’ He was imposing in defense and varied things in attack. It’s something we’ve never really known before in the France team,” captain Nicolas Batum said. “It’s a great asset for us, one we will be able to use in many situations.”
The 20-year-old San Antonio Spurs star combined well with veteran Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in their first outing together for France. The 32-year-old Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time, with Wembanyama second in the voting.
“There’s still work to be done,” Batum said, looking ahead to the Olympics. “But when you have two greats [Wembanyama and Gobert], it helps a lot.”
There was also some impressive defense from Washington Wizards rookie guard Bilal Coulibaly.
France lost 87-82 to the United States in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics, but hopes are high that coach Vincent Collet’s side can win gold at home. France is considered among the strongest teams alongside the U.S, Canada, Serbia and world champion Germany.
Last week, Wembanyama was asked about the prospect of another France-U.S. final, against the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
“I can’t wait to face them. It will be a very interesting matchup,” Wembanyama said in Paris. “As a basketball player, it’s also a dream to play against Team USA and even against all those players, all those legends.”
France’s first Group B opponent at the Olympics will be the winner of the last qualifying tournament later this week. It then plays Japan and Germany in the 12-team field, held in the northern city of Lille.
French basketball is enjoying immense popularity on the back of Wembanyama’s meteoric rise and the emergence of new talents.
This year’s top two NBA draft picks are French – Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) and Alexandre Sarr (Wizards) – with Tidjane Salaun drafted No. 6 by the Charlotte Hornets.
France joined the United States as the only countries with three players drafted in the top 10 picks of an NBA draft. Pacome Dadiet (New York Knicks) and Melvin Ajinca (Dallas Mavericks) made it five Frenchmen selected overall.
via ESPN