Guillaume Marion, Media365, published on Wednesday October 9, 2024 at 6:30 pm.
After a great first performance with the Atlanta Hawks in the preseason, Zacharie Risacher once again has the right to praise from franchise star Trae Young.
Number one in the last draft, Zaccharie Risacher is logically one of the new attractions of the NBA. Last night during the preseason, the young Frenchman (19 years old) was successful during the victory of the Atlanta Hawks against the Indiana Pacers (131-130)with 18 points (7 of 9 shooting, including 3 of 4 from three-point range) in 23 minutes. Off the bench, the former JL Bourg showed some great things on the floor, to the delight of his new teammates. Starting with Trae Young, the star of the franchise located in the state of Georgia. “I’m disappointed it’s not the first game of the season, where it’s important. Because it was one hell of a performance on his part. I wanted him to feel like he felt this (Tuesday) evening, to not feel pressure and to be himself,” said the leader of the Hawks.
Young: “He’s had a hell of a career”
“If he’s himself, he plays like he did tonight. He shoots well, feels the game well and reads it well. Of course he loses the ball or makes mistakes but he’s had one hell of a career and tonight was just the beginning », Young continued, after the meeting, in comments taken by L’Equipe. As a reminder, this is not the first time that the latter praised Risacher, who was a few days ago. “Zach is going to be an amazing player. He is very young, only 19 years old. (…) He is very talented, he is bigger than expected. He can shoot and he has a lot of talent, Young explained, in comments reported by Basket USA. My first impression is that he will be very good and has a lot of potential. I can’t wait to play with him this season. »