Basketball World Reacts to 2024 NBA Draft Round 1

The NBA Draft has been separated into two days in 2024 and we now have the breakdown from Spherical 1.

The highest ten of the 2024 NBA Draft is under:

1. Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher2. Wizards: Alex Sarr3. Rockets: Reed Sheppard4. Spurs: Stephon Castle5. Pistons: Ron Holland II6. Hornets: Tidjane Salaun7. Blazers: Donovan Clingan8. Wolves: Rob Dillingham9. Grizzlies: Zach Edey10. Jazz: Cody Williams

But One other Frenchman, Zaccharie Risacher, was chosen as the general primary choose by the Hawks and protected to say, the French natives within the NBA have been fairly glad about it.

C’est la France frère 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

— Wemby (@wemby) June 27, 2024

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) June 27, 2024

That is insane 😅🇫🇷

— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) June 27, 2024

Not everybody was glad although, together with former NBA participant Frank Mason III, who performed with Risacher in a French comp.

Performed this younger man in France this previous season; no manner he’s the primary choose within the NBA draft lol, however I assume!

— Frank Mason (@FrankMason0) June 27, 2024

The general quantity two choose to the Wizards, Alexandre Sarr, additionally hails from France.

It has been fairly a French takeover within the league this season, because the primary and two picks, plus the Rookie of the 12 months, Wemby, and the Defensive Participant of the 12 months, Rudy Gobert, are French.

The quantity three choose to the Rockets, Reed Sheppard, is arguably the perfect shooter on this draft class since he revamped 52 p.c of his three-pointers at Kentucky.

A number of the greatest and most hilarious reactions to the draft on X are under:

The Rob Dillingham/Anthony Edwards backcourt is gonna be unimaginable to observe HOLY SHIT

— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 27, 2024

Citadel to the Spurs — superior choose. No notes!

— Invoice Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 27, 2024

Don’t ask me to clarify this, however Alex Sarr appears like Caitlin Clark pic.twitter.com/r630obU9ip

— Raptors Report (@RapsReport) June 27, 2024

Reed Sheppard wanting like the brand new summer time intern at your workplace pic.twitter.com/ZwfPN3S5GX

— Barstool Sports activities (@barstoolsports) June 27, 2024

Reed Sheppard in Houston pic.twitter.com/MIuQ1SRFtU

— Kellz (@Mid_Tucky) June 27, 2024

Bro has to go study English in Atlanta he received’t communicate full sentences till 2035

— jlacy (@Jlacy14_) June 27, 2024

Ja Morant on IG after the Grizzlies chosen Zach Edey within the NBA Draft tonight 💀

(h/t @BIGMEM12)pic.twitter.com/rd5pjRNqc8

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 27, 2024

JJ Redick seeing Dan Hurley on the draft

pic.twitter.com/nZkhc0b4ba

— Barstool Sports activities (@barstoolsports) June 27, 2024

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