Two Frenchmen on the Rookies' Model Team

In all the history of the NBA, only two Frenchmen had been named to the Rookies of the Year standard team: Tony Parker in 2002 and Victor Wembanyama in 2024. This year, they are two to be included in this five major, a great first for a country other than the United States! Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr, both born in April 2005 and drafted respectively in #1 by Atlanta and #2 by Washington a little less than a year ago, have met overall expec…