SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Pelatih basket Prancis Vincent Collet menambahkan Victor Wembanyama sebagai rooster timnas Prancis untuk kompetisi cabang olahraga bola basket di Olimpiade Paris 2024 pada Kamis (16/5/2024) waktu setempat.
Melansir ESPN, Wembanyama yang baru memenangkan penghargaan NBA Rookie of the Year akan memperkuat tim Prancis bersama para pemain kunci seperti Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum, dan Evan Fournier.
“Kunci untuk membangun tim adalah membangun pertahanan tanpa kompromi,” kata Collet pada konferensi pers yang dilansir ESPN.
“Kami memiliki profil yang unggul dalam bidang ini,” tambahnya.
Kesembilan belas daftar tersebut akan dipangkas menjadi 12 pemain. Lima point guard dalam daftar ini merupakan kompensasi atas absennya Thomas Heurtel karena berafiliasi dengan klub Rusia.
Tim Prancis akan menghadapi Turki, Jerman, Serbia, Kanada, dan Australia pada laga pemanasan sebelum turnamen. Di Olimpiade, Prancis akan berada di Grup B bersama Jerman, Jepang dan pemenang turnamen kualifikasi mendatang.
Berikut 19 nama daftar pemain tim Prancis saat ini untuk Olimpiade Paris 2024 yang dilansir LeMonde.
Point guards: Andrew Albicy, Théo Maledon, Frank Ntilikina, Matthew Strazel, Kilian Hayes
Wings: Nicolas Batum (captain), Isaïa Cordinier, Bilal Coulibaly, Nando De Colo, Ousmane Dieng, Evan Fournier, Nadir Hifi, Elie Okobo
Forwards/Centers: Rudy Gobert, Jaylen Hoard, Mathias Lessort, Vincent Poirier, Victor Wembanyama, Guershon Yabusele
Penulis: Halimatun Zakiah
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