He praises Wembanyama and sees French basketball players as Olympic champions in 2028!

03 September 2024 / Thibaud Vézirian

He was called "Agent Zero", a reference to his jersey number. After brilliant seasons in the NBA, Gilbert Arenas, 42, now delights with his basketball analyses. Shortly after the end of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which saw Team USA dominate France once again in the final, the former basketball player was full of praise for the Blues...

Everything is changing on the French basketball team side, departure of coach Vincent Collet, international retirement of Nicolas Batum, departure of Evan Fournier at Olympiakos, and yet, the Blues remain ultra-respected. After their silver medal at the Olympics, and with the crazy emergence of Victor Wembanyama, promised to become the best player in the world in the coming years, their opponents already fear seeing them sweep it all.

Like the latest comments from the former leader of the Washington Wizards (NBA), Gilbert Arenas, the French team is frightening.

« I worry about LA 2028, their best player was only 19 this year and the USA struggled to win. In 2028, he will be 24! And the players who will accompany him will also be 23-24 years old. Not to mention the two youngsters drafted this year (Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr), who will come to join this team", comments Gilbert Arenas.

Before adding: “ They will have 5 players on their team who are at least 2m tall and with a lot of mobility. » Indefensible?