The veteran Nando’s Of the lap is included this Monday in the list of French basketball for Olympic Games of Paris (July 26-August 11), unlike Théo Maledon and Elie Okobothe last two players were removed by coach Vincent collet.
Since the expanded list has been announced for Olympic Games In mid-May, there was a question mark over the presence of the 37-year-old point guard (199 caps before Monday night’s match against Germany), one of the best players in the history of French basketball, but had a season who suffered many injuries to Asvel.
colletwho in mid-May praised his experience and his ability to be decisive in a short period of time, finally decided to include him, despite his defensive gaps.
The coach wants to make this sector the foundation of the revival of Les Bleus after the failure of their elimination in the first round of world 2023.
Collet chose the Monegasque Matthew Strazel as point guard instead of 2022 European runner-up Théo Maledon to partner with Andrew Albicy and straightforward Ntilikina.
The French team, the current Olympic runner-up, can count on an incredibly dense interior sector led by the prodigy Victor Wembanyama.
After facing GermanyThe Blues They will continue their preparations for Friday’s match Serbia in Décines-Charpieu (Rhône), and then on July 19 and 21 at Orleans against Canada and Australia.
The 12 Blues selected:
Basics: Andrew Albicy, Frank Ntilikina, Matthew Strazel
Eaves: Nicolas Batum (cap), Isaïa Cordinier, Bilal Coulibaly, Nando De Colo, Evan Fournier
Interior: Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, Victor Wembanyama, Guershon Yabusele
Source: La Verdad
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