By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
After being selected respectively with the No.1 and No.2 overall picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr played against each other in the Summer League.
Last year’s NBL sensation with the Perth Wildcats helped the Washington Wizards get the 94-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists; the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Rising Star, instead, dropped an 18-point losing effort with 7/16 from the field and 5 rebounds.
The 2004-born Serbian talent Nikola Djurisic, selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 43rd overall pick in the Draft, finished with 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists down the line.
Karlo Matkovic, who moved from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana to the New Orleans Pelicans during the previous season, had 8 points and 8 rebounds for his side in the Summer League defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the winning end, Nadir Hifi had 11 points and 5 assists.
Elsewhere, the 18th overall pick Tristan Da Silva – brother of the newest Bayern Munich addition Oscar da Silva, contributed to the Orlando Magic‘s victory over Cleveland with 13 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.
PHOTO CREDIT: NBL