Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
![NBA Commissioner Adam Silver next to Zaccharie Risacher after he was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, at Barclays Center in New York on Wednesday. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver next to Zaccharie Risacher after he was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, at Barclays Center in New York on Wednesday.](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/06/27/405920.jpg&w=1000&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.2)
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver next to Zaccharie Risacher after he was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, at Barclays Center in New York on Wednesday. | AFP-JIJI
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Jun 27, 2024
With Victor Wembanyama on the table, there was little doubt as to who was going No. 1 overall at last year's NBA draft.
It was a different story this time around.
Fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr frequently traded places atop the board in mock drafts over the past month, but it was Risacher who went No. 1 overall when the Atlanta Hawks selected him to open the first round on Wednesday.
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