Since he is the first choice of the Draft, and that he concentrates all the media attention, Victor Wembanyama takes up all the space. But we must not forget that he is not the only Frenchman to join San Antonio this summer: there are Sidy Cissoko also.
The former Team Ignite element was selected in 44th position, just after Rayan Rupert. And he finds at the same time Wembanyama, whom he has known for a very long time.
“I met Victor at 9 or 10 years old, he was already very tall, already almost two meters tall”, does he remember for his first press conference with the Spurs. “It’s crazy that we’ve come this far. We have always been adversaries, from U9 to U13. He was playing with a team of 92 (Hauts-de-Seine) and me from 91 (Essone). Each has won several tournaments. It always went well. »
“No one would have believed that we would one day be teammates in the NBA”
A few years later, they are now in the NBA. Better: in the same team to start their career in the league! ” Nobody would have believed that, at that time, we would one day be teammates in the NBA ”, continues Sidy Cissoko. ” It’s a pleasure. »
For his part, Wembanyama is proud to see that Sidy “became the player he wanted to be. “I have known him for a very long time, almost 10 years now,” Wembanyama said. “He has always been one of the best players in our age group. It was really difficult to play against him back then. We played against each other when we were 10 years old and now we are together in the NBA.
