The Team (DR)

For its first preparation match for the Olympic Games, the French team played its basketball game this Wednesday evening with a large victory. Victor Wembanyama quickly made the difference.

The preparation is still long, with a tense match against Germany to come, but the French team started quietly this Wednesday evening against Turkey. Success 96-46 for Vincent Collet’s men, who quickly found their bearings in attack and, like the opposing score, dominated in defense in an outrageous way.

Easier when you have a racket composed of Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert. The two men shone in defense… and attack. Nicolas Batum and his partners were able to easily find Wemby in the opposing paint, putting Turkey in great difficulty.

Wembanyama shocks fans with return

In 19 minutes, Wemby finished with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals at 71% shooting. An easy match for the Frenchman who did not need to force his talent to make the difference, as shown by his highlights.

But what we will remember above all is the defensive performance of this EDF. With two of the best defenders in the NBA, France intends to shine in this area and it shows. Turkey only scored 10 points with Wembanyama on the floor, all… at 1/24 shooting including 1/10 from two-point range. A crazy performance.

Turkey in 20 minutes when Wemby was on the court: 10 points, 9 turnovers, 1/24 shooting, 1/10 two-pointers, 0/14 three-pointers, 28.6 offensive rating

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It’s real ?

The French team crushed Turkey on Wednesday to begin its preparation for the Olympic Games, and Victor Wembanyama clearly had the best impact in this game. A good omen for the future.