Alex Sarr officially declares for the 2024 NBA Draft | NBA Today

French basketball star Alex Sarr joins me on NBA Today to officially declare for the 2024 NBA Draft.
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[@Angelozeee]

How can you still not pronounce WembanyaMa? Is the letter M between As difficult to pronounce?

[@sphephelomabuyakhulu3327]

That makes me want to puke. It's distasteful. WembanyaMa isn't that difficult!

[@MyRadiantMorning]

Silly

[@officialthomasjames]

It’s crazy how it’s literally their job to know how to pronounce names

[@kingoscar5884]

It's kind of disrespectful and it's also a bit xenophobic.

[@zezegambles]

@@kingoscar5884 they dont read our comments boys, stop wasting your time

[@jaelinjordan1104]

Alex Sarr you are an Atlanta Hawk! Get his Magic City wings ready!

[@BasketBall-NewsCast]

I am a 42yo French man who still remembers his youth and dreaming to see a first French man playing in the NBA, fast forward to 30 years later and here we are!! ❤So proud of all these talents 🇫🇷🏀

[@MoNZSoON]

Ummmm so u missed when Tony Parker played ?

[@BasketBall-NewsCast]

@@MoNZSoON no I did not. I have seen it all unfold in the last 20+ years even before TP.

[@4_kingss]

Thank you for giving us wemby❤ I was at a restaurant bar during the lottery, everyone started yelling and cheering! Gave me goosebumps.

[@samuelbarta5925]

Pareil, quelle chance ont a j'ai du mal à réaliser...c'est vraiment incroyable...vive la France!!🇫🇷

[@lawsonwilfrid3312]

La même pour moi... the same for me... I m 47 years old from France and a little bonus for me ... I saw my sister play four wnba team like San Antonio stars😊

[@rupertpupkin2660]

Alex Sarr goes to The Spurs in which they will have him & Wemby and instead of it being the Twin towers it will be the "Eiffel Tower"

[@999triple4]

He’s going to Houston bud

[@rupertpupkin2660]

@@999triple4 he's going to whoever gets the 1st pick in the draft. Houston has Brooklyn's first and they aren't in the top 5(teams in the top 5 have the best shot at getting the number 1 pick) San Antonio is in the top 5. Sure theirs a chance he could go to Houston however percentages are pretty low. There are 8 teams in front of Houston that have better lottery odds.

[@carlocalingasan998]

⁠@@999triple4Houston doesn’t even have a pick in. 2024. Sorry maybe you can trade Sengun for a pick? He doesn’t mesh well with Jalen anyway

[@999triple4]

@@carlocalingasan998were trading Jabari Jalen and our brook pick for pick 1

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Nah, Spurs desperately need a playmaking PG and a wing who can defend.

[@iaskquestions]

well spoken and focused on being the best he can be across the board. nice interview

[@bushy702]

"The French Connection" starring Wemby & Sarr

[@deelawton4]

Nope. He will be an Atlanta Hawk bud 😂

[@xavierb9061]

He must be 100% clean no way he gave malika otherwise. Shed bring up his past issues.

[@MitchellBahamas]

SHE G0NE BE SLANDERING HIS NAME SOON!! Dont mind her FAKE energy. She HATES BLACK MEN!

[@the77th]

ESPN is starting to curb all that BS! Her job ain’t that safe! MANY cuts being made by Disney! She’s well aware 😂

[@iaskquestions]

give it a rest

[@tlsvd5842]

For the next 10 years France National basketball team with Victor and Alex Sarr

[@Black_shadow97351]

15 years

[@TitusExe1st]

no it's going to be a big bust, he's not even dominant in nbl

[@MimieThalie]

And Risacher too... 🇨🇵❤️

[@jonathanlim5605]

...and Bilal

[@Titjuggler408]

@@jonathanlim5605yea they will win a gold medal

[@CRASHkennedy2000]

His English is pretty good!

[@vankai06]

As a black man hes brave for accepting an interview with Malika.. i wish him luck

[@BigA678]

Accepted the interview or forced to do it

[@ReadEphesians612]

The Atlanta Hawks may very well select this young man with his high basketball I.Q., good footwork and shot blocking capabilities.

[@Footballex688]

The wemby & Alex sarr duo will feed families 🙏🏽

[@onone800]

as a wizards fan we definitely need a big and he’s the best i’ve seen so far hopefully we get him 🤞🏾

[@deelawton4]

Sorry nope 😂 Atlanta Hawk

[@eddydesir7702]

His accent is damn near American😂

[@garrettbenally6693]

Seriously 😳

[@S-wf1vf]

He was at ote for two seasons

[@SkleeboJones]

His brother in the nba too so he probably been in the us fr

[@alexcastvix8823]

Spent time in ATL

[@chamsidine97]

​@@alexcastvix8823Salut Alex si tu est numéro 1 ce que je souhaite tu ira à Detroit car ils auront le premier choix et Charlotte le deuxième choix 😊 !

[@blaineberger6477]

Future Atlanta Hawk

[@fat12boy52]

Welcome to Atlanta

[@Mdksupreme1]

HE'S 18?, WTF!!!!!!

[@HelloThere-lo3qi]

19 when drafted i think

[@Judgeman-f3q]

He must've been 6ft tall when he was 5 years old

[@4_kingss]

Wemby was born in 2004… size 20.5 shoe lol

[@khadeemsmith5305]

😂 U Made me Laugh with this 1 bro 😂

[@Dimezprod]

@@HelloThere-lo3qi THAT MEAN HE WON’T EVEN TURN 20 IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR 🤯

[@moimoi-kj8rg]

Alex get ready for the lob pass by trae!

[@y3ager656]

what if trae gets traded?

[@nrbmemes2414]

​@@y3ager656Dejounte isn't a bad playmaker either

[@kyrafaze6970]

Him,melo and miller watch i call it hornets gonna get em 💪🏾

[@egzotech9260]

Sorry man, it's already in the bag of Spurs.

[@Nomad7222]

I think wizards or hornets take him. Spurs and Pistons dont need him.

[@Mdksupreme1]

He's better than duren and he can actually shoot, but yes, they shouldn't take him

[@Shortballa11]

Disagree. Pistons need a stretch big. Spurs could definitely use this guy as the PF next to Wemby. Overall every team should just be drafting for best player and not fit tho

[@Najdorf_]

​@@Shortballa11the Spurs don't need him, they badly need a wing or a PG

[@ronaldrenearmstrong9872]

Duren not a rim protector

[@Nomad7222]

@@Shortballa11 There is no clear best player in this draft. Sarr looks to be a great defender, but can't shoot 3s. Dilingham and Sheppard seem to be great at shooting, but are bad defenders. Every prospect in this draft has a downside.

[@millennial953]

Welcome to Atlanta!!!!!!!!!

[@kimoabdulkadir7856]

alex sarr is gonna be an all star one day

[@Jamar-lg9ob]

Super star

[@kimoabdulkadir7856]

@@Jamar-lg9ob facts soon

[@Jamar-lg9ob]

@@kimoabdulkadir7856 trade 4+8 for 1

[@djsuperrap6685]

Seeing Bro wit his cornrows make me wish i didn't just cut my fro.

[@soloobinhavin1805]

Be yourself

[@djsuperrap6685]

@@soloobinhavin1805 u right

[@malachicokley4512]

If Detroit don’t 1 pick I’m done with nba

[@egzotech9260]

He is going to the Spurs. It's all set up.

[@deelawton4]

Well Atlanta Hawks fleeced 😂

[@elijahmartinez99]

Try not to mention victor challenge

[@gsk7087]

This kid is going to be a monster. 7'1 with great defense and potential to be a 4/5 with very fluid guard skills

[@dharmeshpatel5903]

Lets go sarr

[@oldolph]

May this guy be a Spurs 🤞

[@deelawton4]

Nah we can’t do it! He’s a Hawk

[@oldolph]

It’s ok, Wemby needs opposition 😂

[@jasperhney1140]

He’s goin to change the fortunes of the Wizards.. BOOK IT!!

[@egzotech9260]

Sorry man. He's already programmed to be a Spur.

[@deelawton4]

Atlanta Hawks.. book it 😂

[@joshuarayesquivel4721]

say what you want guys, but he's gonna be like Paolo Banchero type of first pick.

[@jcfromnbtx6912]

Welcome to San Antonio Alex !

[@Jamar-lg9ob]

Detroit

[@deelawton4]

Atlanta 😊

[@no1ne464]

Wizards will draft him

[@deelawton4]

Sure! Atlanta Hawk fleeced y’all pick 😂

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Just please don't have him go to lame Detroit

[@rosecityusa6120]

Malika is the reason why I will never support this channel. Female version of #UncleRukus

[@deelawton4]

ATL paid the rigged fee😄 We’ll take that. Welcome to the A.. Mr. Sarr

[@philb.1502]

He's soft. Needs to toughen up. Get in the weight room. Has potential, though.

[@GodPoohdini]

Him and Wemby would feed families

[@tr33oh13]

To the hornets please. Mark Williams is cooked. Lamelo is cooked too but he has a 200 mil contract.

[@riptaye]

I don’t watch them what are Lamelo’s issues?

[@tr33oh13]

@@riptaye like 51 games played total and like 4 ankle injuries in 2 seasons

[@BoboTheCrocodile]

We need him is San Antonio

[@Shortballa11]

Y’all got Wemby, i don’t ever wanna hear you say “need” again

[@carlocalingasan998]

@@Shortballa11Good point. It will be so unfair if spurs get sarr

[@annagirldoll1880]

Why do you need him?

[@BoboTheCrocodile]

@Shortballa11 well wemby can't win without a good surrounding cast can he?

[@Shortballa11]

@@BoboTheCrocodile mgr got a better chance of winning with nobodies than the other teams

[@ndrikouadiodavid2383]

He is the son of a former basketball player , his brother is a pro NBA player , with such environment he should succeed.Senegal is the real loser here , they have tall genes but to poor to take advantage of that ...

[@zezegambles]

France in Olympic basketball will be the new USA and win gold every year for the next 4 olympics

[@drecoking3768]

They not gone promote Bronny at a high coverage in the 2024 draft just so other teams don’t draft Bronny and he has a chance going too the lakers ! So they can develop them

[@Tain950]

Guys what the hell happens if this kid end up on the Spurs with Wemby 😮 Who would stop those monster with Pop coaching them

[@alphathelifecoach]

He’s African, Wembys African, that’s what people don’t want to talk about.

[@nrbmemes2414]

Hes born in France he's French. No American says "I'm Irish" when their grandparents are Irish.

[@SLSMe]

So the Thunder have 2 players who have brothers who could be the top pick in the 2024 draft

[@drecoking3768]

They want everyone too THINK Bronny Not ready and lakers draft him then he’s the best thing since Fresh milk 😭😭😭

[@hofniamwaalwa3724]

Very athletic 7footer.. put him at small foward and he's a guaranteed mismatch.

[@kendallhughes7507]

*DETROIT needs this guy* (we're not gonna retain WISEMAN) and bigs with this combination of size and talent are RARE af!!!!!! While we F'd up with past drafted *FRENCHIES* (bust Sekou Demboya, and MEGA BUST Killiana Hayes!!!), the third time's a charm!!! 😅🤣😂😆

[@deelawton4]

Detroit that’s funny 😂 ATLANTA HAWKS

[@kendallhughes7507]

@@deelawton4 easy to say that POST lottery draft...smh

[@richardSmith-ym5xu]

28\6\5 for handsome Scottie PIP Bronny can't even put those numbers up in a highschool game

[@terrencetaylor8196]

I'm out of here!! This young man is crazy to give her an interview.

[@AlphaDwg]

International basketball is on a whole different level now. That’s why I say it’s harder to make the nba now than at any time before and that the league is way more talented. No knock to past players. Great players would be great in an era but this era is hardest the nba has ever been in terms of competition.

[@joseolvera9287]

San Antonio Spurs definitely need someone like Alexandre Sarr! 🔥 please come play for the Spurs with Victor Wembanyama!

[@deelawton4]

Nope Atlanta

[@TrumanStrMac]

The Stifle Towers

[@Cutelalay]

Okc had his brother spoiled in their roster

[@stareaglecovenant]

DEE-TROIT PISTONS BASKETBALL! WE CAN USE THE FRENCH MAN. WE WERE CHEATED THE LAST TWO DRAFTS.

[@peternut358]

Watched him live in Australia and he wasn’t even a starter. Overrated

[@TreyvonBarnes-m3i]

Yes Spurs ❤❤

[@deelawton4]

😂 Atlanta Hawk

[@alimfuzzy]

Go Perth Wildcats!!!

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Spurs!!!!!!!!

[@guizo92]

Alex Sarr, le Bouna Sarr du basketball. Un choix tahr sahh !!!!!

[@yvans.]

Mdrr j’espère pas qu’il aura la carrière de Bouna 😂😂

[@AmaraDiane75]

France is goin to own the NBA in 10 years , we are built different , Paris talent

[@yvans.]

He’s from Bordeaux tho. But yeah in Paris we have a lot of talents.

[@AmaraDiane75]

@@yvans. im not talking about Sarr kid, next time read properly my comment before talking for nothing, I’m saying here that France is soon goin to own the nba like we do with soccer and most of them ( 90 % ) come from paris and suburb , that’s why I said paris talent, and just for your info Alex Sarr is just born in Bordeaux kid but he grew up in Toulouse he said himself he is a toulousain, so please next time just don’t talk when you don’t know , thanks

[@allanllorca5604]

France have too many african and american players..

[@AmaraDiane75]

@@allanllorca5604 they are French you idiot

[@uruser119]

if the spurs get the first pick its definitely rigged 😂😂

[@carltonbrown6508]

Horrible interview.

[@jc0257]

Wizards get the #1 pick and draft this guy

[@benc6545]

Guy plays more naturally like a guard than Wemby, but has developed a strange hitch in his shot. Needs a shooting coach to iron that out. Amazing defensive potential as well. Insane if Spurs get him.

[@Suckmeoff-zy3fb]

Bro is like 4 inches shorter and his arms are like 5 inches shorter than wembys you’re an idiot I’d argue wemby is more fluid considering the fact his jumper is more pure than sarrs midrange dribble pull up wemby looks like a 7’4 KD sarr looking like MKG

[@Sunking210]

I think he'll end up as a Blazer

[@deelawton4]

😂 You think? Atlanta

[@Sunking210]

@@deelawton4 I'm not a blazer fan. Also, Sarr is not gonna save the dumpster fire that is the Hawks, he won't even be ROTY 😂

[@deelawton4]

@@Sunking210 Yeah right ok 😂🫵🏼

[@Sunking210]

@@deelawton4 you seriously think that dude is whats gonna get the Hawks over the top? The guy averaged 9 pts and shot 28% from 3 in a weak league 🤣

[@deelawton4]

@@Sunking210 😂 You ain’t mad are you?

[@rellshep1232]

Their gonna give the first pick to Washington because if you think about it their the only ones that haven’t gotten a top 3 pick out of all the teams listed

[@WaTeMwandi]

John Wall

[@donaldmcronald3543]

Sarr is guna be a star. And he bought his bro a car. That's bizarre. Hope this kid goes far

[@bkld.samuel]

“Riming accidentally!” Shoutout Chris Smoove

[@zibeb95]

Wtf I can't detect any french accent

[@zezegambles]

What kind of factory spawning these dudes into existence over in France

[@Nonchalant1994]

LMFAO

[@VanIyke]

Hornets

[@JuiceyEnga]

Alex sarr goes with spurs with wembanyama

[@prestoncurry8017]

Not if Portland doesn't get him first

[@JuiceyEnga]

@@prestoncurry8017 not it all uso

[@ybk.k]

Spurs dont have 1st pick not happening

[@JuiceyEnga]

I already know that uce

[@deelawton4]

Are sure 😂 take it back! We already got his jersey ready in the ATL

[@ASAPKING313]

Book pistons for the 5th pick. We always get 5th or lower

[@deelawton4]

Fleeced again but by ATL 😂

[@guizo92]

En quoi il est plus fort que son frère Olivier ? J'ai peur qu'il fasse flop pour un potentiel #1. Espérons qu'il soit pioché entre la 3e et la 6e place, pour moins de pression.

[@__yova_2_mana___407]

he is too far above the rest to be other than #1

[@Black_shadow97351]

En beaucoup de choses, mais oui espérons qu'il finisse pas aussi haut ça fait bizarre de dire sa mais la pression sera moindre.

[@guizo92]

@@__yova_2_mana___407 Dillingham and Topic can have a huge carrier

[@guizo92]

@@Black_shadow97351 Je de d'accord avec toi, mais comme t'as le logo du PSG je ne suis plus d'accord avec toi ⚪🔵😋

[@__yova_2_mana___407]

@@guizo92 topic no, he only plays linear, completely outdated for the nba with a very mediocre 3 shot. Dilingham we can argue but he starts from much lower than Sarr. There is clearly no player who can threaten Sarr with not being #1. A lot of teams see Sarr as a wemby without the offensive genius of wemby so yes everyone knows that we should not delude ourselves into thinking that he is the next alien. But he already seems mature and ready to cash in on this next hype.

[@themasonera]

Meh

[@charlesgilbert2054]

they'd make a good looking couple.

[@GunninRebel55]

Sarr & Chomche to the Blazers. Scoot, Sharpe, Sarr, Chomche, Camara, Rupert , Jabari, Murray is a great young core.

[@antoniomarcoscostadossantos]

Go Blazers! Ok

[@deelawton4]

Yeah right 😂 he an Atlanta Hawk

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Alex Sarr best fit in Spurs or Wizards 🤔🤔🤔

[@deelawton4]

Nah in ATL.. yes 😂

[@macklane4127]

Such a special moment ❤

[@houstonasterisks7561]

Wow.. Young, Murray, Sarr

[@nephyr6292]

So this is the guy going #1?

[@kboogie8967]

He sees Metis all day in France, so no googly eyes for him 😂

[@Khem_Negus]

Qu'est-ce que t'as voulu dire ?😂

[@joaquinrodriguez8444]

He looks like a bust

[@bigxavipg]

Sarr gonna be a complete animal

[@autograph415]

future blazer

[@AlexMacLeanEast]

🔥🔥

[@jcchambers7896]

The brothers be planting they seeds any and everywhere 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KingLawis]

Men of culture meet here

[@S-wf1vf]

Another ote product

[@Die444Reg]

Spurs should grab Zach risacher… bro him and wemby would be crazy and they should grab bones hyland

[@ronaldrenearmstrong9872]

69% FT hell fucking no

[@patfarget-nm3mt]

​​@@ronaldrenearmstrong9872 71.3%FT And 42.4FG% and 34.2%3P... at least give the updated stats... and that includes European Cup games. for an 18 year old kid playing in a professional league, I've seen worse... the one that supposedly was worthless, because Victor was wandering around.

[@LittleBill5463]

@@patfarget-nm3mtpretty close to lukas splits out of europe iirc (not stats just shooting splits-wise)

[@RealRHernz]

If Spurs somehow get Sarr that would be amazing! Having two great big man to pick up the slack for each other. Sarr is a defense first player and having a pg will come. In the mean time maybe pick up a vet pg until next draft where it looks a lot more promising

[@camkirby9760]

We need a PG not another C

[@RealRHernz]

@@camkirby9760 we getting Trae Young & who knows who else comes along

[@yvans.]

@@RealRHernznot you don’t. They are ramblings from media saying the spurs isn’t going to get much active during the off season. They will still tank next season because they think the 2025 NBA DRAFT will have deeper talents.

[@deelawton4]

Spurs you guys are funny 😆 Atlanta Hawks

[@Baylorbetterthanbrown]

Not better than edey

[@cyrilleribeiro5030]

Go spurs Go

[@ganzvv3726]

Relax he comin to the pistons

[@deelawton4]

Nah you relax he’s coming to the Hawks 😂

[@sharitarits9187]

Sarr must be in clippers

[@deelawton4]

That’s funny 😂 he’s a Hawk bud

[@macklane4127]

Lets go wizards ❤

[@deelawton4]

Wizards now that’s funny 😂 ATL

[@Cam-ie3cl]

" wembanyaNa"

[@Jamar-lg9ob]

Detroit basketball!!

[@deelawton4]

Fleeced 😂 by Atlanta Hawks Poverty Detroit

[@AquariusLeviathanProphecy]

San will have the 3rd pick 0:53

[@prestoncurry8017]

Na Portland Gon have 3rd

[@mattescobedo3612]

Well see when draft lottery results come in

[@illnamethisaccountlater4762]

Did Malika bring up the story that he stole a candy bar when he was two years old?