Future NBA Giant: Olivier Rioux, 7'9'' and Still GROWING

[@ManofLowMoralFiber]

I've never seen a guy that tall with a frame that solid, and he hasn't even had time to really mature yet even. Usually dudes that size suffer from some sort of disorder that has negative effects like Marfan's or some pituitary problem, but I think this guy is just very tall. What a genetic anomaly. I hope he has a good career.

[@AI.Musicx91]

Olivier's mobility with that height is insane

[@SonnyK248]

He's young. His joints can probably handle it now but they will age far quicker than his peers.

[@Zion-Williamson]

Wait till he twist a ankle he’ll be slow in permanently he’s to tall weak joints

[@CaptainLari-w4u]

He is only 6 inches shorter than the tallest man in the world and not only can he comfortably walk at that height, he is also playing basketball and still growing. If he grows an extra inch he will be in the list of top 10 tallest people alive.

[@TheMainCharacter1st]

W

[@12tnfn]

No not only is he walking normally, he’s running and dribbling

[@mm2024-7]

Than the current tallest man in the world. He is 1’ 2” shorter than the all time tallest man in the world.

[@CaptainLari-w4u]

@@mm2024-7 Yes indeed, thank you for correcting me, i was talking about Sultan Kosen

[@jamesstewart924]

Robert Wadlow was 8ft 11.9in inches tall, nearly a full 18 inches taller.

[@ismaelespin]

If I were his trainer, i would work hard on strengthening his body, especially the legs, besides teaching him fundamentals. Injuries are a major problem with these big guys that usually cause them to retire early. I wish him good luck in his career and hope he gets a great trainer.

[@alangoh76]

Sadly people this tall do not have a long lifespan. Wishing him good health and success

[@Immortal_BP]

Bao Xishun is the same height and is 73. with advancements in medicine he can certainly life a very long life. also Bao had a lot of health problems even when he was in his teens, this guy is WAY more healthy than Bao was at the same age.

[@borissibor2638]

Imagine if he got drafted by the San Antonio Spurs? Then they would have the twin towers 2.0 version.

[@30regrets]

​@Immortal_BP that's good i hope he keeps living

[@Letsberealish]

They may not live long but at least they get all the women

[@EclecticWizard6]

yeah bring that up. An 18 year olds death.

[@justbuzzed8313]

Kudos to a 7 9 kid with that kind of coordination and mobility...he obviously is working at it. You cant shoot, run, dribble and pass like he does at that height without a rooted skillset and some basketball IQ. I think if he stays determined, continues his development with the right people around him and competition he will do well. Im pulling for him.

[@vintagepimpage6049]

Raptors would love to draft him

[@alchemist_one]

Hope he's already following Wemby's stretching and mobility routine. When you're that tall, staying healthy is everything.

[@abuzocom]

This is gonna be the reason ill watch basketball again 😂

[@superphi]

He is pretty agile for a 7’9” guy

[@osamsadsamir2848]

It will depend on his mobility, speed and ball handling

[@athenstar10]

CORRECTION: Oliver Rioux is the tallest amateur basketball player in the world. There's a kid in india who was featured years ago standing 6'6 at age 8. I just checked his KZbin channel few months ago. He's about 16 now and stands at over 8 ft already. Putting Rioux on Guinness is for surr, part of his handlers' goal of hyping his stock.

[@georgeelvenar1345]

If he not gets injured and got better shooting. He will maybe even be better then Wemby! His body seems more proportional, which is good, that proves probably he is a healthy giant!!!

[@JoeCnNd]

He reminds me of rik smits.

[@delmccormack7001]

Dude needs to meet Brad Williams. That would be awesome.

[@Wallyworld30]

His Scouting Report isn't exactly glowing. He's just a 3 Star recruit. Here is his scouting report from 247 Sports. The red flag is he is too slow. Olivier Rioux is a 7-foot6- center that takes up immense space on the floor but isn't the most fleet of foot. In short minutes, Rioux can come into a game to clog the paint, shield opponents away from the rim and be a serviceable rebounder. He does have pretty good hands and touch on the offensive side of the ball but will need to continue developing his coordination especially in quick reaction circumstances.

[@isaaccho5848]

Yo, I thought they were playing handball looking at the ball in his hands

[@darienbrewer8317]

He really on needs to play one role. Shot blocking, rebounds and dunking. I think the NBA will pick him up simply for hose factors without requiring that he has the best shot.

[@12tnfn]

I can just imagine how many posters he gone be on in the nba

[@BelowTheRimPod]

He got 4 years in the league max and thats as a body, buddy doesn’t have the mobility. People said the same about edey.. but edey is 7’4 and proving everyone wrong. i am not a pro but you should be able to see this if you just watch hoops daily.

[@bernardmartin-x6p]

He's slow. He's a freshman at the University of Florida and is redshirted. He might play a little next year. NBA? No. Tacko Fall at 7'5" was a lot stronger, faster and athletic but he played some at Boston and now out of the league.

[@red.4712]

@@bernardmartin-x6p don't say things you don't know for sure!

[@kiko00000]

Does he dribble the ball

[@lebronhollis6121]

Bro victor is already an alien now Olivier is 7’9 bro that’s a planet Jupiter

[@amazingmoment8393]

wemby is built different and oliver is only a giant who blocked the rim.

[@DeathWatchChampion]

​@@amazingmoment8393I can't even imagine a dude 6 inches taller than wemby

[@laksoysoy]

If all goes well hell probably grow to 8 ft.

[@Wallyworld30]

He will be lucky to make an NBA Roster honestly. He is Tacko Fall but slower.

[@raregems119]

Victor is almost 7'6"

[@Enrique-ir4yq]

Maybe it would be better for his health and for his performance that he doesn't keep growing. He is already taller than everyone

[@camirocz]

He is red shirting with the Gaiters. Not starting so that he retains four years of college eligibility . There is no guatantee he will make the Nba. Yes he has size but you need lots of speed to make it all the way to the big league.and at his height speed is not one of his talents .Lets not get ahead of ourselves and give him the time he needs to polish his skills. Very few very tall guys made it and had a long carreer in the Nba. Yao Ming was a great big man but George Muresan, Manute Bol and Shawn Bradley were not .Taco Fall didnt last two seasons. There are no guarantees.

[@Sweeneyelawl]

you dont know wtf youre talking about Bol was fantastic just injury prone

[@camirocz]

@@Sweeneyelawl I think you havent got a clue.The word fantastic means exceptional.Shaq or Yao yes Bol was not even of average caliber for the league. Go do some research. Go look at his numbers. Numbers dont lie. .

[@subject8776]

@@camirocz Well, Manute was great at blocking shots. That was his greatest strength.

[@ClayHales]

I haven't seen anything that tells me he will do any better than get drafted and/or play some G league. The guys above 7 feet that people are talking about now have range, and the video admits he doesn't have a jump shot. Without improvement there, he probably won't see any better action than summer league. He also looks like he has a bad wingspan. I'm curious about his standing reach and wingspan.

[@ClayHales]

@@subject8776 Manute Bol was great at blocking shots when centers almost never shot outside the paint, and most possessions teams tried to score at the rim. Outside of that he picked up shooting 3s, but that was in an era where TEAMS had single digit 3 point attempts. That was his game. He was a novelty in an era that best suited his skill set.

[@YD-pl5rn]

I wonder how many people have asked him "how tall are you?"

[@athenstar10]

Oliver has a big problem with coordination, something that's very hard to improve on. It's usually either you have it or you don't. Why am I pointing this out? It would affect the way he defends against and keep up with guys in the pro level. Coordination can also lead to poor balance , resulting to injury.

[@bigradwolf5001]

Yuki Kawamura will run circles around him.

[@alanfoster6589]

He'll need a map.

[@bryan9106]

I’m pretty sure I saw this guy in Gainesville, Florida. He was impossible to miss-everyone, including me, looked absolutely miniature standing next to him.

[@subject8776]

Rioux is 7'9" in shoes. Not barefoot. He says so on his instagram.

[@shmo8958]

yo that was last weeks numbers.

[@mattmills3270]

Hes gonna be rich and famous but must feel alone sometime

[@micsss_]

he was born in 2006 not 2005, he would be 19 now then... bruh

[@MrPAULONEAL]

It is still 2024.

[@micsss_]

@MrPAULONEAL he was born earlier in the year at feb 2

[@jasonredmond7309]

He's the only person this tall doesn't look mongoloid. He's still very handsome and attractive

[@kaoruriorettogonzaresu1869]

Wemby is 7'4" w/o shoes before bed. Not 7'3".

[@HoopCentral-TV]

Wemby is actually 7ft 3.5" as the nba now measures players without shoes. www.nba.com/player/1641705/victor-wembanyama

[@pineapplesideways3820]

Future globetrotter or generals star, play the music

[@MiC-T]

If he can't hit the 3 or a J like Wembayama, he's going to have a rough time in the NBA, a la Shawn Bradley.

[@Maxx-w9b]

Every clip is cut when he tries to run

[@acornsucks2111]

Can he shoot a free throw?

[@Techridr]

Tallest teen in the world but still in 6th grade? If you're a teen and still in the 6th grade, you're also the oldest 6th grader. They're usually about 11. Academics aside, he has a bright future in BB

[@dakidd84]

He is a Florida State. I don't believe they have a sixth grade there. You probably ought to pay more attention to the video before you comment and not look very bright yourself.

[@Techridr]

​@@dakidd84 2:22 It looks like you probably ought to pay more attention to the video before you comment. 2:22 "In 5th grade he was 5-foot 2. In 6th grade he was considered the tallest teenager in the world by the guinness book of world records"

[@dakidd84]

@Techridr you were saying he was a teenager in the sixth grade but he was not. They screwed up by saying that he was a teenager. Sorry... they should pay attention to what they're saying.

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

2:21 I think you mean 6'2" in fifth grade. My daughter (who is tall) isn't even 10 1/2 and is 5'2"+ in the 5th grade.

[@globule17]

so youre saying i was taller than him in grade 5? 😮

[@tonykartracer8032]

His neck alone is 4 feet in height!

[@Rob1966x]

Height 7.9 (2.40 cm) without shoes

[@MrOmen420]

I bet you the next tallest player will by 8'5

[@victorpena200]

Wemby is 7’5” he grew since last year.

[@jonasf4065]

wembee is 7'2' at most

[@gritter781]

@@jonasf4065Shaq is listed at 7’1”, Wemby towers over him. He’s every bit of 7’5”

[@yungpthegreat]

@@jonasf4065he WAY taller than Rudy and he is listed 7’1 (btw Rudy is taller than KAT)

[@HoopCentral-TV]

www.nba.com/player/1641705/victor-wembanyama

[@catofdeepblack]

Well, the strategy would be to foul him multiple times so his body won't recover and you are good

[@namelesintelect4016]

Future NBA star? Nice reach on that one lol. Let's see if he can move without looking awkward first.

[@benjaminlim3921]

Tall doesn't mean they can play

[@mrsvoyage]

Poutine fault😅😅😅😅

[@antav9371]

Shot blocking and shot catching.

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

He needs to get on the Wemby stretching and training regiment. kzbin.info9MhgOCVCYEQ

[@badasscaptown3851]

wemby is 7’5

[@HoopCentral-TV]

Wemby is actually 7ft 3.5" as the NBA now measures players without shoes!

[@david-kd1td]

and i can t even be 6,3 wtf

[@tinhinnh]

18 is teen?

[@ThePi314Man]

It's literally in the word "eighteen" tf you mean

[@tinhinnh]

@ its ok youre a lil slo

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

I want the Spurs to draft him. Imagine the new twin towers.

[@kwootamuckbear9294]

He can’t really play however; we can some money off him for awhile like YAO Ming😮

[@Okeanospet]

to slow not good cordination reminds me Taco

[@GregoryRendon-l7i]

Sadly nobody has lived a healthy full life, that tall

[@Animefan-usa]

Obviously. That height is too much for the human body.

[@Fredrik7le]

This is just getting ridiculous

[@Samhain2323]

Play in the European league !!!

[@joaquinhernangomez]

Which European league? There many of them with varying levels

[@reborntoday9039]

the title of the video is nothing but making fun of the kid, that kid can barely walk, shame on u

[@IAmTheStrawThatStirsTheDrink]

Gold diggers be like "Challenge Accepted."

[@anthony_ramos361]

Shawn Bradley all over this. Not a game changer sorry. He’s a liability, calm down creator

[@Dekatries2]

2:10 NOWAY YOU DONT SAY HIS HEIGHT IS INHERITED FROM HIS FAMILY???? YOU SURE ITS NOT FROM HIS NEIGHBOURS????🤯

[@MaxPrice765]

it’s from his coach sutpid

[@bigdrizz_nycnyc4098]

Giants was dead real . Imagine u in da bush run into a 8 foot tall m t F

[@MrPAULONEAL]

He is too thin for the NBA.

[@vintagepimpage6049]

What are even talking about ...Bradley played 12 years and was thinner than this kid ...smh

[@jonasf4065]

@@vintagepimpage6049 as is that wemby clown

[@tombube49]

His jumping skills are not good

[@ddeboy002]

He's way too slow to be any good.

[@vintagepimpage6049]

And that's complete BS

[@jonasf4065]

yup. thats what the anti white haters said about MVP Jokic too

[@wallyspicks]

lol he won’t make the NBA wtf clickbait is this

[@vintagepimpage6049]

Are u high ...on potential alone he is a 1st round pick u goof

[@wallyspicks]

@ are you dumb at recognizing talent. He can’t even dribble the ball 1 time what talent does he have? Dude was a senior in highschool averaging 9ppg..cant even make a free throw either at 30% your a casual just because your 8 foot doesn’t mean your NBA bound. He will barely play 8 mins a game in florida

[@sp4604]

he will be dead by 30

[@SteveSutherland-n5l]

He won't be in the nba

[@thanos8914]

He’s not making the league

[@KaspaBTC]

Can't run.

[@0rvp0gi]

He would be perfect to master a hook shot