WHAT HAPPENED TO OLIVIER RIOUX (2023) 228 CM IN 16 YEARS! IS A NEW MUTANT COMING TO THE NBA?

WHAT HAPPENED TO OLIVIER RIOUX (2023) 228 CM IN 16 YEARS! IS A NEW MUTANT COMING TO THE NBA?
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[@stephens9211]

This is the first guy I have seen over 7.5 that is well proportioned - he is not freakish looking - actually he is very normal looking expect for his height. I really hopes he makes it.

[@athenstar10]

Still gave to fixe that coordination though.

[@sugu8403]

Shawn Bradley, Yao Ming, Mark Eaton/Ralph Sampson/Rik Smits(all close enough to 7’5) moved just as well as Oliver and are proportioned normally.

[@harveymartin8502]

@@sugu8403 Nah, ralph, yao and bradley look odd

[@Lola23339]

That's likely b/c his massive growth is not the result of a pituitary disorder.

[@atantyoadigapa]

@@sugu8403 nah man, with all due respect to Yao, but he doesnt look well proportioned

[@shmentleman9761]

Tacko Fall done right, great vid

[@gaffle-411]

I hope Tacko Fall can get his game on an NBA level soon and get into the league. This kid's gonna be taller and most likely, better!

[@justinalley3399]

@@gaffle-411 not going too happen hes already 27 years old he couldnt even get in done in the G league

[@jayrod9979]

​@@justinalley3399 Tacko is playing overseas(China if i recall correctly)and doing well, almost dominating.

[@Fred-eh7lj]

New mutant.. c'mon. That rubbish to say the least. Good luck Olivier, keep getting stronger and better on your cardio, and sky is the limit.

[@williamlarochelle6751]

If he stays healthy the sky is the limit for this young man

[@davehawley4054]

Who is using the google translator for the metric conversion?

[@jasonweiss3160]

He has a lot of work to do if he wants to make the nba.

[@bosswaktv4995]

Wow great addition for team Canada and he can handle the ball

[@catchnkill]

Hasn't Canada had a half chinese 7 footer in the U-19 bronze medal team already? Zach Edey?

[@davidparker4943]

He should work out with bol bol

[@thecanadakid7622]

that is so unfair for those kids.

[@MrOneLifeLiveItUp]

This centimeter is pissing me off 😂😂😂 just say the damn height 😂

[@mariocervantes9418]

This is america we don't use metric measurements

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

Remember they said Durant was too skinny to make it in the NBA. Yeah.

[@maxmeier532]

nobody ever said that.

[@peteb152]

Centimeters? Come on, convert to feet since most of your audience is in NA

[@kevincahoon3677]

Weight lifting. Lite to start. Lots of reps

[@joegarcia2354]

come on !!! go with feet & pounds!!! screw this.

[@mortsolomon4603]

So you’re not gonna answer the question thanks

[@mrsvoyage]

Because he eat to.much Maple syrup why is so big

[@davidmoser3535]

drugs and hormones

[@lofiguy8136]

Instead of king James it should called cry baby james

[@garpylinski3757]

Why is the basket set so low ?

[@stephanepinto9211]

Because under 13 the basket is set at 8.5ft (260cm)

[@garpylinski3757]

@@stephanepinto9211 When I was a kid. We played with 10' rims. & when my kids played, 40 years later. They did too. Is that a Canadian thing ?

[@stephanepinto9211]

@@garpylinski3757 I'm French, not Canadian ;) In europe this is a rule for kids. I don't know if it's the same in canada, but when you look at the face of the kids next to him, they seems very very young and in the video he talk about him when he was 12. But maybe i'm wrong.

[@hank9663]

Who says centimeters

[@rodrigobuenoporsiempre]

La mayoría y es lo más exacto que hay

[@Bobtowngarden]

Why are you not using feet and inches?????

[@brodiestephens419]

This is the Internet, not America William. 😅😅 A better question would be - "Why aren't YOU using the metric system?" There are literally only two countries in the entire world that still use the mind-numbingly stupid imperial system. USA and Libya. That's it. Let me guess.... you think Fahrenheit, ounces, and quarter-gallons are sensible, logical units of measurement too? 🤣🤣

[@louc9972]

Why r u saying it in cm? Have you ever heard of inches and feet? 🇨🇦🇨🇦👎👎👎

[@tabak1a]

Mutant ?

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Thanks for nothing

[@virginiap4966]

Dont use the term mutant.

[@phoenixjim0527]

This is what makes basketball boring. No talent involved with sheer height. No other sports is warped this way. Football is kinda similar. A lot of the most skilled athletes stop when high school ends. They’re more fun to see 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@maxmeier532]

Remember when Muggsy Bogues was in the league? Like a dude who could compete at 5'4 when the avg player was around a foot taller? We'll never see that again, that's for sure.

[@luigivincenz3843]

"228 cm". (sigh) if you want more viewers from your current 123 subscribers, drop the metric crap. If you have a basketball video, then talk hoops language which we can all understand. which is the imperial / standard way. The guy is 7'5". Period. We want to be entertained, not effing' google measurements.

[@witoldfrankowski32]

Im sorry you are so Limited that you dont know the metric system.

[@IVANGARCIA-ks4vp]

By all can understand you mean you? Right? You're the only fools using imperial. And it cost you two viking spaceships, that's a lot of tax payers money.

[@Zenin2k]

99 percent of the world uses the metric system

[@baronceli]

Precisely because he wants more viewers, he uses the system that most people use.

[@potatoenjoyer5255]

7.6 ...

[@shootfromtheright2712]

I really hate these ai voice overs that suck and cannot pronounce the names.

[@saints1496]

This is America.. how about telling us how tall he is in FT and INCHES.. BAD BAD SCRIPT FOR THIS VIDEO

[@brodiestephens419]

"This is America" 🤣🤣 Are you actually this dumb, or are you just trolling? This is literally the Internet, not America. Do you genuinely think the Internet is a place in America??? Please tell me what you think the first two Ws in www stand for?

[@scarred10]

It's not America, the internet is international and everyone else uses the metric system that's 99% of the world.

[@CJinsoo]

save yourself the torture of listening to this nonsensical video, here is the update 10/22/2022: Standing at 7-foot-6, Rioux is a sophomore at IMG Academy in Florida.

[@wrongtiming8837]

He's 20.5 ft now.

[@vincekemper7753]

Now he’s 21.00 ft.

[@nsondyyahoocomph]

He's 33.5 ft now

[@TopWorldTalentHD]

Dude is 17 now and to hear him talk you would think he is 47, legend.

[@justbuzzed8313]

Ya gotta luv his standing windmill dunk...

[@leonardogawisan1793]

😁

[@republikadugave420]

He needs to do a standing 360

[@AscendX7]

Dude staring down the other kids after dunks. 😂

[@gigachad7160]

4:48 i love how the other player was like "yeah i'm not even gonna waste my energies"

[@phill8005]

I dont think he needs to jump at all. Its just to hard on a frame that big - think of Walton and Yao. He needs to improve quickness , decision making and anticipation.

[@chrisrowe6382]

This guy has a real chance to be a star if he works hard and learns how to play big man ball. Usually very tall guys and skinny and get pushed around on the court, but this guy is 290 lbs already, bigger than most centers today. He must improve his strength which young centers do not have, to not get bullied on the court.

[@Stasthagod]

Lol I guess that’s one way to pronounce Giannis

[@Joeelectronicschematicsforauto]

His other players around them are so swollen compared to him he doesn't even have to jump but that's not the way it's going to be in college or in the NBA he'll have taller players around him

[@briansam2524]

He's still young but he does have potential, he needs to work on lateral movements, gain some more coordination but not to say he's not, if he gets recruited by a Division I school he'll really have to work hard to get to that level of playing. I still say he has a chance, if not he'll definitely have a better chance at Div. II or Div. III. (for some reason I forgot that other "division" of college, not JC though)

[@lobolgbt1300]

Bro stfu….. you have no idea just saying bs haters say

[@noclu4u384]

He just committed to the University of Florida.

[@guydaley]

What are you saying? He doesn't have a chance because he's not black? That you're only allowed to play big time basketball if you're black? There is nothing wrong with his skills. It's the pigment of his skin that's a problem.

[@AnthonyTumiwa]

Could he reach 7.8" in height by the time joining nba?

[@garpylinski3757]

He looks like a natural giant. No gigantism.

[@xum0007]

@@garpylinski3757 he is going to be the tallest natural man by the time he’s fully grown assuming he’s not done

[@vanallen1666]

Maybe 8foot flat

[@finkelmana]

He will NEVER get into the NBA.

[@howardweinstein1324]

@@finkelmana couldnt agree MORE. They would eat him up and spit him out.

[@secretagent86]

MUTANT? good grief. seems pretty rude

[@kristianthompson3714]

226c is 7.5 foot . something

[@mikelliteras397]

He’ll end up in China or Europe. 20 years ago he’d be in the NBA or have a shot anyway. He’s a real nice kid tho, I hope he gets a shot. He can jump which is something and playing at IMG doesn’t hurt at all.

[@davidmoser3535]

His vertical leap is 9 inches

[@maxmeier532]

@@davidmoser3535 lol

[@mikeyjames]

Facts! He doesn’t look that good. The guys is just freakishly tall and bullying smaller players. I don’t one decent post move or even a shot.

[@kevinr5187]

He move really good in the paint down low and good mechanics, but needs to increase his speed up and down the court.

[@westislander77]

I'm glad his favourite player is Giannis. If he fashions himself to Giannis, the sky is the limit. He should practice his back-to-the-basket like Hakeem and pass like Jokic.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

He's at IMG Academy in Flordia.

[@shermainecallahan641]

Comedy ,he's fools gold ...He lacks athlete ability and lateral quickness ...He is "All hype!"

[@eulerthegreatestofall147]

This kid just needs to move quickly around the court. If he is able to do it, I firmly believe he is going to make the NBA, and possible be a superstar!. Since, he is well proportioned body wise, and very smart as well. I think the sky is the limit for him to be honest.

[@TrojansFirst]

He doesn't have NBA potential.

[@maxmeier532]

"This kid just needs..:" STFU. This kid needs to get a college degree, he will never make it to the NBA. In the NBA even at 7'4 he wont be able to just stand around and shoot over every one. And he has zero skill. Cause he doesnt need any.

[@iwatchvideos4fun2]

@@TrojansFirstyou don’t know that fool

[@TrojansFirst]

@@iwatchvideos4fun2 you don’t know the sport.

[@nathandalessandro3062]

The possibilities of his children if he were to marry a tall girl, and so on... 🤯

[@260baby]

He got good proportions for his size

[@Leejungwoo48]

"Dad!! He was as tall as me already when he was in 3rd grade!! And the world's heaviest child?! He was heavier than me at age 5!! WHAT??!" My dad "Don't compare yourself to these freaks...!"

[@BalagonCryptonite__]

They should put this kid in pure developmental & Physical training!

[@okifurbi]

But where is the red line between a very tall healthy person or a health condition-suffering person like giantism? The thing is that tall people with a condition start falling apart all over with age and cannot be elite athletes for too long. Hope this boy does good.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

He's been to doctors about his height. If they suspected any health issues like growth hormone he would have been checked.

[@maxmeier532]

there is no line, it is simply about the growth hormone output of the pituitary gland. I still dont buy he's healthy and obviously if there was something up with him, they wouldnt be shouting it from the top of the hills.

[@scarred10]

​@@maxmeier532there is a line,he doesnt have a pituitary tumour which is the definition of acromegalic gigantism

[@rubren9683]

He looks normal.. No gigantism considering his height he looks normal..

[@jayroldtiu9631]

Hopefully, if he gets at least 1/4 of Wembanyama's talent, he could make it to the NBA

[@bonsaitreehouse5534]

He may be tall but he doesn't appear athletic.. He is still awkward. One unfortunate thing I see with some tall people is that they don't exercise their jumping skills since they don't feel they need to jump as high, thus they have low vertical leaps even though they can dunk.

[@shootfromtheright2712]

Mark Eaton, Greg Dreiling, Manute Bol, Tom Chambers, Detlef Schrempf, Alonzo Mourning to name just a few multiple decade players who could not jump

[@cliffeck6104]

OHIO STATE Is exactly right for him. They have an awesome amount of talent but lack that one BIG to Guarantee a National Championship.

[@ediscoveredinchrome]

Just FYI it's pronounced Ree-oo, good vid tho.

[@republikadugave420]

Man i love metric

[@sirslice7531]

What's with all the metric? When it comes to height and weight, the vast majority of Canadians use Imperial measurements. BTW, basketball was invented by a Canadian.

[@LeCloudey]

Im surprised how this youtuber has managed to say so many NBA players names incorrectly.

[@gaffle-411]

Dude... STOP DUNKING, develop skills and learn the game.

[@philliphancock6992]

When I was in high school I learned about how much12 inches was, in the video he only mentions centimetres. Get back to feet and not centimeters. Please

[@garylam6233]

Centimeters for the slow people dosent mean much If you want to talk to most Americans I know how about using inches Thank you

[@lilkekevert3108]

This was structured horribly ☠️

[@FoxNathaniel-f8i]

Young Christopher Taylor Donald Lee Patricia

[@erics9754]

Freakishly tall back in the day he would be in the circus.

[@OhioOwns]

doesn't seem the most athletic...

[@davidmoser3535]

vertical leap of 9 inches, no quickness or strength

[@nedkeith2669]

No, the nba's trajectory is not being changed by ultra tall "unicorns". That is total B.S. Show me where it is. Maybe the B.S. hype, but no. No unicorns yet. Sorry, maybe the closest is Jokic, but he is 6'11 and is only really decent as an actual big man roll. Hologram probably won't amount touch other than a bag full of injuries and the with Wemby.

[@TreyyDaMenaceFan]

Is this a bot narrating??

[@AscendX7]

Sounds like one.

[@jbthestoner5504]

Not with that accent.

[@TreyyDaMenaceFan]

@@jbthestoner5504 they are nore advanced these days

[@moosepasshippie]

Can you please do the measurements in American. Like, how many Mt.Dew cans tall is he?

[@etiennebunbury1285]

As he grows will he be quick enough for the NBA

[@al3724]

No

[@etiennebunbury1285]

@@al3724 🤷🏾

[@mikericardo9294]

Time will tell

[@finkelmana]

He will never get into the NBA

[@etiennebunbury1285]

@@finkelmana and wtf are you

[@jjonwards]

NBA has evolved to a more perimeter oriented game. Traditional big men without a jumper is quickly losing their jobs. This kid seems like a trooper but he’s not mobile and prob not even gonna be good enough defensively to warrant playing time.

[@Squirrely23]

He is a fan of “Giantess”? Tha fuck?

[@ericwilliams2946]

We need translation to American measurements

[@howardoldham8976]

We dumb Americans don’t understand how tall he is when all you give is his height in centimeters.

[@boxcarwillie3560]

I’m surprised he hasn’t been tested for his genetics? There were giants in those days..

[@nv8942]

Nice piece about Olivier Rioux. I've just got to ask; Why was it necessary to state the obvious about 22 year old Robert Bobroczsyi? Don't we all deserve to be recognized for taking part and doing our best? Sensitivity chip is missing here. It might be best to edit out that belittling commentary. I do realize we are all just doing our best. That bit seems to destroy what you are aiming for in this recognition of young talent.

[@zenoslayer9618]

Use imperial measurements duhhh

[@guilhermekhoury2091]

8:12 Excuse me, WHO is he a fan of??? JYANNIS????? LMAOOOO

[@cbrucesbiz]

Stop talking about the NBA so much. Let he get college experience first.

[@corneliusblackwood9014]

Kid traveled about 2 dozen times in the span of the video. I’m not sure how sure he is of his own body.

[@orlandogonzalez9360]

and even if he does not. He can go play overseas and make 7 figures.

[@onlyfacts3178]

making him play against 12 year old kids is just dumb...

[@cbrucesbiz]

PLEASE, someone tell him about Mac McClung's training program that helped him learn to jump so high, and develop blazing speed. These two thing can put him in the NBA. That said he should stay the calm and easing going person he is. But, please get him hooked up with Mac's training program. Mac's dad helped to develop the training, It's the real thing.

[@maxmeier532]

He can dunk standing lolol he dont need to work on his vert. He needs to play against grown men who are taller than his 5 foot friends lolol.

[@scarred10]

Mcclungs training program didnt make him a great jumper,that is largely genetic,same with sprinters.

[@sherwinBacalso-no9cy]

Kai sotto 7'2 220cm Philippines nba next next!!

[@infernoosclan3594]

Nah man. It will become taco. . Unless he has the physicallality

[@LikeaPaul]

If he wants to go pro and i she him shoot fadeaways i will go ape.

[@mizrahimjew9351]

A developmental coach to help him with his body would help his game.

[@liaml69]

Bet he goes to Duke

[@bigbirdstube]

I'd like to see these giants with a 40" virt.

[@sherwinBacalso-no9cy]

Kai sotto 7'2 Philippines nba right next

[@dennispresiloski3964]

He can dunk without jumping!

[@RichardThompson-gc1cf]

Im old

[@dlmullins9054]

Should have gave height in feet and inches.

[@WowomgCool]

The name is pronounced REE-OU, not rou

[@bigbirdstube]

cm? I still dont know how tall he is.

[@adrianmcmillan9011]

When is he suiting up for Purdue?

[@finkelmana]

He will never play in a Division I school, much less professional basketball

[@iansmith3975]

Are they playing on an 8foot rim?