The coach of the French team Frédéric Fauthoux spoke about the situation of certain French people in the NBA. The Yabusele case disturbs the Blues coach.
Finding your place in the NBA is no easy feat. Ask Guerschon Yabusele and you will get the current trend. Captain of the Blues, the interior of the New York Knicks has taken a back seat. Relegated to the sidelines, the Frenchman only played 63 minutes over the entire month of December. Worse, he has not played in the last four matches, including due to illness.
Despite the success of the franchise in Atlanta on the night of Saturday to Sunday (125-128), Yabusele observed his teammates from the bench. For Fauthoux, the Blues coach, this situation is delicate. “I’m upset for him because he can’t see the field at all. » The Yabusele case is not the only one to fuel discussions around the staff of the France team. For Zaccharie Risacher, the situation is similar.
“Not worried, but not reassured either” admits Fauthoux
Among the Atlanta Hawks, the Risacher case merges with that of Yabusele in New York. Drafted in first position last year, Risacher fuels transfer rumors. His playing time and statistics do not live up to his potential, when competition is also present with Jalen Johnson as the main revelation. Here again, Fauthoux expresses his point of view.
“I’m not worried, but not reassured either. Let’s not forget what the NBA system is, which means that from one day to the next, your status can change. Zacharie plays on a team with two big creators in Trae Young and Jalen Johnson. The first made him play a lot last season and the emergence of the second inevitably changes the balance,” explains the JL Bourg-en-Bresse coach.
