French team officials were already thinking about how to use all three at the same time, but Joel Embiid decided to defend the United States
Joel Embiid recently opted to defend the North American team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, despite having France It is Cameroon, his home country, as options. If he chose for the French delegation, the pivot could form a historic trio with Victor Wembanyama It is Rudy Gobert.
Joe Vardon, from The Athletic, revealed this Wednesday, 20th, how the French coach, Vincent Collet, intended to arm the team. Although the three play in the five position, Wemby’s mobility and Embiid’s versatility would be essential to the scheme.
President of the French Basketball Federation, Jean Pierre Siutat, talks about Joel Embiid flip-flopping on his France commitment and joining the USA
“Team USA, with him, who can beat you? Come on, nobody. This is an easy way for him to get an Olympic medal.”😬
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 20, 2024
“It would be easy to get them to play together, especially Victor with Joel, because with Victor’s mobility, he can play in the [posição] three (wing). Having them together on the court would be very special. So I was very disappointed”, said the coach.
Joel had applied for a passport from the European country and expressed interest in competing in the Olympic Games, but did not officially commit to the team. Jean-Pierre Siutatpresident of the federation, was working on issuing the pivot’s documents when he found out about the decision.
“It’s not that easy to get a passport. We did it because he asked us to and we were happy to welcome him. In the end, he decided to go to Team USA. It was done for me, but you know, I didn’t need to ask for the passport”, revealed Siutat, according to The Athletic.
Source: sportbuzz
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