Map 360 Collective 2024-07-06 Map 360 Collective - Last update images today Map 360 Collective Euro 2024 Daily: Silence Is Golden For Spain; Ronaldo's Legacy PARIS -- Victor Wembanyama stole the show with spectacular one-handed dunks as France opened preparations for its men's basketball gold medal bid at the Paris Olympics. In a promising sign of things to come, the NBA Rookie of the Year was all smiles after powerful dunks with both hands in a 96-46 rout of Turkey on Wednesday night. He looked slick as he scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in front of a sold-out crowd of around 5,500 in Rouen. It was the first of six warmup matches for France heading into the July 26-Aug. 11 Games. "Victor played a 'Wemby game.' He was imposing in defense and varied things in attack. It's something we've never really known before in the France team," captain Nicolas Batum said. "It's a great asset for us, one we will be able to use in many situations." The 20-year-old San Antonio Spurs star combined well with veteran Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in their first outing together for France. The 32-year-old Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time, with Wembanyama second in the voting. "There's still work to be done," Batum said, looking ahead to the Olympics. "But when you have two greats [Wembanyama and Gobert], it helps a lot." There was also some impressive defense from Washington Wizards rookie guard Bilal Coulibaly. France lost 87-82 to the United States in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics, but hopes are high that coach Vincent Collet's side can win gold at home. France is considered among the strongest teams alongside the U.S, Canada, Serbia and world champion Germany. Last week, Wembanyama was asked about the prospect of another France-U.S. final, against the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. "I can't wait to face them. It will be a very interesting matchup," Wembanyama said in Paris. "As a basketball player, it's also a dream to play against Team USA and even against all those players, all those legends." France's first Group B opponent at the Olympics will be the winner of the last qualifying tournament later this week. It then plays Japan and Germany in the 12-team field, held in the northern city of Lille. French basketball is enjoying immense popularity on the back of Wembanyama's meteoric rise and the emergence of new talents. This year's top two NBA draft picks are French -- Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) and Alexandre Sarr (Wizards) -- with Tidjane Salaun drafted No. 6 by the Charlotte Hornets. France joined the United States as the only countries with three players drafted in the top 10 picks of an NBA draft. Pacome Dadiet (New York Knicks) and Melvin Ajinca (Dallas Mavericks) made it five Frenchmen selected overall. Untitled Design 768x482 MAPS 2048x848 Map Small Home Banner Map Round Corners ?width=2700&height=1593&name=home Banner Map Round Corners Map360 2024 New Release 1024x504 1658864036 Tmc 16156 22 Collectivestrike3 Ig Story Frame3 Participating Resorts 640x400 ?fit=crop&w=960 Ballin Chicago Collective Fall22 Low PKos6WrKysHGLVOhrBFDi60BQIiK1DDK.webp Maxresdefault IStock 1334086618 1024x550 Customer Experience Conferences 2023 2024 World Map 5 C07ee315ab43c34035f138a6b08db6ec Maps Jec World Map 2023 62885488 45461716 ?v=1646729941 Google Maps Satellite Map Geo 7738 95e89075c84731ec2c416722c2d6ada6 0 1699492840393.PNG MAPS 2023 1024x568 Sm0004 WorldKitchin1777 Uimm Map Geo 7772 768x361 Db7505946a525d4c49d3e8bce7270f1b 4 8747651a620053c9b3abc1f8ad9b9b35 Embedded Vision Summit 2023 Map Clhgmoo1e05bm0fli22krwamd Ipgh Medcomms Maps Opengraph.0.0.1200.628.full 7073ca72c97448fbe4dedf41ec302922 Wordpress Best Interactive Map Plugins The Ultimate Localization Guide EN Registration Is Now Open Mts ?itok=g8N9cDaF