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Zaccharie Risacher ( ZAK-ər-ee REE-zah-SHAY; French pronunciation: [zakaʁi ʁizaʃe]; born 8 April 2005) is a French professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the first overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA draft.
Risacher was born on 8 April 2005, in Málaga, Spain, where his father, Stéphane Risacher, played professional basketball for Baloncesto Málaga from 2002 to 2006. His family moved back to Lyon, France, where he started playing club basketball at Élan Chalon at the age of three and a half, at youth club Tassin in the suburbs of the city.
Risacher entered the youth program of ASVEL Basket in August 2020. He primarily played for the club’s youth team in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league.
Risacher made his debut with ASVEL’s senior team in 2021, in a LNB Élite match against Metropolitans 92. He also made his EuroLeague debut later in the season, on 18 January 2022, in a 75–100 loss to Monaco. He averaged 12.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in the LNB Espoirs competition.
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