After shining in Portland in the US-Rest of the way between high school, the guard of Oderzo gives up Catalonia and points the NBA. Immediately or through college?
After Fontecchio another Italian in NBA? It may be, maybe not immediately. It is that the road of Dame Sarr, 18, seems to have dropped down. The news is that the Oderzo guard resolved his contract with Barcelona, who had recruited him in Italy in 2022 and launched in the great European basketball: “The club and the player reached a mutual agreement so that Dame can focus on his sports future, with an eye on the jump in the NBA”, reads the scarning press release released by the Catalans, who had not hidden their discomfort for the Di Sarr to go to Portland to play the Nike Hoop Summit instead of staying in Catalonia with the team for the last two months of regular season.
the boom
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The Nike Hoop Summit is not just any tournament. It is the traditional challenge among the best high school students in America against those of the rest of the world, with all the NBA scouts in the stands to take notes towards the draft. It has been playing for thirty years, and this is where stars such as Kevin Garnett, Zach Randolph, Demar Derozan, Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker have been highlighted. Dame Sarr had been knowing about the convocation for some time, he had informed Barcelona who at the beginning seemed inclined to let him leave but then, given a heavy injured situation, he changed his mind. For Sarr, however, it was a train that passed only once, and decided to force her hand. The American high school students won 124 to 114, but Dame left in the quintet and made a great impression: 17 points with 4 rebounds and 5/9 at the shot with a single lost ball. “Physically it resembles a young Gilgeous -Alexander -reads the notes of the scouts of the specialized sites -, has also shown shooting from NBA, ability to create play, altruism and a strong potential on both sides of the field”.
To college or …
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Sarr, now that he has made a name in the States, has two roads in front of him: declaring himself immediately for the NBA draft in June (he has until April 26) or accepting one of the numerous offers of scholarships from College Basket to do at least one year in NCAA (they want it at least level universities, above all such as Kentucky and Illinois) and then try again next year when it could also be chosen on the first lap. Two meters guard, this year in Barcelona Sarr played 12.8 minutes of average in the championship and 5.2 in Eurolega, placing 5.8 and 1.8 points respectively. On March 27 against Olimpia Milan had scored 13 points in 17 minutes.
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