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Why one French prospect has decided to wait on the NBA Draft


LE MANS, France — Matthieu Gauzin’s blunt response to a significant question about his future stemmed as much from the slight language barrier for the 18-year-old French basketball prospect as it did from his general matter-of-fact approach to conversation.

In a 30-minute interview after Monday’s practice, Gauzin, a 6-foot-4 guard, left no doubt about why he does not plan to enter the 2020 NBA Draft, no matter where he is in prospect rankings or what transpires over the remaining six months of his season with Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France’s top professional league.

“I am for sure not ready,” Gauzin said with a shrug. “I’m not ready.”

Gauzin, who grew up in Bourges in central France and signed with Le Mans at 15, was considered a likely second-round pick in 2020, projected to go 51st in ESPN’s latest mock draft and rated by NBADraft.net as one of the top international prospects. (He was not projected to…





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