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- 1The NBA drafts younger but grows less patient, and Zaccharie Risacher feels it▼The NBA Keeps Drafting Younger. So Why Are Teams Getting Less Patient? Part 2: The Zaccharie Risacher Story
The NBA keeps investing draft capital in ever-younger prospects, yet teams appear quicker to move on when development is slow. A new piece examines that paradox through the case of Zaccharie Risacher, the French forward taken first overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 2024, asking whether the league's patience with young players is shrinking even as its bets on them get longer.