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Born | Bordeaux, France | 26 April 2005||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2024: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2021–2022 | Team Overtime | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | YNG Dreamerz | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Dam Sarr ( /sɑːr/ SAR, French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ saʁ]; born 26 April 2005) is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the French youth national team and the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) prior to being selected second overall by the Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. He is the younger brother of basketball player Olivier Sarr.
Sarr was born on 26 April 2005 in Bordeaux, France. [1] [2] He grew up in a family of basketball players, initially in Bordeaux and then later Toulouse. [3] He started playing basketball at the age of four. [4] In 2019, Sarr joined Spanish club Real Madrid. [5] He played two seasons for the club's cadet youth team. [5] [6]
In 2021, Sarr moved to the United States to join the newly established Overtime Elite league in Atlanta, securing him an alternative professional pathway with a guaranteed minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year. [5] [7] He played two seasons at Overtime Elite, the first with Team Overtime [8] and the second with YNG Dreamerz. [9] He earned second-team All-OTE honours in 2022–23. [10]
On 9 May 2023, Sarr signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's Next Stars program for the 2023–24 season. [6] [11] He entered the season as a highly touted draft prospect. [12] On 28 December, he sustained a hip strain in a game against the Adelaide 36ers and subsequently missed the next four weeks. [13] [14] [15] On 27 January 2024, he recorded a new career record, scoring 18 points and five blocks in a 103–91 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. [16] He finished the season with averages of 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 0.9 assists in 17 minutes per game, [17] [18] [19] helping Perth reach the NBL play-off semifinals. [18]
On 12 April 2024, Sarr announced that he had declared for the 2024 NBA draft; [18] his entry was confirmed by the NBA on 2 May. [20]
On 26 June, Sarr was selected with the second overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. [19] [21] It was the Wizards' highest selection in 14 years. [21] He was picked alongside fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher (drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the first overall pick) and Tidjane Salaün (drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the sixth pick), making France the first foreign nation to have at least three native players picked in the top 10 spots of any NBA draft. [19] [22] On 6 July, Sarr signed with the Wizards. [23]
In 2021, Sarr debuted for the French junior national team [24] and helped them win the FIBA U16 European Challengers. [25] He helped France earn bronze at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup [6] and silver at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup. [26] [27]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Perth | 27 | 0 | 17.3 | .516 | .286 | .710 | 4.3 | .9 | .4 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
Sarr is of Senegalese descent. [28] His father Massar is a former professional basketball player from Senegal, while his older brother Olivier plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. [7] [18]
No. 12 – Washington Wizards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bordeaux, France | 26 April 2005||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2024: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Washington Wizards | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Team Overtime | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | YNG Dreamerz | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Dam Sarr ( /sɑːr/ SAR, French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ saʁ]; born 26 April 2005) is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the French youth national team and the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) prior to being selected second overall by the Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. He is the younger brother of basketball player Olivier Sarr.
Sarr was born on 26 April 2005 in Bordeaux, France. [1] [2] He grew up in a family of basketball players, initially in Bordeaux and then later Toulouse. [3] He started playing basketball at the age of four. [4] In 2019, Sarr joined Spanish club Real Madrid. [5] He played two seasons for the club's cadet youth team. [5] [6]
In 2021, Sarr moved to the United States to join the newly established Overtime Elite league in Atlanta, securing him an alternative professional pathway with a guaranteed minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year. [5] [7] He played two seasons at Overtime Elite, the first with Team Overtime [8] and the second with YNG Dreamerz. [9] He earned second-team All-OTE honours in 2022–23. [10]
On 9 May 2023, Sarr signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's Next Stars program for the 2023–24 season. [6] [11] He entered the season as a highly touted draft prospect. [12] On 28 December, he sustained a hip strain in a game against the Adelaide 36ers and subsequently missed the next four weeks. [13] [14] [15] On 27 January 2024, he recorded a new career record, scoring 18 points and five blocks in a 103–91 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. [16] He finished the season with averages of 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 0.9 assists in 17 minutes per game, [17] [18] [19] helping Perth reach the NBL play-off semifinals. [18]
On 12 April 2024, Sarr announced that he had declared for the 2024 NBA draft; [18] his entry was confirmed by the NBA on 2 May. [20]
On 26 June, Sarr was selected with the second overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. [19] [21] It was the Wizards' highest selection in 14 years. [21] He was picked alongside fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher (drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the first overall pick) and Tidjane Salaün (drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the sixth pick), making France the first foreign nation to have at least three native players picked in the top 10 spots of any NBA draft. [19] [22] On 6 July, Sarr signed with the Wizards. [23]
In 2021, Sarr debuted for the French junior national team [24] and helped them win the FIBA U16 European Challengers. [25] He helped France earn bronze at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup [6] and silver at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup. [26] [27]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Perth | 27 | 0 | 17.3 | .516 | .286 | .710 | 4.3 | .9 | .4 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
Sarr is of Senegalese descent. [28] His father Massar is a former professional basketball player from Senegal, while his older brother Olivier plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. [7] [18]