NBA – Betclic Elite prodigy, Nadir Hifi cash on his “rivalry” with Wemby: “Against him, I wanted…
NBA – Betclic Elite prodigy, Nadir Hifi cash on his “rivalry” with Wemby: “Against him, I wanted…
Nadir Hifi opened up about his rivalry with Victor Wembanyama
Last season, Victor Wembanyama attracted all eyes in the French championship. But in his shadow, a young person like Nadir Hifi also achieved exceptional things. So how did he experience this unique, and undoubtedly a little frustrating, year?
When we see them today evolve and shine in the NBA, against the best players on the planet, it is difficult to say that Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly were not necessarily the two best young people in the French championship last season. If the current Spurs interior was elected MVP and took his Metropolitans to the final against Monaco, he had to face competition from another prodigy.
Under the Portel jersey, Nadir Hifi has not only established himself as one of the most spectacular leaders in the country, he could quite simply claim the title of best position 1, quite simply. Although he did not have his chance in the Draft despite training in numerous franchises during the summer, including the Lakers, the native of Strasbourg is now enjoying the glory days of Paris Basketball with his unique style:
Nadir est TROP CLUTCH 😳😳@ParisBasketball
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Nadir Hifi cash on his Wembanyama rivalry
Although he was exceptional and had a string of cards, he may have been elected player of the month in December 2022, the media only had eyes for the giant Wembanyama. So how did he experience this rather unfair rivalry? This is what he explained during his appearance on streamer Zack Nani’s show “Zack en Roue Libre”.
For me I was not in rivalry with Victor Wembanyama. He was presented as the future of French basketball, as a future best player in the world, so we were not in competition. But I think I benefited a lot from the visibility it brought to the championship, especially in my performances. Even if it wasn’t enough because I didn’t go to the NBA with him and Bilal.
It was only a postponement for me, and once again there was no rivalry. Well, on a sporting level, yes, because I played against him and I wanted to win against him. Especially since there were a lot of people in the room. Then we must not lie to ourselves, we had to take advantage of the fact that the NBA bought the rights to broadcast its matches in the US.
Nadir Hifi did not necessarily feel in competition with Victor Wembanyama, except on the pitch. He quickly understood that he was not in the same media galaxy, so he was content to approach the meetings against the Metropolitans with the knife between his teeth.
