Liberty Ballers · Jun 23, 2017
2017 NBA Draft: Sixers select Mathias Lessort with 50th overall pick
The Sixers selected French power forward/center Mathias Lessort with the 50th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, giving the team another draft-and-stash player to monitor over the years.
The 21-year-old spent the 2015-16 season with Elan Chalon in France’s top division, and was named French League Co-6th Man of the Year. He moved to JSF Nanterre last season, and averaged 10.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 57.4 percent from the floor. Lessort helped Nanterre win both the FIBA Europe Cup and French Cup.
He was ranked as the 32nd best player in Draft Express’s Top 100, and Bogdan Karacic had this to say about his game:
