Nicolas Batum shares his EuroBasket favorites and names Top 5 French players / News - Basketnews.com

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Nicolas Batum held a Q&A session on Twitter and answered various people's questions.

According to the 14-year NBA veteran, his greatest career accomplishment involves staying in the strongest basketball league for such a long time and playing there every year. He added that it's also the hardest part of being an NBA player.

Batum then went on to his three favorite French players that played in the NBA or EuroLeague. His given response was the trio of champions: Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, and Antoine Rigaudeau.

Asked about the Top 5 French national team players of all time, the 33-year-old named the same Tony Parker and Boris Diaw, also adding Nando De Colo, Mickael Gelabale, and Rudy Gobert.

Why is Batum wearing number 33 in club basketball? Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen was his idol, Batum says.

Nicolas Batum earlier announced that he will miss EuroBasket 2022 due to his physical condition. As stated by the player, he sees seven teams as go-to squads for the title.

France, Slovenia, Serbia, Greece, Germany (playing at home), Lithuania, and Croatia (Ivica Zubac is his teammate at LA Clippers) made Batum's list.

Last but not least, the French forward picked out the most underrated European player of all time.

"Dejan Bodiroga," Batum wrote on his Twitter account.

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