Social Media Reacts To Atlanta Hawks Selecting Zaccharie Risacher With the No. 1 Pick in the 2024 NBA Draft

Atlanta kept the No. 1 pick and chose French forward Zaccharie Risacher

Jun 26, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Zaccharie Risacher poses for photos with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

The Atlanta Hawks stayed at No. 1 and selected French Forward Zaccharie Risachergrad tonight in the 2024 NBA Draft. Risacher was the favorite coming into the day and the Hawks did not waver from that.

It has been said by a number of draft analysts, that Risacher is a prospect that is has a limited ceiling, but a high floor and he also plays a position of need. He has two-way versatility and has performed well since the lottery. He is a plug-and-play type of forward who fits on the Hawks as either their starting 2 or 3. He is not an elite defender or offensive player, but he is solid enough at both and he is coming off of a really good offensive season. He does not need the ball in his hands to be an effective offensive player either, as his three-point numbers show. He will have to show this is sustainable, but he could be a real offensive threat next to Young and Johnson. He needs to show a wider array of skills on offense though and needs to drive and finish at the rim better.

NBA Twitter had a lot of reactions to the No. 1 pick and here are some of the best ones:

With the 1st pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher! pic.twitter.com/TH713LZYPF

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) June 27, 2024

THE ATLANTA HAWKS SELECT ZACCHARIE RISACHER WITH THE NO. 1 OVERALL PICK‼️

French players go first overall in BACK-TO-BACK years in the NBA draft 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/5RuqyxdYCz

— ESPN (@espn) June 27, 2024

"There's a lot of feelings and emotions right now."

Zaccharie Risacher is the 2024 No. 1 pick 🙌 pic.twitter.com/S3rhltLCwX

— NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2024

FRENCH STAR ZACCHARIE RISACHER IS AN ATLANTA HAWK 🔥

He played in the SAME French league as Wemby 🤯

(via @ShamsCharania) pic.twitter.com/6fIpzod3N1

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 27, 2024

Zaccharie Risacher feels safe choice for the Atlanta Hawks. Great, versatile defender, plays his role, hustles. But he isn’t yet much of a shot creator and he needs to keep shooting as well as he did at the start of last season for it all to work. pic.twitter.com/4bV24ltYlJ

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 27, 2024

ZACCHARIE RISACHER IS HEADED TO ATLANTA AS THE NO. 1 PICK 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9pRlulQ9rD

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 27, 2024