During the last Olympic Games final, in Tokyo, Kevin Durant had let loose a recital to overcome the French team.

He will meet the Blues this Saturday for a rematch, and he already knows who he will have to watch to ensure a new gold medal.

Before the start of these Olympic Games, when it came time to list the strong points of the French basketball team, all observers highlighted the duo Victor Wembanyama / Rudy Gobert.

It must be said that the two interiors are perhaps the best defenders in the NBA, so it was not crazy to imagine that they would make life hell for all their opponents…

But on the eve of the final, it is clear that this pair has not given satisfaction.

If the Spurs prodigy is excellent on the defensive side, his partner was put on the bench by Vincent Collet after a rather disappointing group stage.

And, coincidence or not, the Blues have never been as solid as after this tactical change.

Kevin Durant shocked by Isaïa Cordinier’s level

In place of the quadruple DPOY, it is Guerschon Yabusele and Mathias Lessort who are doing a monstrous job and who are ensuring in both rackets.

But for Kevin Durant, they will not necessarily be the two to watch during the final this Saturday.

He was rather impressed by the explosion of Isaïa Cordinier:

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This is going to be a very big test.

There is Isaïa… I don’t know how to pronounce his name.

He came and played incredible basketball.

Kevin Durant is a lover of beautiful basketball, so obviously, seeing Isaïa Cordinier shine in this way for two games must please him.

This aggressiveness, this spontaneity, it’s everything he loves.

Author of a semi-final with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 interceptions, the guard showed that he is indeed the strong man of the moment for the Blues.

Grant Williams, NBA player who has played for the Celtics and the Mavericks, made a simple observation before the Olympic grand final: the destiny of the French team rests partly in the hands of Cordinier.

France will go as far as Yabusele, Lessort and Cordinier will take them.

EuroLeague players are killers, and they are there at every international competition!

This French team is full of resources.

While we were mainly expecting the NBA players, it is the EuroLeague stars who are showing themselves to be dangerous in this Olympic tournament.

And they will also have the keys to this final.