Vincent Collet quickly congratulated himself on the victory against Canada on Tuesday, in particular by praising one of his players.

A nice statement, which did not please some people on the European side.

While the French team beat Canada on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals, one player quickly stood out in this game: Mathias Lessort.

Sparkling in attack throughout this game, the interior was praised by many people following this performance.

Fans on social networks are delighted, as was Vincent Collet in a press conference.

The coach was obviously happy with Lessort’s performance, with a Canadian team unable to stop him during this game.

Collet shared a few comments in a press conference, explaining in particular his incomprehension about the fact that Lessort is not currently in the NBA when you look at his talent.

Vincent Collet cropped by a colleague

Let’s remember that on the NBA side, it is the Knicks who own the rights to the player after a trade with the Timberwolves in 2020.

No one knows if the New York franchise is interested, but Sasa Obradovic did not like this statement at all.

The current coach of AS Monaco spoke out with a message on his Twitter account.

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Is the NBA better? The debate remains very thorny among fans.

But for Lessort, a place is not guaranteed across the Atlantic, he who could polish the bench at the Knicks instead in the worst-case scenario.

Suffice to say that a departure is not on the agenda unless there is a surprise, especially since he has a very solid role today in Europe.

Vincent Collet’s last outing did not please Sasa Obradovic at all, who recalled the importance of keeping good players in Europe if possible.

However, we imagine that Mathias Lessort’s performances were noted by the Knicks.