French players flash in recent games
French bigs had strong box scores: Rudy Gobert posted 18 points, 9 rebounds and a 27 evaluation in 36 minutes vs. Golden State, while Ulrien Cissoko scored 14 with 4 boards vs. Utah and Guerschon Yabusele added 11 and 2 rebounds vs. Chicago — quick proof of France’s depth showing up on scoreboards tweet. Those lines matter for matchups and European scouting heat.
Gobert went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 8-for-10 at the line in Minnesota’s 127-117 road win at Golden State on March 13, 2026 ([espn.com)]. That outing nudged him above his season scoring average (10.9 points) while keeping him among the league rebounding leaders (11.3 per game), per his 2025–26 season totals on ESPN ([espn.com)]. Portland’s young wing Sidy Cissoko produced his efficient 14 on 6-of-10 shooting and 2-of-5 from deep in the Trail Blazers’ 124-114 victory over Utah on March 13, 2026, doing it in just 17 minutes of run ([espn.com)]. Cissoko’s playing time has crept up this month — he’s averaging about 15.0 minutes and 4.8 points in March per his game log — evidence of an expanded role in Portland’s rotation ([espn.com)]. Guerschon Yabusele supplied a hot 4-of-6 shooting night (including 3-of-3 from three) in 20 minutes during Chicago’s 119-108 trip to Los Angeles on March 13, 2026, a line recorded in the Bulls’ box score ([africa.espn.com)]. Those individual displays arrive as France’s federation keeps a wide pool to pick from — the FFBB updated a 58-player “Team France” group on June 2, 2025, giving coaches and scouts multiple frontcourt options to monitor ahead of EuroBasket and beyond ([ffbb.com)].
