How Good is 7'9 Olivier Rioux Really?

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"... smaller guys like Wembanyama and Holmgrem" Now that's something I didn't thought I'd hear

Team canada got 7'4" zach edey at power forward and oliver rioux 7'9" at center

These YT feeds keep cracking me up. Each time there's an even taller player involved that I'd never heard of before. The next one will be about some 8'0" rising star.

honestly, usually guys this tall are way skinnier and move way slower, he gotta focus on staying healthy and he can be a great player

Zach edey has already proven that a giant can make consistent year to year improvement so there's definitely a chance with this guy

He moves extremely well for his size and has a great frame. His shot looks smooth also. I think he could easily develope into an NBA level talent. He'll need 4 years in college for sure though.

what scary is that he looks pretty normal for that height. most guys' that tall always look a bit wonky or unstable.

It's not that wemby, chet, and porzingis are "just short enough" to still be mobile, it's that they are exceptionally mobile for their heights, which is why they're so good

He is the first to perfect the standing windmill dunk...🙂👍🏻

I got one word for him- plyometrics...! He should SOLELY be focused on coordination, running and jumping. At that size if he can just move more than a stiff he would be dominant.

I can’t even create him on 2k with the max being 7”7 he’s Guinness Book of world record type of tall😂😂😂

This dude actually has a stolid frame at over 7 foot. He could be unstoppable if he focused on his strength

This just makes you appreciate how coordinated and well rounded Wemby is. Wemby is legit just a 6’2 guy that got stretched out

6:17 "even smaller guys like wembanyama and chet holmgren" 💀

I’m rooting for him to improve to NBA caliber.

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American and male. All of this shows you the perspective I am writing from. He looks pretty good. At 7'9", he can actually take dribbles, and do the step step dunk. Take someone from my era, Dale Davis, who was "only" 6'10", and is one NBA player who could not get the ball on a fast break, and do a simple bounce bounce step step dunk. Ervin Johnson (of the Sonics and Nuggets) also couldn't do this. However, Rioux looks light, and like he would be pushed around by Shaquille O'Neal. BUT, in the NBA in 2024, we don't have Shaq, Hakeem Olajuwon. In fact, even the best power forwards and centers are Stretch 4's and 5's. He's certainly intriguing. What I really like about him, is that while he's a good shot blocker and dunker, he NEVER talks trash. I really like and respect skilled athletes, who let their game speak for itself, without braggodocio. I really wish him well.

IMG Academy is a high school for future pro sports players. Rioux is playing back up big because that is his most likely pro out come. Same for Zack Edey at IMG, but now he's a starter. Rioux is being drilled in how to shoot the outside jumper in practice. Not in games yet. Hopefully at Florida he'll be shooting from 15 feet.

lol looks like me dunking on my nerf hoop, he literally doesn't have to jump

If he focuses on improving his overall athleticism, and developing the skills NBA big men need he should be successful. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t make the NBA or the Europa League.