 And here's what you need to know. In the first round of the NBA draft, the first selection from the Atlanta Hawks was Zachary Rissachet out of France. He's the second straight player out of France to go number one overall. Picked a win day on the last year. And the number two pick also was from France. Alex Saar goes number two to the Washington Wizards. Three French players were taken to the top ten. Four French players selected.