The San Antonio Spurs selected Sidy Cissoko with the 44th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Cissoko, 19, comes by way of France and is 6-foot-7 inches tall. He played one season with the G League Ignite, where he averaged 12.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 28 regular season games. He also recorded eight games where he scored at least 20 points.
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With the depth the Spurs have at the perimeter positions, Cissoko is a likely 2-way candidate and may spend the majority of next season in the G League next season with the Austin Spurs. As a good athlete, he shows potential as a defender.
With the 44th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Sidy Cissoko! #NBADraft | @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/drumOsa0M0
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) June 23, 2023
Cissoko was chosen to the play in the Rising Stars Challenge at the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend. He was also one of 24 players named to the G League inaugural Next Up Game.
The Spurs also traded their 33rd draft pick, 18-year-old Leonard Miller, to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In exchange, the Spurs received two future second-round picks, according to the NBA.
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