Sekou Doumbouya

ABOUT SEKOU DOUMBOUYA

Forward who became a star in France while playing for
Poitiers Basket 86 and Limoges CSP. He was selected 15th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons .

He was born in Guinea, but his family moved to France when he was one year old. He was originally a soccer player and did not play basketball until age 12.

He helped lead France to a gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

He has four siblings.

Upon joining the Pistons, he became teammates with star forward Blake Griffin .