After selecting the consensus best player in the draft, Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs didn’t pick again until the middle of the second round. With their only other pick in the draft, San Antonio selected another long, athletic French player.
With the 44th pick the Spurs selected Sidy Cissoko from the G League Ignite. The 19-year-old hails from Paris, France. He played one year of professional basketball alongside Scoot Henderson with the Ignite where he averaged 12.8 points, 3.5 assists, 1.2 steals and a block per game. He shot a respectable 46% from the field, 30% from three and 65% from the line in his sole season.