So it’s official: Isaïa Cordinier and Vincent Poirier will be part of the World Cup to replace Mathias Lessort and Frank Ntilikina. The Blues released a statement to announce the news. Saturday, during the last press conference of the Blues in France, Collet explained that Matthias Lessort was going to stay in Paris to treat his injury. As for Frank Ntilikina, his thigh injury, which occurred in the last game against Lithuania, turned out to be more serious than it was.
Isaïa Cordinier, 19 selections, will therefore replace the leader of the Blues. The 26-year-old winger is a more attacking profile than Ntilikina and is coming off an interesting season with Virtus Bologna in Italy. He knows the high level and competes in the Euroleague. Just like Vincent Poirier, the pivot of Real Madrid. He comes to replace Matthias Lessort, who has never been able to participate in training and preparation matches. Poirier, with 56 selections, is a regular in this French team and knows the game system well. The two players will be in action from August 17 against Japan and then against Australia on August 20.