At a time when the NBA could see a giant Victor Webanyama, 2.21 meters, in action, another young basketball player is talking about him. The Canadian Oliver RiouxAccording to the Guinness Book of Records, the 16-year-old is considered the tallest teenager in the world. Born in Quebec in 2006, Oliver Rioux went through the real Madrid to train and has just signed with IMG Academy, a private high school that trains the biggest nuggets in the world of sports. Due to his size, the young Canadian could be the tallest player to play in NBA in a few years.

.@tackofall99 vs. 12-year-old Olivier Rioux.🔥

Who do you have?🤷‍♂️

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—MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) March 23, 2019

Exceptional qualities

Involved in the Americas Championship last year, Oliver Rioux has a record 8.3 points and 10.3 rebounds averages. If he is currently being talked about after a famous commentator NBA Posting a photo of him by his side on social media, the Canadian has been in the conversation since this summer, for example when he played with the Quebec team at the Canada Summer Games. Coach at Canada Basketball Michael Meeks praised its merits a few weeks ago: “If you watch Olivier, he makes things faster, faster and stronger, […] and he moves at the right pace for a super tall player “.

Olivier Rioux is 7’6″ tall and just 16 years old 😱 #3SSB pic.twitter.com/r9J7xic1zv

— overtime (@overtime) April 27, 2022

An atypical physique that is increasingly present

If he is surely the tallest basketball player in the world today, that atypical physique could become the future of basketball. The immense players are more and more numerous on the international scene and seem to move very well on the ground, like Victor Webanyama. As explained Kevin Durantthis kind of very big players will be more and more present in the next few years, in NBA above all. We just have to wait for the young Frenchman’s arrival on the American pitches next season…