20-year-old Yves Missi has become the sixth Cameroonian to get selected into the NBA after the New Orleans Pelicans drafted him at the 21st position on the 2024 NBA Draft. The center walks in the path of Ruben Boumtje, Luc Mbah A Moute, Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam and Christian Koloko who have all gone on to have successful careers in the NBA.
Missi after Thursday morning’s draft becomes the second highest drafted Cameroonian in the NBA after Joel Embiid who came third in the 2014 draft.
Born in Belgium but groomed in Cameroon into a Cameroonian basketball royalty, Missi made a name for himself playing for Baylor University’s basketball team where he made history by becoming the first Baylor freshman to earn the 2023-24 All-Big 12 Defensive Team selection.
Born into a family of renowned basketballers, Missi’s love for sport revolved around football with the Cameroonian idolizing Lionel Messi and having a lot of admiration for Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. His initial plans were to become a footballer before the family virus caught up with him.
Missi after Thursday morning’s draft becomes the second highest drafted Cameroonian in the NBA after Joel Embiid who came third in the 2014 draft.
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