Before undergoing surgery, Noah Esenge is already thinking about next summer

His time on the operating table is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday. Noah Essengue will have surgery after dislocating his left shoulder, an injury that already deprived of parquet until the end of the season.

The choice to operate now was discussed with the Bulls staff, and it was better to wait until the end of the season. ” They said I’d better do it now. I would have the whole summer to work and be ready for next year », 18-year projectsoperated for the first time in his career.

To make sure, the Frenchman, selected in the 12th position last June, was able to talk to his team-mates Ayo Dosunmu and Kobe White who had similar shoulder operations.

“It will be long, but not so painful”

« It was nice to talk to them about what was going on. I was confident that it wouldn’t be that difficult. It will be long, but not that painful. A lot of work, but it will be good », the Orléans native, who is leaving his team after two appearances without scoring a single point in the Big League, is positive.

He will go through long months of recovery, but intends to use the next few months for work. ” I can do many things, like dribbling, shooting. So, yeah, I’m going to try to use whatever time I have to do little things on and off the field to get ready for next season “, he shows.

Disappointed by this break, when his career didn’t take off? Obviously, because ” This is my first season in the NBA. And going through surgery is always difficult. But on the other hand, that’s life, you know? In life we ​​always go through operations and things like that. » he concludes.

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