One of the top players in the NBA's 2025 draft class, French guard Nolan Traore, has spurned offers from around the world to remain in his home country, he told ESPN on Saturday. Traore, a 6-foot-5, 17-year-old playmaker who matriculated from famed Parisian sports academy INSEP, will sign a two-year contract with Saint-Quentin in the French first division. "Basketball-wise, it's the best situation for me," Traore said. "I can play with a coach that I know, that gave me the confidence to play in the playoffs. I liked the first experience that I had with them. Playing in the FIBA Champions League [BCL] group stage next season will be exciting and was a big positive." Traore was being recruited by a host of powerhouse college basketball programs -- including Duke, Arkansas, Gonzaga and Alabama -- as well as the Australian NBL and EuroLeague and EuroCup teams in France and abroad. He said the comfort of being close to home, along with his preexisting...