Neal Sako, power and rebounding ability for the Taronja front court

Valencia Basket has reached an agreement for French international center Neal Sako (2.10m, Aubergenville, 08/13/1998, 26 years old) to join our men’s team. The player has already signed a contract for the next two seasons, through June 30, 2027, after successfully completing his medical and physical examinations at QuirónSalud Hospital in Valencia.

Neal Sako arrives from LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, where he made his EuroLeague debut this season, playing in 33 games—27 of them as a starter—averaging 9 points and 6.2 rebounds (the seventh-best in the competition), with a performance index rating of 12.4. One of the areas in which he particularly stood out in his first season in Europe’s top competition was offensive rebounding, ranking second in the league with 2.7 offensive boards per game and grabbing 16.5% of all available offensive rebounds. This season, he also made his debut with the French senior national team during the February 2025 FIBA EuroBasket qualifiers, contributing to victories over Croatia and Bosnia.