Nolan Traoré’s Brother

Nolan Traore, who was born on May 28, 2006, in Créteil, France, is one of the most talented young basketball players in Europe and is among the top in the 2025 NBA Draft Class. Traore is 6 feet 3 inches tall and started his professional basketball career with Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, playing as a Point Guard and scoring 16.8 points per game in the 2023-24 season. He was awarded the best young player of the league after scoring a record 45 points in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament against Barcelona.

Traore’s talent has not remained unnoticed and he was signed by Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball in the LNB Pro A, the top basketball league in France in March 2024. He started scoring from the onset and became the youngest player to score 25 points in a league match. His good performance did not stop at the Nike Hoop Summit where he scored 18 points and 4 assists against some of the best NBA prospects. According to Bleacher Report, he is set to be a lottery pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft.

Who is Nolan Traore's brother?

Nolan Traore’s brother is Armel Traoré, who is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers affiliate team, South Bay Lakers of the NBA G-League.

Who is Armel Traore?

Armel Traoré is a professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers in the NBA G-League and was born in Créteil, France on January 23, 2003 and is 21 years old as of December 2024. He is the older brother of Nolan Traore. He is 6 feet and 8 inches tall and plays at the Small Forward position. He began his career with CFBB, a basketball team in Paris and then made his way to AS Monaco and played with several other French clubs like ALM Évreux and Metropolitans 92 among others. He was undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft and later signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and was then sent to the South Bay Lakers to further hone his skills.