On August 17, Beijing time, a number of American media reported that the official height of Olivier Leu, a freshman center at the University of Florida, is 2.36 meters. What is this concept? He is 12 centimeters taller than Wembanyama (2.24m) and if he makes it to the NBA in the future, Rieu will break the all-time record for height (2.31m), which is held by Muresan and Manuel Bol.

Olivier-Riu is 18 years old and was born in Quebec, Canada, in 2006. In 2021, the 15-year-old Riu has reached 2.26 meters tall, and Guinness World Records announced that he is the tallest teenager in the world. Currently, he has grown to 2.36 meters and weighs 131.5 kilograms.

At last year's U19 Men's World Youth Championship, Riu played for Canada and briefly played against Yang Hansen. Yang played nearly 28 minutes and had six points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, while Leew only played three minutes and had two rebounds. At that World Youth Championship, Lieu didn't play much, playing 12 minutes against Japan, scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block, shooting 5-of-6.

If Rieu can make it to the NBA, he will break the all-time height record in the league, but it won't be easy for Rieu to get into the NBA. The American media took the 2.24-meter-old Zach Edie as an example, believing that if Edie entered the NBA in the 80s of the last century, he would undoubtedly be the top pick, but in today's league with a significantly faster pace, his selection with the 9th pick in the first round is a little surprising to everyone.

If Lev wants to get a chance to play in the NBA, he will have to try to perform in the NCAA, after all, in the eyes of scouts, the height of 2.36 meters may not be more of an advantage, but a weakness.