2016 NBA Draft: Hardest names to pronounce, ranked

4. Isaia Cordinier, SG, France

Petr Cornelie isn’t the only French prospect who could send broadcasters scrambling for a pronunciation guide on draft night. Isaia Cordinier, who played with Denain ASC Voltaire of France’s Pro B league this past season, appears to be a likely second-round pick for teams in pursuit of a draft-and-stash shooting guard.

The 19-year-old averaged 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 triples in just 23.4 minutes per game this past season, knocking down 40.4 percent of his three-point attempts on the year. At 6’5″ and 177 pounds, he still desperately needs to fill out his body—something he is well aware of, per The Vertical’s Jonathan Givony—but DraftExpress’ Mike Schmidt suggested Cordiner could eventually “carve out a role similar to Tyler Johnson’s of the Miami Heat as an attacking, athletic guard who competes, can pass and make a shot.”

Like Cheick Diallo, Cordinier’s first name is far more difficult to pronounce than his last. According to Sixers.com’s Brian Seltzer, the correct way to say his full name is “eez-EYE-uh CHORD-in-yay.” While anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of French may have guessed how to say his last name accurately, his first name is a nightmare for announcers used to saying “EYE-zey-uh” thanks to Isaiah Thomas. Luckily, they’ll be using Cordinier’s last name far more than his first.

Next: 3. Rade Zagorac