Any rising French point guard who climbs through the ranks does so in Parker’s shadow. Fair or not, that prospect will always be compared to the four-time NBA champion. He removes any chance of caveats with those comparisons if he grew up in the city Parker considers home — Rouen, about 35 miles from the English Channel — attended Parker’s camps as a kid and now plays for Parker’s club. Maledon is OK with all that. “He is a legend,” Maledon says. “He gave a lot of hopes to young players to believe in their dream and try to achieve it.”