Although the Washington Wizards lost 131-92 to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, power forward Marvin Bagley III made a case to get prominent minutes this season with a 10-point, eight-rebound performance.
The Washington Wizards were the second-worst team in the NBA last season. The Wizards preseason schedule is underway, and things aren’t looking much brighter.
Searching for their first win of the preseason, the Brooklyn Nets caught a pregame break ahead of their matchup with the Washington Wizards. Bilal Coulibaly (left finger sprain) and Alex Sarr (right calf soreness) will both be held out of tonight's 7:30 p.m.
The Washington Wizards are ramping up for the season with another preseason contest tonight against the Brooklyn Nets, but two of their young stars won't be seeing the floor.
Washington seeks second straight preseason win The Washington Wizards play the Brooklyn Nets tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Here is the formal preview. You can also watch Matt Modderno and the Bleav in Wizards podcast host a live preview show at 6:30 p.m.
Although 2023-24 was a rough season for the Washington Wizards, it provided then-rookie Bilal Coulibaly with vital experience at the top level, finishing with 8.4 points per game on 43.5% shooting with 4.1 boards and 1.7 assists across 63 contests.
The Washington Wizards were drinking the kool-aid when the hype surrounding Bilal Coulibaly was growing ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft. The 6-8 French wing and teammate of No.
The Washington Wizards are in full rebuilding mode right now, so nobody expects them to contend for much of anything this season. However, it's important for the Wizards' young players to actually show progress.
Now 6-foot-9 with shoes and up to 205 pounds, Washington Wizards second-year wing Bilal Coulibaly has grown physically since his rookie season. However, his development isn’t limited to his physical profile, as the 20-year-old has also improved his awareness and added to his skillset.
Varun Shankar of The Washington Post provides his insights On today’s Bleav in Wizards podcast around 3:30 p.m. EST, The Washington Post’s new Wizards beat writer Varun Shankar joins to share his insights on the start of the Wizards preseason activities.
Breakout seasons for NBA players can sometimes come out of nowhere.
Washington Wizards wing Bilal Coulibaly is like a ball of clay. Well, one with an incredible defensive foundation, as the 2023 No. 7 pick looks like he’ll be one of the league’s best perimeter defenders for years to come.
The 2023-24 NBA season was a miserable one for the Washington Wizards. They finished 15-67, just one game better than the league-worst Detroit Pistons.
Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly raised eyebrows when he reiterated that Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam is one of the league’s most overrated players.
Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly doesn’t think Pascal Siakam is quite as good as he’s made out to be. The former Toronto Raptors star was named the most overrated player in the league by Coulibaly during a recent French-language interview with RMC Sport.
Washington Wizards rookie guard Bilal Coulibaly will miss the rest of the regular season because of a fractured right wrist. The injury occurred when Coulibaly fell to the court in the team's loss Saturday against the Bulls in Chicago.
The 2023-24 NBA season has been a disappointing one for the Washington Wizards. They have the worst record in the league at 11-57, guaranteeing a losing season before the All-Star Break even rolled around.
The rookie has been one of the few bright spots for the team.
The two-month mark of the NBA season has come and gone, which means we can fully believe what we're seeing now. The days of outliers and small sample sizes are behind us. Here is a look at five rookies who have been impressing.
There hasn’t been much to get excited about when it comes to the Washington Wizards during the 2023-24 NBA regular season. They are 4-22 on the season, tied for the second-fewest wins in the league with the San Antonio Spurs.
Nearly all Washington, D.C. sports fans of the 2010s, before the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018, heard about the "D.C. sports curse" that allegedly plagued the city's sports franchises. These days, it feels like the nation's capital was actually spoiled back then.
Rookie Bilal Coulibaly has been one of the bright spots for the Wizards in a season that has been deemed as a “reshaping” campaign. Coulibaly, who was the No.
With 5:47 remaining, the Wizards were poised for their third win. Then they didn't score another point.
On Sunday night, Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly issued a forewarning to the NBA. Offensively, Coulibaly poured on 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting, highlighted by four scorching 3-pointers on seven attempts.
It raised some eyebrows around the NBA when the Wizards traded up to No. 7 in June’s draft to nab French forward Bilal Coulibaly, who played second fiddle to Victor Wembanyama for the Metropolitans 92 last season. But Coulibaly, the NBA’s third-youngest player, has impressed the team with his poise and maturity so far this fall.
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