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The Stein Line has learned that the Wizards and Bilal Coulibaly did engage in some 11th-hour discussions last Monday. No deal was ultimately reached, meaning Coulibaly is also headed for restricted free agency next summer, but the late-stage talks leave an impression that Washington still sees the former No. 7 overall pick as part of its future.
Bilal Coulibaly and the Washington Wizards did not reach a rookie-scale contract extension before Monday’s league deadline for 2023 first-round picks entering their fourth NBA seasons, according to a league source who was granted anonymity to speak freely about contractual matters.
Josh Robbins: Alex Sarr, Tristan Vukcevic, Kyshawn George and Bilal Coulibaly are sitting courtside across from the Wizards' bench. There might be more Wizards players here, but those are the four I see.
Head coach Frederic Fauthoux has named a 16-player roster for the senior national team of France heading into the upcoming July window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, as revealed by the French Federation of Basketball on Friday. The star-studded training camp squad is highlighted by the returns of veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier, alongside a strong NBA contingent featuring Bilal Coulibaly, Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Guerschon Yabusele, and newcomer Maxime Raynaud. While France will be without Victor Wembanyama following his deep run in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, Fauthoux balanced the roster with EuroLeague standouts Sylvain Francisco, Nadir Hifi, Jaylen Hoard, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Frank Ntilikina, Elie Okobo, and Matthew Strazel, who were also called up alongside window veterans Adam Mokoka and Amine Noua to ensure continuity.
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“I want to be a good two-way player, a really good two-way player, one of the best in the league. I think I got the tools for it. I think I’m solid defensively, and offensively, still getting better. I’m still getting better every day. So yeah, I just want to be a really complete guard that can guard defensively and get buckets offensively.”
The Wizards have downgraded Justin Champagnie (right knee contusion), Bilal Coulibaly (right retrocalcaneal bursitis) and Tre Johnson (right foot sprain) to questionable for Sunday’s game against Brooklyn. Tristan Vukcevic (right knee contusion) is also questionable.
Josh Robbins: The playing statuses of Alex Sarr and Tristan Vukčević have been downgraded to OUT for this afternoon's game in Miami. But Justin Champagnie, Bilal Coulibaly and Tre Johnson have been upgraded to AVAILABLE. Today's game is the first game of a back-to-back for the Wizards.
Josh Robbins: The playing statuses of Bilal Coulibaly and Leaky Black for today's game have been upgraded to available. Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr, Cam Whitmore, Trae Young and D'Angelo Russell remain out.
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Bilal Coulibaly: When I was in Washington from here and I put my gas in it was around 120 dollars I would say a full tank and here it's like 73 dollars now that I live in Virginia it's crazy the difference, it's crazy. Q: And the first time you filled up your tank , weren't you shocked? Coulibaly: Like, I was shocked, I was shocked, you know. I didn't even want to drive anymore. I thought to myself, "But that's impossible!" I was shocked.
Greg Finberg: Alex Sarr (left big toe capsulitis) is available for tonight’s game vs. Detroit. Bilal Coulibaly (right retrocalcaneal bursitis) is out.
