Alex Sarr start to international play is everything the Wizards could hope for

As the NBA offseason continues, many players around the league are preparing to represent their home countries in friendly international matchups in the Eurocup.

For the Wizards, both Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr have signed themselves up to compete for the French national team, which allows for them to continue working on their craft against elite competition as they gear up towards next season.

Obviously, there's pros and cons to summer work, especially for players like Sarr who immediately bounced from playing in Summer League to international play.

As a player, rest in the offseason is key for a lengthy 82-game season, but for the Wizards, that may not be as vital considering their season ended much earlier than 16 other teams in the league.

Not to mention, Sarr's age should allow him to recover a lot faster than veterans around the league who could be participating.

Nonetheless, through the start of international play, Sarr's performance has already began to show encouraging signs for fans who have high hopes for the former No. 2 overall pick heading into year two.

In Team France's first international friendly matchup against Montenegro, Sarr balled out totaling 19 points and 4 rebounds in only 14 minutes of play.

The most encouraging sign of Sarr's first performance? Shooting efficiency.

Sarr ended the game shooting 70% from the floor and 60% from beyond the arc, which alone is an encouraging sign for his offensive game.

Defensively, there's not much to worry about when it comes to the 7-footer, who has shown nothing but promise as a premiere shot blocker and versatile defender.

However, offensively, Sarr's struggles have been the most concerning area of his game and mainly due to his lack of efficiency from inside the paint.

As a big man at 7-foot, you'd think that post play and finishing around the rim would be Sarr's strong suit. Unfortunately, it's the complete opposite for the French product as he's shown more of a desire to play from the perimeter and stretch the floor.

Which, if that's how Sarr prefers to play, that's not an issue considering there's plenty of bigs in the league who primarily impact the game offensively by stretching the floor. But to do that, the Wizards young forward has to find a way to knock down shots and make shots consistently for head coach Brian Keefe to rely on that part of his game.

So far, his international play is showing positive signs about how he can impact the Wizards heading into year two.