There are plenty of headlines surrounding the Washington Wizards headed into next season.
Obviously, the potential leap for Alex Sarr in year two is a big focal point heading into October, as is the upcoming rookie campaign for reigning No. 6 overall pick Tre Johnson.
Not to mention, the intriguing addition of Cam Whitmore this offseason that many fans and members of the team's front office is excited to see how everything unfolds for the former first-round pick and a change of scenery.
Even the veteran acquisition of CJ McCollum has plenty of attention heading into next season.
However, one of the biggest question marks fans are watching heading into next season is the development of Bilal Coulibaly.
The French product is set to enter his third season with the Wizards and after a fairly impressive sophomore campaign, Washington was hoping that the oversized guard could use a big offseason to put him in position for a breakout year in 2025-26.
Nonetheless, following a nightmare offseason with underwhelming play in FIBA EuroBasket that was capped off with a right thumb injury that forced him to have surgery, Coulibaly's facing an uphill climb to be the player the organization hoped he could become when they drafted him.
Coulibaly is set to miss the start of the season after receiving a 6 to 8 week recovery timeline.
Between being sidelined from his injury and the poor reviews from his play for Team France, the two-way playmaker is seemingly being written off.
Not only do fans seem to be overlooking the potential the guard has, but writing him off this early seems to be a mistake.
Regardless, this could be the exact fuel that Coulibaly could use to prove the entire fanbase and the rest of his critics wrong.
The talent is there and he's shown flashes of how disruptive he can be as a defender.
With room to grow offensively, if Coulibaly can just tone down the aggressive nature defensively that gets him in foul trouble, there's plenty to work with moving forward.
Assuming Brian Keefe is aware of the potential the young wing has, it wouldn't be a shock to see the Wizards immediately turn to him when he returns to the lineup.
Then again, it's up to Coulibaly to put the work in and improve because of he continues giving the team reason to doubt his development, he could be the next prospect the Wizards move on from.