The Washington Wizards have a lot riding on the development of their young core.
After years of selecting in the top of the NBA Draft Lottery, Washington has struggled to find the answers to the questions the fanbase has been asking for nearly a decade.
That question: When will the Wizards compete in the Eastern Conference again?
Until Washington manages to finally hit on one of their draft picks the answer to the fanbase's question will have to wait.
Fortnunately, Washington may have found a pair of building blocks in the 2024 NBA Draft in Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, who have proven to be hidden gems in one of the weakest draft classes in recent years.
However, the one other high-upside prospect who's yet to tap into his potential is another French product who can't seem to get out of his own way.
Bilal Coulibaly's inconsistency is among his biggest issues
Bilal Coulibaly was selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the Wizards in the 2023 NBA Draft.
The oversized guard's skillset and size mixed with his defensive instincts made him one of the most unique prospects that many felt if he could develop his offensive game would allow for him to become one of the most elite two-way players in the league.
Throughout his three seasons in the league, Coulibaly has shown flashes of that scouting report proving true.
However, those flashes haven't been consistent enough to allow for the Wizards or their fanbase to believe that Coulibaly might not be a bust after all.
For a fanbase who's grown accustomed to swing and misses from the Wizards, the overwhelming idea that Coulibaly may be yet another bust has become the overwhelming belief surrounding the Wizards wing.
Throughout it all, the one thing keeping Coulibaly from proving that beleif wrong has been his inconsistency throughout his career.
Coulibaly's inability to prove that he can be just as impactful offensively as he's shown the tendency to do on the defensive side of the ball.
The former top 10 pick may be able to keep his spot on the Wizards by simply being a defensive ace, which has proven to go a long ways in this league.
Nonetheless, until he's able to string together consistency on the offensive end, it's hard to believe he'll ever develop into the two-way star the Wizards hoped he could become when they selected him