The Washington Wizards have made plenty of roster changes ahead of the 2025-26 regular season.
General manager Will Dawkins has made it a point of emphasis to shake things up as the season looms.
Some moves came through addition, with the likes of CJ McCollum, Tre Johnson and Cam Whitmore headlining the incoming Wizards to join the roster this offseason.
As a result, Washington was forced to make tough decisions which led to the departures of several players including the likes of Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey, Marcus Smart and even Richaun Holmes.
And while each loss will have a trickle effect of its own, potentially the worst loss of the offseason comes from a player still on the roster.
Alex Sarr suffers injury overseas
Alex Sarr took the opportunity to represent his home country France this offseason with the chance to not only continue his development against steep competition, but represent the country he grew up in; a dream that nearly every NBA player dreams about.
Following his showing in Summer League, the former No. 2 overall pick made it a point of emphasis to continue attacking the offseason in hopes of positioning himself for a major leap during his sophomore season.
And while he still very well could do that, he'll have to take time to recover from injury before he can set out to complete that goal.
After news released that Sarr suffered a calf injury against Slovenia in EuroBasket play, the decision came that the 7-footer would be sidelined for the rest of the offseason in hopes of being ready when Wizards' training camp begins in September.
Sarr being ready for training camp would be great news considering the idea that he may not miss any time at all when he returns to Washington.
However, considering the injury itself, the Wizards will need to be cautious with the recovery of Sarr.
As we all know, calf injuries are tricky to recover from and if they're mismanaged, it could result in further injury down the road or even immediately.
Looking at the current landscape of the Wizards roster and their minimal chance to compete in the Eastern Conference this season, there's absolutely no reason to rush Sarr back from injury.
Allow the big man to recover on his own time until he's 100% and make sure that when he does suit up for the Wizards next that he'll be able top do so with no limitations or risk to further damage himself.