The new Washington Wizards executive team continued their aggressive deal-making, trading into the 7th pick to select French wing Bilal Coulibaly.
To move up one spot and secure Coulibaly, the Wizards gave up a pair of 2028 second round picks. With the eighth pick, the Indiana Pacers took Jarace Walker, who will likely become a starting forward.
Coulibaly has one of the biggest upsides in this draft. His numbers won’t jump off the page, but the potential he has is through the roof. He was Washington’s pick in two mock drafts last week, and ranked fifth overall in Kevin Broom’s stat-based YODA prospect analysis system.