What impresses me most about this kid is that despite clearly being raw and experimenting a lot with his game he's still a very positive impact player for his club, which can't be said for many upside swings in this class. He's found a nice balance of flashing a wide variety of skills while also playing within his limitations so that he doesn't hurt his team. Because of this, he might be one of those prospects best served to be on a more competitive team with a clear defined role, where he's shown he can be efficient and productive while slowly adding to his budding skillset.
Thanks for watching! I think you hit the nail on the head saying that he's showing a multitude of interesting flashes while still being mature enough to play within his role at just 18. He didn't even start the season with Mets' pro team. This is sort of a two-way deal, in that Coulibaly is still so raw that he is still highly moldable but lacks a defined role right now. That's more of a team fit/philosophy thing at times, however. I think his floor can be a shooting Hamidou Diallo, while his absolute best case outcome probably ranges closer to Jalen Williams' ceiling.
Coulibaly has made me feel old, very old. An 18 year old Frenchman, who has only played professionally since January and who may be a lottery pick!!!! A few years ago his highest aspiration would have been to go to a good university. But, it is true that the kid has something: a lot of potential in attack and defense. Very raw, but very interesting.
He has heaps of two-way potential and, like you said, he's still so young with his entire career ahead of him. Coulibaly barely played in Mets 92's Las Vegas tour vs. Ignite at the start of the season, and now it's not unreasonable to have him slotted as a lotto pick.
Kevin Broom of Bullets Forever has him ranked the #5 prospect using his analysis tools (YODA). He's a very intriguing prospect. 6'7 to 6'8 with a HUGE wingspan, seems like the defensive potential is extremely high with him, the question is: can he shoot?
I’m pretty high on Bilal also. He can shoot I think, but he hasn’t proven yet (because he’s so young, really) that he can do it on high volume while maintaining his efficiency, or consistently create his own shot. Thanks for watching!
@@FloorandCeiling Well how about that! The Wiz ended up grabbing Bilal. Even traded up one spot to do so, which was a little odd. Apparent rumors of the Spurs and Utah being interested in him at #7. He definitely has flaws with the shooting and sample size. He seems like a classic 20s Toronto pick: hyper athletic long wing but has obvious question marks.
Rupert had a much shorter leash and suffered an untimely injury this season, so he definitely couldn't experiment as much as Bilal. I think they're pretty close, though. Coulibaly has maybe shown more as a shooter until now.
OKC is definitely the biggest threat with the pick right before. I think Coulibaly is right up the Thunder's alley... which is very similar to Toronto's. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@FloorandCeilingYes. Jalen Williams was really successful as a rookie this season doing a lot of the same things Coulibaly can already do, and they share near identical measurements except that Coulibaly is a little taller with a longer wingspan, while Williams is bigger and stronger at this point. Williams is older and much more polished, but conceivably Coulibaly can reach or exceed how good Williams is now, with the flashes he has shown recently.
@@ryanb7186 Yeah, I think the upside exists. The rim pressure is there, definitely. JDub was more higher level opportunities to handle the ball and create for others, though. Coulibaly hasn't had that chance at the pro level really
What impresses me most about this kid is that despite clearly being raw and experimenting a lot with his game he's still a very positive impact player for his club, which can't be said for many upside swings in this class. He's found a nice balance of flashing a wide variety of skills while also playing within his limitations so that he doesn't hurt his team.
Because of this, he might be one of those prospects best served to be on a more competitive team with a clear defined role, where he's shown he can be efficient and productive while slowly adding to his budding skillset.
Thanks for watching! I think you hit the nail on the head saying that he's showing a multitude of interesting flashes while still being mature enough to play within his role at just 18. He didn't even start the season with Mets' pro team.
This is sort of a two-way deal, in that Coulibaly is still so raw that he is still highly moldable but lacks a defined role right now. That's more of a team fit/philosophy thing at times, however. I think his floor can be a shooting Hamidou Diallo, while his absolute best case outcome probably ranges closer to Jalen Williams' ceiling.
Wizards GM Will said Coulibaly has grown an inch since being drafted.
Coulibaly now stands 6’9” with a 7’3” wingspan.
Last year's draft was soo talented, where do you rank him now and where do you project him to land in the future ?
Welcome to DC!
Starting off a new era of Wizards basketball in a big, bold way. Excited to watch Bilal develop for DC but this is really only the first move of many.
Great look at Bilal here
Appreciate you bro!
Coulibaly has made me feel old, very old.
An 18 year old Frenchman, who has only played professionally since January and who may be a lottery pick!!!! A few years ago his highest aspiration would have been to go to a good university.
But, it is true that the kid has something: a lot of potential in attack and defense. Very raw, but very interesting.
He has heaps of two-way potential and, like you said, he's still so young with his entire career ahead of him. Coulibaly barely played in Mets 92's Las Vegas tour vs. Ignite at the start of the season, and now it's not unreasonable to have him slotted as a lotto pick.
Pick 7!!! Surreal
Thanks for putting in all the time
Thanks for watching 🙏
WIZARD
Big move to start off a new era of DC basketball.
Great breakdown! I think you could use a higher quality mic going forward though
Thanks for watching! Appreciate the feedback 🙏
Kevin Broom of Bullets Forever has him ranked the #5 prospect using his analysis tools (YODA). He's a very intriguing prospect. 6'7 to 6'8 with a HUGE wingspan, seems like the defensive potential is extremely high with him, the question is: can he shoot?
I’m pretty high on Bilal also. He can shoot I think, but he hasn’t proven yet (because he’s so young, really) that he can do it on high volume while maintaining his efficiency, or consistently create his own shot. Thanks for watching!
@@FloorandCeiling Well how about that! The Wiz ended up grabbing Bilal. Even traded up one spot to do so, which was a little odd. Apparent rumors of the Spurs and Utah being interested in him at #7. He definitely has flaws with the shooting and sample size. He seems like a classic 20s Toronto pick: hyper athletic long wing but has obvious question marks.
well then
Off to DC!
I want the Warriors to grab him... Stash him. Who do you think will be better between him and Rupert?
Rupert had a much shorter leash and suffered an untimely injury this season, so he definitely couldn't experiment as much as Bilal. I think they're pretty close, though. Coulibaly has maybe shown more as a shooter until now.
Hopefully he falls to the Raptors
OKC is definitely the biggest threat with the pick right before. I think Coulibaly is right up the Thunder's alley... which is very similar to Toronto's. Thanks for watching 🙏
@@FloorandCeilingYes. Jalen Williams was really successful as a rookie this season doing a lot of the same things Coulibaly can already do, and they share near identical measurements except that Coulibaly is a little taller with a longer wingspan, while Williams is bigger and stronger at this point. Williams is older and much more polished, but conceivably Coulibaly can reach or exceed how good Williams is now, with the flashes he has shown recently.
@@ryanb7186 Yeah, I think the upside exists. The rim pressure is there, definitely. JDub was more higher level opportunities to handle the ball and create for others, though. Coulibaly hasn't had that chance at the pro level really