Ligament torn! The operation was successful! The Genius No. 7 show was ruined by injury

On September 14, the Wizards officially announced that Bilal Coolibali underwent surgery in New York and successfully repaired a tear of the right thumb ligament. Wizards official said that Koulibali was injured while representing the French men's basketball team in the European Cup. In the 1/8 final of this European Cup, France lost to Georgia 70-80 and was eliminated in an upset manner.

Coolibali played 6 games in the European Cup, averaging 18.8 minutes per game, scoring 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.7 turnovers. The shooting percentage is 41.2%, the three-point shooting percentage is only 21.4%, and the free throw shooting percentage is 87.5%. Outside projection is hot! In the last knockout match, Kulibaly made 0 of 3 shots and scored only 0 points and 3 rebounds.

This French men's basketball team has three high picks NBA rookies: Hawks No. 1 pick Rissache, Wizards No. 7 Sal, and Wizards No. 7 pick Kulibaly. Look at the performance of the other two: Rissache also played 6 games, averaging 17.8 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 turnover, with three shooting percentages: 47.7%, 41.4%, 57.1%.

Sal played two European Cup games due to injury, averaged 19.5 minutes per game, scored 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1 block and 1 turnover, with three shooting percentages: 72.7%, 25%, 100%. NBA famous reporter Tim MacMahon said: "Sal and Kulibali have good defense, but their offense is too bad. The Wizards cannot let them be on the court at the same time." The data of

Ressache and Kulibali are better than that of Kulibali, but they are not amazing. Let’s compare it horizontally. Serbian star Nikola Jovic played 6 European Cup games, averaging 26.1 minutes per game, scoring 12.8 points, 4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 60%, 52.4%, 92.3%. Although Jovic entered the NBA one year earlier than Kulibali, he only picked No. 27 in the first round, and his starting point in the NBA is far lower than that of the three French brothers. Kulibali and Vinbanyama have known each other for many years, and the two have joined forces to win the French U13 championship. After arriving in the Ligue 1, he played for the Metropolitan 92 team with Wenban.

Kulibali was born on July 26, 2004. He is 2.01 meters tall, has a wingspan of 2.19 meters, and has a running and jumping of 96cm. In the 2023 NBA Draft, Wenban Yama became the No. 1 pick. Kulibali's prediction ranking was 10-14, but he was picked at the 7th pick. Many fans did not expect that French rookies have become so popular in recent years. In his rookie season, Kulibali played 63 regular season games for the Wizards, including 15 starts. He averaged 27.2 minutes per game, scored 8.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks, and shots from three events: 43.5%, 34.6%, and 70.2%. On March 19, 2024, Kulibali broke his right wrist and was reimbursed in advance for the season. In the 2024-25 season, Kulibali played 59 games with the Wizards, all of which were the starters. He averaged 33 minutes per game, scored 12.3 points, 5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.7 blocks and 2.1 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 42.1%, 28.1%, 74.6%. The average score has indeed improved, but the shooting and three-point shooting percentage have actually decreased.

Kulibali just turned 21 years old and still has room for improvement. Do you think he can hit it?