And three. Bilal Coulibaly has announced that he will appear for the 2023 NBA draft, scheduled for June 22. The Boulogne-Levallois winger is the third Frenchman to declare himself a candidate after his teammate and phenomenon, Victor Wembanyama (19), and Rayan Rupert (18), rear of the New Zealand Breakers, in New Zealand.
Coulibaly (18 years old, 1.99m) revealed himself to the Metropolitans 92 for his first professional season, under the orders of Vincent Collet. He played 22 games for averages of 4.2 pts and 2.7 rebounds at 57.4% on shots, playing 16 minutes per game. According to the various projections across the Atlantic, Coulibaly could be chosen at the end of the first round of the NBA draft, around the 25th choice (out of 60 possible). Wembanyama is expected as the N.1 choice.
However, there is no guarantee that Coulibaly will play in the NBA next season. He could, like Juhann Begarin and Ismaël Kamagaté, Paris Basketball players drafted last year, stay in his club to harden up. The Mets 92 are dolphins of AS Monaco in Betclic Elite and are among the candidates for the title of champion of France.