Gilbert Arenas, also known as Agent Zero for the Washington Wizards, officially retired his number in 2010. It was left unused for 13 years – but in 2023, a new player was selected to wear number 0 for the Wizards. This new, French player is called Bilal Coulibaly. “I’m very proud to wear that number,” Coulibaly said. “I know Agent Zero was the last one to wear that, and all the respect to him. I had a great year last year with that number. I hope that continues.”

The Wizards started tracking Coulibaly when he was playing on the National French under-21 basketball team. “He’s got a rare mix of youth, elite athleticism, and speed with a skill set to continue to handle the ball, pass and defend at a high level. He’s a two-way player that we have a lot of confidence in. … It’s a tremendous starter’s kit,” Dawkins said.

Coulibaly has room to improve on his skills, particularly his shooting skills as well as physicality. Coulibaly has Facetimed former Wizard players for more information so he was somewhat familiar with the wizards.

“The basketball will take care of itself. The work will take care of itself. He’s coming in with substance, as a competitor, as a person, and as a worker. … Got a long way to go, a lot of stuff to work on, but there’s a lot there to tap into.”