No more playing! EuroBasket is over! Goodbye to the NBA second overall pick.

The injury situation at the highly competitive 2025 EuroBasket has been quite severe, forcing many players to finish their tournaments prematurely...

Lithuania’s main guard Jokubaitis sustained injuries to his left knee’s ACL and meniscus. During this EuroBasket, he averaged 17.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game in 24 minutes, with a three-point shooting percentage of 55.6%.

Serbia’s perimeter star and Clippers’ key shooter, Bogdanović, suffered a hamstring tear and has returned to Los Angeles for treatment. He only played two games in this EuroBasket, averaging 9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal, with a shooting accuracy of 77.8% and 50% from three-point range.

The 2024 NBA second overall pick, Sarr, will be sidelined for several weeks due to a calf muscle injury, ruling him out of this year’s EuroBasket.He only represented France in two games, averaging 19.5 minutes, contributing 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1 block per game.

Born on April 26, 2005, Sarr is a 2.16-meter tall young center, only 20 years old. In his rookie season with the Wizards, he started all 67 regular-season games he played, averaging 27.1 minutes, 13 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 39.4%. He also made 1.6 three-pointers per game at a 30.8% success rate, fitting well with the modern global basketball trend for big men.

In this year's NBA Summer League, although no longer a rookie, Sarr chose to represent the Wizards again, playing two games and averaging 15.5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5.5 blocks per game... With 5.5 blocks on average, he clearly has huge potential to become a Defensive Player of the Year in the future.

This offseason, the Wizards saw major changes: they traded away Poole, acquired 33-year-old veteran CJ McCollum from the Pelicans, drafted guard Tre Johnson with the 6th overall pick, and selected wing Will Riley with the 21st pick. It is worth noting that last season the Wizards finished with an 18-64 record, last in the Eastern Conference and second to last in the league.

Regardless of how the Wizards’ roster evolves, it’s certain that Sarr, entering his second year, will bear greater responsibility. The team hopes he can quickly develop into an All-Star caliber big man around whom they can build the squad.