Excitement surrounding the Washington Wizards' rebuild hit a level that this iteration of the front office hadn't seen through their first two full years on the

Even though the Washington Wizards gave away a victory, Alex Sarr etched his name into the franchise history books.

The Washington Wizards face a huge early test on Thursday night against the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Game info When: Thursday, Oct. 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City,

Coulibaly is coming off a decent second year in the league, where he averaged 12.3 points on 10.6 shots per game. The forward from France also averaged five rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.3 steals per contest. The numbers aren't anything that will blow someone out of the water, but he does fill some holes in the rotation.

Joel Embiid will return to action while Trendon Watford will make his season debut when the 76ers face the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night at the Capital One Arena. Embiid missed Monday’s 136-124 victory over the Orlando Magic at Xfinity Mobile Arena because he is not playing in playing in back-to-back sets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have done plenty right through the early part of the season. The defending champions enter Thursday's home game against the Washington Wizards as the NBA's lone 5-0 team.

Former teammate Corey Kispert shared a locker room with Poole for both of those years, and still resides with the team that drafted him. The topic of whether Washington's crowds as much help has already come up after two Wizards home games, and the wing took clear notice of Poole's tone.