Alex Sarr came to the NBA with high expectations because he was drafted second overall in the 2024 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, the young Frenchman was one of the most disappointing players in the recently concluded Las Vegas Summer League.

This was highlighted by former Memphis Grizzlies exec John Hollinger, as the VP-turned-columnist wrote about the former Perth Wildcat in his latest The Athletic article.
“Sarr’s biggest areas of concern are his hands and shot profile. There are too many times when he looks like a backup tight end trying to trap the ball against his pads,” Hollinger wrote. “To go with that, Sarr had 17 three-point attempts in summer league and only four free-throw attempts. Despite the ugly percentages, he looks comfortable shooting off the dribble going to his left, hitting two triples in the opening games against Atlanta going that way.
“But he’s way too into shooting pull-up jumpers right now; at some point, he has to take advantage of the fact that he’s 7-feet tall,” he added.

In the four Summer League matches he played, Sarr went 9-for-47 from the field and tallied a poor 22.6 true percent shooting and a 3.8 PER. According to Hollinger, Sarr’s PER was the worst of any first-rounder at the Summer League.
Alex Sarr has his work cut out for him with the Washington Wizards
Alex Sarr was drafted by the Washington Wizards because of the team’s lack of frontcourt depth, and he gives them that. The 19-year-old will make his biggest impact on the defensive end because of his rim protection.

Of course, he needs to work on his offensive game. This was evident last week when he was mercilessly roasted for going scoreless (0-for-15 from the field) against the Portland Trail Blazers.
But fortunately for him, he is going into a situation where there will be no pressure on him to contribute to the Washington Wizards winning games right away.