Washington Wizards fans were disappointed when it was announced that the team dropped to the sixth overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. However, Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington are reminders that they are on the right path.
Sarr and Carrington, the second and 14th overall picks of last year’s draft, were named in the NBA All-Rookie First and Second Teams last Tuesday.
According to the team’s PR, Sarr and Carrington became the second set of teammates in franchise history to each be named to an NBA All-Rookie Team (Gus Johnson and Rod Thorn, 1963-64). Sarr is also the first Washington Wizards rookie to make the first team since Bradley Beal in 2012-13.
In the voting, Sarr garnered 54 first-place votes and 42 second-place votes for 150 points, while Carrington had three first-place votes and 47 second-place votes for 53 points.
Washington Wizards News: Bub Carrington makes interesting pitch ahead of 2025 NBA Draft
Washington Wizards guard Bub Carrington is lobbying for Derik Queen to be selected with the sixth overall pick this summer, given his history with his “Baltimore buddy.” Queen was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 1.1 steals on 52.6 percent shooting from the field for the Maryland Terrapins.
“My Baltimore buddy, I think he should come home. I never played on his team, but he was my neighbor, he lived maybe three houses down from me. I would see him, obviously, all the time. We played against each other our whole entire lives, went to the same schools, and stuff like that. Me and Derik are really close,” Carrington said about Queen via Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports Network.
“He’s goofy as I don’t know what… Obviously, a hell of a basketball player, really good,” he continued.
