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WATCH: Pitt’s Bub Carrington Off to an Elite Start at NBA Combine
Bub Carrington seems to be making the most of his opportunity at the NBA Combine in Chicago this week.
Carrington and 77 other prospects competing to be drafted in this summer’s NBA Draft are working out for NBA Scouts and front offices in the Windy City this weekend at this year’s combine. On day one of the event, it appears as though Carrrington is off to a red-hot start.
According to NBA reporters Jonathan Wasserman and Jonathan Givony, Carrington, so far, ranks highly in spot-up and pull-up shooting drills, as well as seventh in vertical jump with a 36.5-inch leap.
Bub Carrington so far ranks first in both spot-up and pull-up shooting drills. One of the class most productive freshmen shotmakers this year, particularly off the dribble. Turns 19 in late July.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024
Bub Carrington 3/4 court sprint at the NBA draft combine.
Shoutout to the OG @bmoreelite ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5E9rusdKuw
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024
Bub Carrington so far ranks first in both spot-up and pull-up shooting drills. One of the class most productive freshmen shotmakers this year, particularly off the dribble. Turns 19 in late July.
— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) May 13, 2024
Buy Bub Carrington stock now 📈📈📈 pic.twitter.com/lTZl5Im2Ly
— Matt (@sixringsofsteeI) May 13, 2024
Some early testing results from the NBA draft combine. Ryan Dunn and Yves Missi lead the pack in the max vertical test at 38 1/2 inches. Matas Buzelis and Ron Holland also jumped 38 inches. pic.twitter.com/WVLwUkjY4T
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024
In a post-draft lottery mock draft, The Athletic recently predicted that Carrington would be selected with the No. 20 pick in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Carrington scored in double digits 22 times this past season for Pitt, including four performances of 20 plus points. He became the only freshman in college basketball to average 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. 15 freshmen have hit that mark since 1992-93, and 10 of those players became first-round NBA Draft picks.
Carrington said that he finalized the decision to enter the draft and leave Pitt three days before his announcement but thought about the decision as the season went on.
Pitt head coach Jeff Capel, who heavily prioritized Carrington out of St. Frances Academy, knew very quickly that his point guard wasn’t going to last long at the college level.
“I remember after the fourth game, sitting with his parents and talking to them about how we want to handle this,” Capel said in April. “I knew from past experiences that everything was going to change and this thing would be pretty fast — or had a chance to be pretty fast. Once the season was over, I spoke to his dad again and put together a plan.
“I started reaching out to NBA teams, general managers, scouts, directors of personnel, just trying to get them accurate information and feedback. The feedback that we got was very, very positive. I thought that went into Lil Bub and his family’s decision to make this move.”
