Former Pitt star Bub Carrington will open his career against last year’s NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.
As the NBA season schedule came out on Thursday, the Wizards found out they will be playing against the Celtics, in Washington D.C., on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.
Find the entire Wizards’ schedule here.
Earlier this spring, the Wizards selected Carrington with the No. 14 overall pick in the NBA Draft.
Carrington, Jeff Capel’s first one-and-done prospect at Pitt, starred for the Panthers from the moment he arrived. The Baltimore native posted a triple double in his first career college basketball game in a home win over North Carolina A&T. He then played an excellent season for Pitt, and went on to thrive in the Wizards’ Summer League stint as well. Now, as he prepares for his first season of NBA basketball, many are wondering how the Wizards will utilize his talents at such a young age. In an interview with Monumental Sports Network’s Chase Hughes, Wizards’ head coach Brian Keefe spoke about how the team plans to use Carrington in his rookie year.
“We’re going to play a little bit positionless to where a lot of people will handle and make decisions. We look at him as a guard who can make plays for himself and for others. You can see that he’s a multi-talented guy who’s a good rebounder that can push it in transition. We’ll see him handle playing on and off the ball,” Keefe said.
See the FULL interview HERE.
Follow Hughes‘ excellent coverage of the Wizards here.
Last week, the Wizards released their preseason schedule. Check it out below.
Where, When to Watch Washington Wizards’ Bub Carrington in First NBA Action
OCTOBER 6 – AWAY
Wizards @ Raptors (In Montreal)
7:30 p.m. est.
OCTOBER 9 – AWAY
Wizards @ Knicks
7:30 p.m. est.
OCTOBER 11 – HOME
Wizards Vs. Raptors
7 p.m. est.
OCTOBER 14 – AWAY
Wizards @ Nets
7:30 p.m. est.
OCTOBER 18 – HOME
Wizards Vs. Knicks
7 p.m. est.
Carrington finished NBA Summer League action with the following averages across his five games: 15.8 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game, and 5.2 assists per game. He earned Second Team All-Summer League honors with his performance throughout the schedule in Vegas. Weeks ago, he returned to Pitt right after wrapping up Summer League to check out his former teammates and practice with them. In addition, Carrington took in The Basketball Tournament action along with fellow Pitt NBA alumni Blake Hinson and Justin Champagnie.
Carrington started 33 games for Pitt as a rookie, averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. He shot 41% from the field and 32% from three-point range in his freshman campaign, and alongside Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett, starred for the Panthers in the back court.
After opening at +3000 odds (14th-best out of all rookies) nearly one month back, Carrington now has the 8th-best chances to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award, listed at +1500 by Draftkings Sportsbook.
