Bub Carrington to Make NBA Debut this Week

Later this week, former Pitt star Bub Carrington will make his NBA debut as the Washington Wizards host the Boston Celtics.

Thursday night’s game will tip off at 7 p.m. from Capital One Arena. The game will be televised on Monumental Sports Network.

Carrington just wrapped up his first career NBA preseason, playing in all five of the Wizards’ preseason contests. In those five games, he played 22.1 minutes per game, averaging 7.8 points per game. Carrington shot 35% from the field and 29% from three-point range. He also averaged 4.4 rebounds per game, 1.4 assists per game, and 2.4 turnovers per game.

Bub Carrington in the Summer League.

In a recent survey released by the NBA, many GMs across the sport think that he will be a star in the future.

When asked “Which rookie will be the best player in five years?” several GMs replied with Carrington, He was tied for fourth in the voting with 7% of the GMs voting for him. Then, when asked, “Which rookie was the biggest steal at where he was selected in the Draft?” Carrington tied for first in the voting, earning 10% of the vote from GMs.

Carrington started 33 games for Pitt as a rookie, averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. The Baltimore, Maryland native 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.

Recently, Carrington’s teammate Corey Kispert praised him as well.

“He flips the switch,” Kispert said about Carrington. “He is the most friendly, talkative, bubbly guy off of the court, and then, as soon as the ball goes up, he turns into a killer. You want guys like that on your team and you hate playing against guys like that on other teams. Bub doesn’t know any better. He is so young and it is almost that naive confidence that he brings that helps feed me as an older guy on this team. I try to bring that same energy and match him because he kind of carries the energy if I don’t.”