Pitt's Bub Carrington Representing Wizards at NBA Draft Lottery

PITTSBURGH — Former Pitt Panthers star Bub Carrington will represent his NBA team, as they build for the future.

Carrington will represent the Washington Wizards for the NBA Draft Lottery, according to Bijan Todd of Monumental Sports Network. He will show up to Chicago on May 12, hoping to give the Wizards some luck for the best draft pick possible.

The Wizards finished with an 18-64 record, the second worst in the NBA, just one win more than the Utah Jazz at 17-65 and one win worse that the Charlotte Hornets at 19-63. All three teams have a 14.0% chance of landing the top draft pick.

Carrington joined the Wizards last season, as they traded for the No. 14 overall pick from the Portland Trail Blazers, sending Deni Avdija the other way and receiving Malcolm Brogdon, a 2029 First Round pick and two second round picks.

He joined a strong draft class for the Wizards, as they took French center Alex Sarr No. 2 overall and Miami forward Kyshawn George No. 24 overall.

Carrington excelled in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in July. He averaged 32.6 minutes, 15.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 32.9% from the field, 35.9% from 3-point range and 86.4% from the foul line, which helped him earn NBA 2K25 All-Summer League Second Team honors.

He then had a strong rookie season, as he led all NBA rookies with 30.0 minutes per game, while ranking second with 4.4 assists per game, tied for second with 1.7 3-pointers per game, fifth with 81.2% shooting from the free throw line and scoring 9.3 points per game, tied for sixth with 0.7 steals and 3.7 made field goals per game, seventh with 33.4% shooting from behind the arc, eighth shooting 33.9% from 3-point range and tied for ninth with 4.2 rebounds per game.

Carrington would earn a spot at the NBA Rising Stars Game, recognizing the top players amongst the rookies and sophomores in the league.

He dropped a career-high 32 points in the 109-97 loss to the Orlando Magic at home on April 3, shooting 12-for-18 from the field, 7-for-10 from behind the arc and making a free throw, while just coming short of a triple double with nine rebounds and seven assists.

Carrington finished with five double-doubles on the season, three on points and rebounds and two on points and assists, with the Wizards.

He would also end the season with an acrobatic buzzer-beater over the Miami Heat in the 119-118 win in the regular season finale on the road on April 13.

Carrington starred for the Panthers in the 2023-24 season, earning All-ACC Rookie Team honors, the first Panther to do so. 

He started all 33 games for Pitt, averaging 33.2 minutes, 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, respectively, while shooting 41.2% from the field, 32.2% from 3-point range and 78.5% from the foul line.

One of his best games came in the season opener, as he scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 10 assists in the win over North Carolina A&T, becoming the first Panther to have a triple-double in their debut in program history.

Carrington was the first Pitt player to go in the first round since center Steven Adams did so when the Oklahoma City Thunder selected him with the No. 12 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.

He was also the first Panther to earn an NBA Draft selection since the Atlanta Hawks took Lamar Patterson in the second round in 2014.