Since the departure of John Wall, the Washington Wizards have desperately been seeking a replacement that the team could deem the point guard of the future.
After officially pressing the restart button a couple offseasons ago, Washington has seen several guard come in and out of the lineup, but so far there hasn't been one playmaker to suggests he could be the answer the Wizards have been searching for.
After selecting Bub Carrington with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, many within the organization and the fanbase hoped that the Pittsburgh product could finally be the missing piece to the backcourt puzzle.
Considering the flashes of brilliance he showed during his freshman season with the Panthers, the raw prospect showed enough flashes that Washington's front office felt a swing on his potential could allow for them to finally put their search for a point guard to rest.
Moving on from the team's primary ball handler from last year in Jordan Poole this offseason, Carrington was expected to get the bulk of responsibilities in the backcourt, with a prime opportunity to show that he could be the future playmaker the Wizards could rely on moving forward.
However, in the guard's first test to prove that he could be the answer, not only did Carrington fail, but instead he showed the Wizards something else.
Wizards must continue search for PG of the future
In the Wizards first preseason game against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Carrington put together a perfromance that he'd probably like to forget.
In 23 minutes of play, the second-year player finished with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assists, while shooting 0/8 from field goal range and 0/5 from beyond the arc.
Not only did the young guard put together an atrocious shooting night, but he also struggled on the defensive side of the court, totaling four personal fouls.
Obviously, one game should be taken with a grain of salt, but in what should be considered a prime opportunity for Carrington to turn heads, instead of proving to Washington's front office that he can be the guy, the former lottery pick may have just proved that the Wizards may need to continue searching for their future answer to run the backcourt.
Potential can only take a player so far and if he doesn't show positive signs soon, Washington may be forced to begin looking for another answer elsewhere.