Bub Carrington was drafted by the Washington Wizards with high hopes for what he could develop into.
As a rookie, the lottery pick showed flashes of the potential Washington elected to take him No. 14 overall for, but he didn't exactly prove that he could be the answer for the Wizards.
However, as the team continued to naviagate the roster construction towards the future, the team's front office elected to hand Carrington the keys to the offense after deciding to move on from their primary ball handler Jordan Poole in the offsesson.
Considering the fact Carrington absolutely ruined the team's chances to win the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes with his buzzer beater to beat the Miami Heat in last year's season finale, that's the least they could do, right?
All jokes aside, the Pittsburgh product seemed poised to take over the ball handling duties for the Wizards to start the season and starting alongside veteran acquisition CJ McCollum, it appeared as if head coach Brian Keefe was giving him the opportunity to prove he could be the guy.
However, through the start of the season, the playmaker has struggled to prove he could be the team's point guard of the future.
In fact, he's almost proved the exact opposite looking at his struggles to start his sophomore season.
Carrington's struggles though is the main confusing part about his bizarre start to the season.
As a rookie, on offense the guard's biggest downfall was his ability to impact the game from beyond the arc and stretch the floor shooting 33.9% from three.
On the contrary, his efficiency from the midrange game shooting 40.1% was impressive for a rookie, especially averaging 30 minutes per game.
Not to mention the facilitating ability he flashes, averaging 4.4 assists per game.
This season, Carrington's seen a drastic change in his averages, putting up 6.5 points per contest, while shooting an abysmal 36.1% from field goal range and an impressive 46% from three.
In addition, the guard's per-36 assists numbers have increased to start the season, which alone is a reason to be optimistic.
Regardless, there's no way around the fact that the harsh reality is the guard's underwhelming field goal shooting isn't sustainable and if he wants to prove he can be that guy for the Wizards, he's going to have to find a way to turn things around.
The good news? There's plenty of time left in the season for him to do it.
At the very least, Carrington could prove to be a solid backup and while that may not be what fans want to hear, that's better than him being the next Johnny Davis.