The Sports Junkies debate how concerning Washington Wizards top draft pick Alex Sarr's 0-15 shooting performance is.
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00:00He was 0-for-15 from the field, and 0-for-6 from beyond the arc, and I believe 0-for-2 from the free throw line.
00:08And the question I posed was, how worried are you about Alexar? It sounds like Drav's already out on Alexar.
00:15Now, I didn't watch the whole game start to finish. There was a lot going on last night.
00:20I watched some of it, and I still am impressed by the way he moves and the shots that he gets.
00:27It'd be nice if he knocked a few down. I don't know what his percentage is going to be this year from beyond the arc.
00:34I went to my guy, Luca. He started off as a 32% shooter from beyond the arc, and now he's a 38% shooter.
00:43So it is something you can improve. The kid's going to have to take a lot of shots.
00:47Here's why you shouldn't worry. He's 19 years old, and it's his third summer league game.
00:51I mean, I couldn't be less worried about one performance with Alexar.
00:55First of all, he's a defensive first player. The offense is all a hope and a prayer, but I think…
01:02I don't think it's a hope and a prayer. I like the moves.
01:05Yeah. Can I finish? The offense, I think, is going to develop.
01:09Now, I don't think he's necessarily for sure going to be a star, but if you look at the takes, and I watched every take this morning, they're fine.
01:17There was one that got rejected.
01:20He had one fadeaway three that I didn't love.
01:24You know how many bad NBA fadeaway threes these guys take all the time?
01:27I'm encouraged that a guy that I thought there was a potential would just be like a shot blocker took 15 shots.
01:34You remember Victor Wimbenyama's debut in summer league?
01:37Yeah, it was terrible.
01:38It was two for 13 from the field.
01:40Yeah.
01:41Now, I'm not saying he's Victor Wimbenyama, but it's summer league. I'm encouraged that he's actually taking 15 shots.
01:49I'm encouraged that he has the confidence to do it. Shooters shoot, right?
01:54Listen, he's clearly not a pure shooter, but I like the instinct. I like the takes. I think he will be fine.
02:02We're reacting to it. 0 for 15 is difficult to do. That's just a bad night.
02:07That's worse than karate.
02:09He just hasn't eaten in a couple years of reps.
02:12He's got to have a little bit more elevation in the lane. He's getting shots blocked. He's a seven-footer.
02:17That was one time. I know.
02:18But he's missing like six footers.
02:20Right, but it was a great take. It was a great take.
02:22No, he had a shot blocked more than once.
02:25I only saw the one. A lot of them are front-rimmers.
02:29Yeah, like no elevation.
02:32I saw some of the threes. Some of the threes were bricks.
02:35Okay, give him two years.
02:37But I like that for some reason.
02:39Nobody's patient. Everybody expects him to be a 20-point-a-night scorer in his rookie campaign.
02:46That's not going to happen.
02:47Didn't he have nine rebounds?
02:49Nine rebounds. He had three blocks.
02:51He's going to get you, though.
02:53You have to project out to when he's 21 and 22.
02:56What you see from Alex Sar now, it doesn't even matter in the long term.