Information cutoff: 2026-07-18. Projection is the encyclopedia model, not copied consensus.
Role and baseline
- 2025-26: played all 82 games at 27.7 MPG, the strongest durability baseline on the roster.
- Role change: Young's arrival and long-term extension remove Carrington's clean starting path, while George and Dybantsa can also initiate.
- 2026-27 base role: backup point guard; 14 base minutes. A Young absence can lift him toward 26-30.
| GP | MPG | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 14 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .420 | .750 | 1.2 |
Fantasy dossier
- 9-cat: top 170-210 base, primarily an assists/three stream without strong percentages or stocks.
- Points: the direct handcuff to Young; his value rises faster in assist-heavy scoring formats.
- Dynasty: top 100-130, balancing youth and durability against a four-year star blockage.
- Best use: watch-list rather than draft in standard leagues, then add immediately when Young sits.
Floor, median and ceiling
- Floor: 10-12 minutes and no standard-league value.
- Median: 14-minute backup with occasional schedule-stream utility.
- Ceiling: prolonged Young absence, starting role and top-110 value.
Evidence trail
Wizards 2025-26 notes · NBA Young re-signing · official roster
Career record
Pre-NBA: Baltimore native (St. Frances Academy); one season at Pittsburgh (2023-24): 13.8 PTS, 5.2 REB, 4.1 AST per game with a triple-double in his collegiate debut — Freshman All-America, ACC All-Rookie, Honorable Mention All-ACC. Draft: 2024, Round 1, Pick 14, Portland — traded to Washington on draft night.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19 | WAS | 82 | 30.0 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .401 | .812 | 1.7 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | WAS | 82 | 27.7 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | .424 | .730 | 2.3 |
| Career | — | — | 164 | 28.8 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | .412 | .765 | 2.0 |
Durability: 164 of 164 possible games through two seasons — one of the league's few perfect-attendance young guards. No injury history at any level.
Trajectory: The record shows a 20-year-old who has already logged two full seasons of starter-level minutes with a real shooting jump in year two (3P% .339 to .408 on more attempts) while assists ticked up; the costs are FG% still in the low .420s, rising turnovers (2.3), and thin stocks. Trae Young's arrival converts him from incumbent starter to backup initiator, which is why the 2026-27 projection sits far below his career MPG. He competes with George for backup-initiator minutes and becomes fantasy-relevant the day Young sits: his 82-game durability plus a proven 27-30-minute baseline of ~10/3.5/4.5 with two threes makes him the cleanest handcuff-add in the league when that happens.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · StatMuse career stats · Wikipedia · Pitt season checkout
Open questions
- Can Carrington play enough off ball to share the floor with Young?
- Does Washington favor George as the backup initiator in larger lineups?
- Will the team prioritize Carrington's development if it falls out of the race?