Information cutoff: 2026-07-18. The line below is conditional and is excluded from Washington's exact 240-minute base rotation.
Role, baseline, and conditional projection
- Tennessee 2025-26: 35 games, 26.9 MPG; 8.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 1.5 blocks on .597 FG and .635 FT.
- Draft/status: Washington acquired his rights at No. 46 from Orlando on draft night, then signed him to a two-way contract on July 7 2026 at $678,882. He is one of Washington's three two-way players alongside Watkins and Reese, and is expected to open 2026-27 with the G League's Capital City Go-Go. Two-way status caps him at 50 NBA games.
- 2026-27 healthy-roster base: 0 allocated minutes.
- Conditional role: 8 active-game minutes when injuries create a center opening.
| Conditional MPG | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .585 | .635 | 0.4 |
Fantasy dossier
- 9-cat: blocks/FG% specialist with punt-FT% compatibility. RotoBaller's draft-night outlook likewise framed him as a player who could back into blocks if injuries strike ahead.
- Points: unlikely to matter without a larger rebound/scoring role.
- Dynasty: deep center stash; the defensive translation is interesting, but the route to minutes may require G League development or a roster move.
- Floor/ceiling: G League floor; top-180 blocks streamer if forced into 18-plus minutes, subject to the 50-game two-way cap.
Evidence trail
official draft-rights acquisition · Hoops Rumors — two-way signing July 7 2026 · Tennessee statistics · RotoBaller fantasy outlook · official Wizards roster
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four college seasons as a defense-first center: Ohio State 2022-23 (4.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .587 FG) and 2023-24 (6.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.4 BPG — team-high 83 blocks); Tennessee 2024-25 (7.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.7 BPG, .589 FG) and 2025-26 (8.0 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.5 BPG on .597 FG / .635 FT in 35 games, 26.9 MPG; SEC All-Defensive Team). Four-year career: 6.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.7 BPG. Draft: 2026, Round 2, Pick 46 (Orlando Magic), draft-night trade of his rights to Washington; two-way signed July 7, 2026.
No NBA record — 2026 second-round rookie; most recent season is the 2025-26 Tennessee year above.
Durability: No notable injury history; 35 games in his final college season and 70 in two Ohio State years. Trajectory: Four seasons of the same shape — elite FG%, rebounds, and blocks with almost no scoring growth or free-throw progress — which is exactly what makes him a clean punt-FT specialist projection rather than a developmental mystery. In 2026-27 he competes for Capital City Go-Go minutes and emergency-center priority over Reese and Vukcevic in Washington's four-deep room, capped at 50 NBA games by the two-way. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if center injuries force him into 18+ NBA minutes, where the block rate could make him a top-180 blocks/FG% streamer despite the .635 FT%. Career sources: Sports-Reference college stats, Wikipedia, Tennessee athletics bio, 247Sports draft report.
Open questions
- Does his two-way convert to a standard deal into the one open roster spot?
- Can he beat Reese and Vukcevic for emergency-center priority?
- Will his .635 college FT% limit late-game and fantasy utility?