Washington Wizards head coach Brian Keefe talked about if he thinks there’s any buzz round Alex Sarr to make the 2026 NBA All-Star Recreation following Sunday’s 116-112 house win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies (20 factors/9 rebounds/1 help/2 steals/6 blocks/9-20 FG/1-6 3-PT/1-1 FT/+2 +/-).
*set career-high in blocks*
*averaging 18.2 PPG/8.3 RPG/2.9 APG/0.8 SPG/2.2 BPG/51.0% FG/55.4% 2-PT/35.3% 3-PT/65.2% FT by way of 21 begins*
(by way of BASKETMAN):
“I feel he’s placing up these kind of numbers, personally. The place he ranks for facilities within the Japanese Convention by way of factors, assists, blocks — he’s doing it up there with the highest stage with all people. He would in all probability rank within the high three in all these classes, which is fairly high-level for a man in his second 12 months. He’s persevering with to get higher, and I do know he simply needs to maintain pushing himself — that’s what we’re gonna do with him day-after-day and we’re seeing the expansion on each ends of the ground. He actually impacted the sport together with his protection, and that was enormous profitable performs to him tonight. So sure, I do. I feel he’s on observe for that.”
