After his career high, Alex Sarr honest: “Every game, I feel like…

By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist

Above all praised for his defensive performances since the start of the season, Alex Sarr has recently distinguished himself in attack with a career-high in terms of scoring. This also led him to deliver a reaction… which he did not really honor afterwards.

Despite the considered low level of his Draft, his status as 2nd choice was logically accompanied by some expectations in NBA. And it is clear thatAlex Sarr has already lived up to some of them. Installed from the outset in the Wizards’ major five, he has so far stood out particularly for his defensive slaughter, quite simply historic for a rookie.

Like Victor Wembanyama a year earlier, the young French interior proved extremely impactful on the counter from his first matches in the league. A good way to make a name for yourself locally while waiting to show yourself comfortable there in all respects. Because yes, if its defense deserves to be praised, its offensive impact turns out to be quite contrasting. The proof recently.

Alex Sarr cashes on his level in attack

In his first 10 NBA games, Sarr averaged 9.5 points. A relatively low mark which he however improved during his eleventh appearance, he who achieved his best scoring performance last Friday with 20 points compiled against the Hawks. Enough to give him confidence in this regard, as evidenced by his words delivered in recent hours to Joshua Valdez’s microphone:

Alex Sarr : Every game I feel like I get a little better offensively. I’m starting to find my spots and learn where to attack, so I feel pretty confident about my offensive performance.

A most encouraging speech, but one that the French U19 international had a hard time putting up with this Sunday on the floor.

While the Wiz’ hosted Detroit at Capital One Arena, Sarr once again found himself in difficulty offensively. He only scored one of his seven shooting attempts and was therefore satisfied with 4 small points. His 3 assists did not weigh heavily on this meeting, easily won by the Pistons (124-104).

Hopefully it was just an off night for the talented big man, who couldn’t even keep up appearances with his defense. Luckily, he will have the opportunity to quickly correct the situation, since Washington will play a back-to-back this Monday. However, his mission promises to be challenging, knowing that he is undoubtedly preparing to face Karl-Anthony Towns on the New York side.

Encouraged by his points record against the Hawks two days earlier, Alex Sarr declared himself more confident offensively. Problem: his performance in the field against Detroit does not encourage one to be as enthusiastic.