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Alex SarrWashington Commanders · #20

Q: Why is Alex Sarr important for the Wizards?

He was the No. 2 overall pick in 2024 and is the cornerstone of Washington's rebuild — a mobile, two-way 7-footer who protects the rim and stretches the floor.

Q: Where did Alex Sarr play before the NBA?

He played a pre-draft season with the Perth Wildcats in Australia's NBL after time in Overtime Elite.

Q: Is Alex Sarr related to another NBA player?

Yes — he's the younger brother of NBA center Olivier Sarr.

Center · 7'0", 205 lb · Bordeaux, France · Age 21 · 2nd season

Alex Sarr is a French 7-foot center/forward and the No. 2 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft — a mobile, shot-blocking, floor-stretching big and the cornerstone of Washington's rebuild. After a pre-draft season with the Perth Wildcats in Australia, he made the 2025 All-Rookie First Team and leaped in his second season to around 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks a game. He is the younger brother of NBA player Olivier Sarr.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Jul 13, 2026

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Washington Commanders · #20 · Center

Alex Sarr

Season avg16.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.7 ast · .482 fg

Career avg14.4 pts · 6.9 reb · 2.5 ast · .431 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

16.3pts

7.4reb

2.7ast

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Scouting report

Alex Sarr — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+

Franchise Big · Two-Way · Impact 67

Alex Sarr is a French 7-foot center/forward and the No. 2 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft — a mobile, shot-blocking, floor-stretching big and the cornersto

C-

Offense

B-

Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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C+

Scoring

Average scorer

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B+

Rebounding

Excellent on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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Perimeter D

Average on the perimeter

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B+

Paint / rim D

Excellent at the rim

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C+

Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Strong tools

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C-

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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C+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Alex Sarr stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić DEN▬

26%

Luka Doncic LAL▬

18%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬

10%

Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬

Victor Wembanyama SAS▬

Anthony Edwards MIN▬

Tyrese Maxey PHI▬

Jamal Murray DEN▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #82 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

<1%MVP odds

67Impact index

151Star score

Career scoring average14.4 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file2

No. 2 Draft pick (2024) · 1× All-Rookie First Team (2025)

Stat explorer

Alex Sarr — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C+

Scoring

16.3 PPG

drill in ↓

Playmaking

2.7 APG

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B+

Rebounding

7.4 RPG

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Shooting

.333 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Alex Sarr

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 58% confidence

18.6

pts

15.5–21.7

8.0

reb

6.6–9.4

3.0

ast

2.0–4.0

27.7

min

proj

health

.446

fg%

~base

.323

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 16.3 → projected 18.6 PPG

Minutes / role

+0.3

Development (his trend)

+1.5

Age curve

+0.2

Live context

+0.3

Net vs last season+2.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

+dev

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Per-stat aging curves

age 21 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 67 / 48 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Alex Sarr career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	67	27.1	13.0	6.5	2.4	.394	.308
2025-26	48	27.2	16.3	7.4	2.7	.482	.333
Career	115	27.1	14.4	6.9	2.5

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Wendell Carter Jr. 99%Donovan Clingan 98%Kristaps Porzingis 98%Naz Reid 98%Onyeka Okongwu 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

-42.5net index

50off index

8def index

94pace

Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Ahkello Witherspoon, Ale Kaho.

How his role moves

Primary center role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

67 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

2 accolades

No. 2 Draft pick (2024) · 1× All-Rookie First Team (2025)

Act IV

The Ballad of Alex Sarr

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Apr 26, 2005

The beginning

A mobile, shot-blocking 7-footer and No.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2024 as a Center.

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A mobile, shot-blocking 7-footer and No. 2 pick — the cornerstone of Washington's rebuild.

Chapter

From Bordeaux, Sarr played in Australia's NBL before Washington drafted him 2nd overall in 2024.

Chapter

He made the 2025 All-Rookie First Team — youngest Wizard ever with a 30-point game.

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Sarr's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Alex Sarr Was COOKING with 31 PTS & 11 REBs vs 76ers | October 28, 2025 ▶ Alex Sarr's Future Is BRIGHT! ✨ Best Plays & Highlights for the Washington Wizards!!▶ Who does Alex Sarr think is better than Wemby? 👀▶ Alex Sarr's CAREER-HIGH 34 Points! | March 15, 2025

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 205 lbs
Experience: 2nd Season
Draft: 2nd overall, 2024
Born: Bordeaux, France
Age: 21
Jersey: #20

Beyond the game

Sarr comes from a basketball family — his father, Massar, was a professional player from Senegal, and his older brother Olivier reached the NBA — and represented France at every youth level before making his senior national-team debut. He is one of the faces of a new wave of French big men reshaping the league.

His on-court identity is modern two-way size — a true 7-footer with the mobility to switch and protect the rim (two blocks a game) and the range to stretch the floor. His rookie efficiency was raw, but his second-season jump across the board (16.3 points on much better shooting) points to a rising franchise center; added strength and shooting consistency are the natural next steps.

The person

A mobile, two-way 7-footer — rim protection, switchability, and floor-stretching range.

Rim protectorA shot-blocking 7-footer averaging two blocks a game.

Stretch bigThe range and mobility to defend and space the floor.

Franchise cornerstoneThe No. 2 pick and centerpiece of Washington's rebuild.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia NBA.com Basketball-Reference ESPN

FAQ

Alex Sarr — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Alex Sarr, answered.

Why is Alex Sarr important for the Wizards?

He was the No. 2 overall pick in 2024 and is the cornerstone of Washington's rebuild — a mobile, two-way 7-footer who protects the rim and stretches the floor.

Where did Alex Sarr play before the NBA?

He played a pre-draft season with the Perth Wildcats in Australia's NBL after time in Overtime Elite.

Is Alex Sarr related to another NBA player?

Yes — he's the younger brother of NBA center Olivier Sarr.

Alex Sarr career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Alex SarrWashington Commanders · #20

Alex Sarr — the report card

Where Alex Sarr stands

Alex Sarr — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Alex Sarr

Alex Sarr career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

The Ballad of Alex Sarr

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the court

Alex Sarr — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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