Overview
- The Wizards announced on Sunday that they exercised fourth-year team options for Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George and third-year options for Tre Johnson and Will Riley, keeping those players under club control.
- The option pickups place Washington’s entire 2024 draft class under contract through the 2027–28 season and set listed salaries for Sarr ($15.6 million), Carrington ($7.3 million) and George ($5.4 million).
- Alex Sarr has shown clear year-over-year improvement, averaging 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks last season and recently recording his 200th career block before turning 22.
- By exercising the options the Wizards preserve the ability to offer rookie-scale extensions to Sarr, Carrington and George starting July 1, 2027, a move that will affect future salary planning and roster decisions.
- The move follows the team’s recent selective roster choices, including declining an extension for Bilal Coulibaly, and signals a front-office commitment to retain and develop its young core.