It is not just the Washington Wizards fanbase noticing this, but the entire NBA, as Sarr is on The Ringer's latest top 100 NBA players list. Sarr came in as the 86th-best player in the NBA on the list by The Ringer.

Washington Wizards guard C.J. McCollum finally gave fans something to cheer about Tuesday night with his record-setting performance in the team’s second win of the season.

CJ McCollum posted season highs with 46 points and 10 made 3-pointers, and the Washington Wizards never trailed en route to a 132-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. McCollum missed only three times from beyond the arc and finished one 3 shy of his career high and a franchise record.

The Atlanta Hawks are now 9-4 this season with star guard Trae Young (knee) out of the lineup, and they’re heavily favored on the road in an NBA Cup Group Play

The Wizards managed to fend off elimination from the NBA Cup on Tuesday night while picking up what is just their second win of the season. Washington cruised to a stunning blowout 132-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks at Capital One Arena. That marked the franchise’s first win in more than a month, and their first home win since last April.

The Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards meet Tuesday in an Eastern Conference battle at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.

With CJ McCollum, Cam Whitmore and young talents Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Tre Johnson, Wizards fans have reasons for hope. Maurice Brooks, for NBA.com The additions of CJ McCollum and Cam Whitmore coupled with Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Tre Johnson ...

The Sixers entered the game significantly short-handed, with Joel Embiid (knee), Paul George (ankle), Kelly Oubre (knee) and VJ Edgecombe (calf) all out for the game, leaving Tyrese Maxey as the team's only consistent offensive engine. He wasn't nearly what they need him to be, with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting in 32 minutes.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/wizards/onsi as Wizards' Alex Sarr Gets Better of Draft Day Rival. A year and a half ago, star basketball prospect Alex Sarr refused a workout for the Atlanta Hawks, the team set to lead the 2024 NBA Draft off with the first-overall pick.