Ranking all 24 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
22. Former Duke basketball center Vernon Carey Jr.
Vernon Carey Jr. has played only one game for his new team since moving from the Charlotte Hornets to the Washington Wizards due to an early-February trade. Between his time with the Hornets and Wizards this season, the former Duke basketball one-and-done has seen the court only five times, drawing one start along the way.
The 20-year-old Carey, now in his second year as a pro after going No. 32 overall at the 2020 NBA Draft, is putting up the following season averages and percentages:
- 1.6 points per game
- 1.0 rebounds per game
- 0.0 assists per game
- 0.2 steals per game
- 0.0 blocks per game
- 50.0 percent from the field
- 0-for-0 beyond the arc
- 66.7 percent from the charity stripe
Vernon Carey Jr. and the Washington Wizards (27-31), now No. 11 in the Eastern Conference standings, return from the All-Star break at 7 p.m. ET Friday when they host the San Antonio Spurs (23-36).