Glen Rice Jr. was supposed to become the Washington Wizards’ primary backup guard. With Bradley Beal out, Rice was given the opportunity to play and earn a spot in the rotation. Needless to say, the second year guard didn’t make the most of his chance.

Rice struggled to hit shots consistently, and after he was seen arguing with coach Randy Wittman on the sidelines against the Toronto Raptors, he’s been replaced in the rotation by Rasual Butler.

Butler has given the Wizards a lift off the bench with his three point shooting, and now that Beal is back, Rice has been inactive. With that said, instead of having him sit on the bench, Washington has assigned Glen Rice to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Developmental League–via press release:

The Washington Wizards announced today that guard Glen Rice has been assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. Rice has appeared in five games this season for Washington while averaging 2.2 points in 8.5 minutes per game.

Beal will likely continue to come off the bench until his minutes restriction has been lifted, while Garrett Temple has been the starter since the beginning of the season. Andre Miller and Butler have been the backup guards for the past few games and Wittman seems to have found a good rotation.

Glen Rice has to embrace his role with the Wizards, otherwise he’s going to get stuck in the NBA D-League. He’s coming off an MVP run during the NBA Summer League, but his play hasn’t translated to the regular season. Rice played in the D-League prior to entering the 2013 NBA Draft, where he was traded on draft day to Washington. He also had multiple stints in the D-League this past season.

Let’s hope all goes well and Rice continues to develop in the NBADL.