Sacramento Kings rookie guard Devin Carter, the No. 13 choose within the 2024 NBA draft, might be obtainable to make his season debut tonight towards the Memphis Grizzlies and his father, assistant coach Anthony Carter, sources knowledgeable ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday.
Sacramento Kings rookie guard Devin Carter turned a lottery choose after averaging career-high numbers at Windfall final yr
Carter, 22, underwent left shoulder surgical procedure in July and has been rehabilitating since then. He performed two video games with the Kings’ NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings, in preparation for his return to motion.
“Deep down in my intestine, I felt that’s the group that I felt was going to choose me,” Carter stated on a convention name with reporters at Golden 1 Heart after the Kings picked him within the draft.
“I felt like I had a really [good] exercise with them, the conferences and the whole lot with the decision-makers. Every part was simply excellent in my eyes. I believe all of us clicked.”
Sacramento Kings rookie Devin Carter, the No. 13 general choose within the NBA Draft, might be obtainable to make his season debut tonight towards the Memphis Grizzlies and his father, assistant coach Anthony Carter, sources instructed ESPN. Carter underwent left shoulder surgical procedure in July.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 3, 2025
The 6-foot-2 Carter turned a lottery choose after a breakout season at Windfall final yr. He averaged 19.7 factors, 8.7 rebounds, and three.6 assists this previous season for the Friars, incomes Huge East Participant of the 12 months honors.
In 96 profession NCAA regular-season video games (73 begins) throughout three seasons (2021-24), he averaged 14.1 factors, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals, and 29 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 44.7% from the sector, 33.8% from 3-point vary, and 72.3% on the foul line.
Carter led the Huge East final season in factors per sport, defensive win shares, and defensive rebound proportion
Carter led the Huge East in factors per sport (19.7), defensive win shares (2.7), and defensive rebound proportion (23.7%) in his closing season with the Friars. His true taking pictures proportion (59.7%) was additionally a profession finest.
Moreover, the Florida native scored a school career-high 31 factors in a loss at St. John’s on Jan. 10, 2024, and matched his profession mark towards DePaul on Feb. 17, 2024. He hit a career-best seven 3-pointers versus DePaul.
Kings basic supervisor Monte McNair praised Carter after the draft for his versatility.
“The precise sort of man that we all the time search for,” McNair stated. “Intangibles on and off the courtroom, the power to play on and off the ball, play each ends, and admittedly only a winner.”
Carter’s father, Anthony, performed 13 NBA seasons for six groups. Anthony Carter beforehand served as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings (2015-16 season) and is now with the Grizzlies (2023-present).
The Kings have received two straight video games underneath interim coach Doug Christie, after the group fired head coach Mike Brown halfway via his third season on the place.
