Sacramento Kings rookie guard Devin Carter, the No. 13 decide within the 2024 NBA draft, will likely be obtainable to make his season debut tonight in opposition to 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 decide after averaging career-high numbers at Windfall final 12 months
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 select me,” Carter mentioned 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 all the things with the decision-makers. All the things was simply excellent in my eyes. I believe all of us clicked.”
Sacramento Kings rookie Devin Carter, the No. 13 total decide within the NBA Draft, will likely be obtainable to make his season debut tonight in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies and his father, assistant coach Anthony Carter, sources informed ESPN. Carter underwent left shoulder surgical procedure in July.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 3, 2025
The 6-foot-2 Carter turned a lottery decide after a breakout season at Windfall final 12 months. He averaged 19.7 factors, 8.7 rebounds, and three.6 assists this previous season for the Friars, incomes Massive East Participant of the Yr 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 capturing 44.7% from the sphere, 33.8% from 3-point vary, and 72.3% on the foul line.
Carter led the Massive East final season in factors per recreation, defensive win shares, and defensive rebound share
Carter led the Massive East in factors per recreation (19.7), defensive win shares (2.7), and defensive rebound share (23.7%) in his remaining season with the Friars. His true capturing share (59.7%) was additionally a profession finest.
Moreover, the Florida native scored a university career-high 31 factors in a loss at St. John’s on Jan. 10, 2024, and matched his profession mark in opposition to DePaul on Feb. 17, 2024. He hit a career-best seven 3-pointers versus DePaul.
Kings common supervisor Monte McNair praised Carter after the draft for his versatility.
“The precise sort of man that we all the time search for,” McNair mentioned. “Intangibles on and off the court docket, the flexibility to play on and off the ball, play each ends, and albeit 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 gained two straight video games beneath interim coach Doug Christie, after the group fired head coach Mike Brown halfway by way of his third season on the place.
