{"id":114188,"date":"2024-12-27T05:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=114188"},"modified":"2024-12-27T05:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:14:57","slug":"kings-rookie-devin-carter-cleared-nba-debut-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/27\/kings-rookie-devin-carter-cleared-nba-debut-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Rookie Cleared, NBA Debut Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Sacramento Kings announced that rookie point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartede02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Carter<\/a> \u201chas been cleared for unrestricted basketball activity\u201d after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in mid-July.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Devin Carter takes another step towards his NBA debut. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LPT3HhsEcC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LPT3HhsEcC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Ham (@James_HamNBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James_HamNBA\/status\/1872398684278976760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 No. 13 pick is the son of 13-year NBA veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartean01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Carter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Kings Rookie Devin Carter Cleared, NBA Debut Imminent<\/h2>\n<p>As he hasn\u2019t played a game since dropping 27 points against Marquette in the 2023 Big East Tournament, the Kings aren\u2019t just going to throw Carter to the wolves. He\u2019ll play for the Kings\u2019 G League affiliate on Saturday as he prepares to make his NBA debut, per FOX40 News reporter Sean Cunningham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kings have officially assigned Devin Carter to G League Stockton. The Stockton Kings will play in Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanCunningham\/status\/1872420583935451244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Kings head coach Mike Brown has adopted a \u201cno expectations\u201d mindset for Carter, according to James Ham of ESPN1320 Sacramento. \u201cI just want him to ball and have fun,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI just want him to ball and have fun.\u201d -Mike Brown on having \u201cno expectations\u201d from rookie Devin Carter, who has been cleared for basketball activities and is heading to Stockton for a G League assignment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Ham (@James_HamNBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James_HamNBA\/status\/1872453213078868354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That shouldn\u2019t be hard for the 22-year-old, who has been around the game his entire life. Nonetheless, Brown\u2019s attempt to alleviate some of the pressure that Carter may feel is admirable. For all of his success and experience as a basketball player, he\u2019s about to embark on a new journey.<\/p>\n<p>Though he probably wants to be perfect from Day 1, there <em>will<\/em> be growing pains. There\u2019s no need for him to feel the weight of the world after every mistake.<\/p>\n<h3>The Elephant In The Room<\/h3>\n<p>Another reason it makes sense for Carter to play on a G League assignment is that the Kings are reeling. They\u2019re now 13-18, firmly 12th in the West, after blowing a lead against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Brown\u2019s rotations have been head-scratching. His instructions have, at times, been ignored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Brown:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like the pace we had in the last six minutes. I told our guys push it&#8230;drive it and kick it. And we come to a complete stop with 6 minutes to go. 3 minutes to go we are rolling the ball and walking with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGeorgeSAC\/status\/1872519161806721034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carter could help improve their perimeter defense but he probably wouldn\u2019t single-handed turn their season around. In part because he\u2019d be hard-pressed to get minutes in the Kings\u2019 crowded backcourt.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, Sacramento has two elephants in the room. The first is that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/23\/the-kings-are-failing-to-light-the-beam-far-too-often\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">they could miss the playoffs<\/a> for the second straight year. The second is that face of the franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/foxde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a> could <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/23\/heat-headline-kings-deaaron-fox-trade-fits\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">push his way out<\/a> of Sacramento if they don\u2019t turn it around soon. Coming into a situation like this would have many players, not just rookies, on pins and needles.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if Fox does get traded, Carter could be in line for a promotion. Ironically, that might increase the pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Sacramento Kings announced that rookie point guard Devin Carter \u201chas been cleared for unrestricted basketball activity\u201d after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in mid-July. Devin Carter takes another step towards his NBA debut. pic.twitter.com\/LPT3HhsEcC \u2014 James Ham (@James_HamNBA) December 26, 2024 The 2024 No. 13 pick is the son of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":114189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1608,62,556,4721],"tags":[664,4494],"class_list":["post-114188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kings","category-basketball","category-nba","category-nba-draft","category-trade-rumors","tag-deaaron-fox","tag-devin-carter"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114188"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114191,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114188\/revisions\/114191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}