{"id":76442,"date":"2024-05-07T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=76442"},"modified":"2024-05-07T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T13:37:13","slug":"devin-carter-2024-nba-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/07\/devin-carter-2024-nba-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Carter 2024 NBA Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/devin-carter-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Carter<\/a> stood out as one of the top guards in college basketball this year. Heading into the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/15\/2024-nba-mock-draft-3-0-post-march-madness\/\" target=\"_self\">draft<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0Providence College product is seen as either a potential riser or a draft-day steal. Let\u2019s dive into Carter\u2019s game and place within this year\u2019s draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Devin Carter 2024 NBA Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>College Career<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carter started his college career at South Carolina. He averaged 9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and was named to the SEC all-freshman team in his lone season with the Gamecocks before transferring to Providence College. As a sophomore at PC Carter\u2019s numbers improved to 13 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and 2.5 apg. Carter truly exploded in his junior year averaging 19 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.0 blocks on .473\/.377\/.749 shooting splits. These stats highlight Carter\u2019s incredible versatility, a trait that\u2019s rare for a 6\u20193\u201d guard. Carter was awarded the Big East Player of the Year as a result of his stellar season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carter offers a well-rounded two-way impact. Highlighted by his lockdown perimeter defense. Carter uses his 6\u20197\u201d wingspan to create havoc; he has elite positioning and unmatched intensity with the strength needed to guard multiple positions. This skill set perfectly sets Carter up as an elite point-of-attack defender in the NBA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carter\u2019s 5.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/devin-carter-3.html#players_advanced\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defensive box plus-minus<\/a> ranked 14th in the nation and his 2.7 defensive win shares <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/seasons\/men\/2024-leaders.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranked<\/a> 10th. Carter was the leader of the nation&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenpom.com\/index.php?s=RankAdjDE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">18th-ranked defense<\/a>. Additionally, Carter&#8217;s previously mentioned 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks per game highlight his disruptive defensive impact. His knack for shot-blocking is particularly intriguing and unique for a guard. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carter is an elite rebounder; his 8.7 rebounds per game last season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/stats\/basketball-men\/d1\/current\/individual\/137\/p2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranked<\/a> first among players 6\u20194\u201d and below. Carter also led the Big East with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/conferences\/big-east\/men\/2024-leaders.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defensive rebound percentage<\/a> of 23.7. This skill set makes Carter positionally versatile which adds to his intrigue and upside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devin Carter Season Highlights | Offense &amp; Defense | 2024 NBA Draft\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ag5CEMndDSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Carter is a connective playmaker with a high basketball IQ. He is comfortable operating in the pick-n-roll and is an extremely accurate passer. Carter is also capable of creating his own shot and is an elite finisher shooting 64% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoop-math.com\/Providence2024.php\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at the rim<\/a>. He can finish through contact and ambidextrously. Carter is also an active off-ball player and elite cutter, a skillset he uses to consistently get high-percentage looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This season Carter shot 37% on 6.8 three-point attempts per game and is an elite catch-and-shoot threat with a ton of range. Notably, 72% of Carter\u2019s threes were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoop-math.com\/Providence2024.php\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assisted<\/a> and he ranked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noceilingsnba.com\/p\/in-the-right-situation-devin-carter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">93rd percentile<\/a> for shooting off the catch. Overall this skill set makes Carter one of the most well-rounded and impactful guards in the draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Carter\u2019s biggest drawbacks is that he\u2019s not an explosive athlete or ball handler. Carter mainly relies on his crafty moves and physical strength to score at the rim. This isn\u2019t necessarily a deal breaker and Carter\u2019s athleticism is likely adequate at the NBA level, especially considering his other positives. However, it\u2019s certainly questionable how Carter will adapt to the increased athleticism in the NBA. Additionally, he\u2019s an effective ball-handler but not nearly dynamic enough to be a traditional lead guard. Carter struggled with turnovers averaging 2.7 per game compared to 3.6 assists. Despite his high IQ and decision-making abilities, Carter struggled when double-teamed. Carter will need to play next to another ball-handler to reach his full potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Carter showed a ton of upside and improvement as a shooter this year he is still largely unproven in this area. He shot just 33% from beyond the arc throughout his college career including sub-30 percentage for his first two years. Furthermore, he shot just 72% from the line throughout his college career. At 22 years old Carter\u2019s age is also a slight drawback however in a weaker draft class, this might not matter as much.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>NBA Comparison<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carter\u2019s well-rounded skill set and defensive prowess <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">make him<\/span> eerily similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownbr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Brown<\/a>. If Carter reaches an All-Star level and his jumper translates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holidjr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jrue Holiday<\/a> is an apt comparison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Draft Projection\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late lottery\/Mid-first-round pick<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Carter stood out as one of the top guards in college basketball this year. Heading into the draft\u00a0the\u00a0Providence College product is seen as either a potential riser or a draft-day steal. Let\u2019s dive into Carter\u2019s game and place within this year\u2019s draft.\u00a0 Devin Carter 2024 NBA Draft Profile College Career Carter started his college [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4779,"featured_media":76449,"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":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[556,1608,773,62],"tags":[4494,1566,1480],"class_list":["post-76442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-draft","category-basketball","category-college-basketball","category-nba","tag-devin-carter","tag-draft-profile","tag-providence-friars"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76442","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\/4779"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}