{"id":85089,"date":"2024-07-07T16:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T20:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=85089"},"modified":"2024-07-07T16:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T20:58:02","slug":"kings-x-factor-devin-carter-undergo-offseason-surgery-may-miss-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/07\/kings-x-factor-devin-carter-undergo-offseason-surgery-may-miss-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings\u2019 X-Factor To Undergo Offseason Surgery, May Miss Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings may have to start the 2024-25 season without rookie point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartede02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Carter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sacramento Kings No. 13 pick Devin Carter is expected to undergo left shoulder surgery next week, sources tell <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Carter\u2019s status at the start of next season is in question, but he is fully expected to make a full recovery with no long-term issues. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHHDmA7iKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oHHDmA7iKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1810041709323039065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 13th overall pick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/26\/2024-nba-draft-live-lottery-grades\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">2024 NBA Draft<\/a>, Carter \u201cis expected to undergo left shoulder surgery next week,\u201d per The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<h2>Kings\u2019 Devin Carter To Undergo Offseason Surgery, May Miss Time<\/h2>\n<p>Rising up draft boards in the back half of 2023-24, Carter\u2019s debut has been highly anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s an older prospect at 22 years old, but has an all-around impact and solid scoring upside. The 2024 Big East Player of the Year, Carter averaged 19.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.0 block per game last season. With .473-.377-.749 shooting splits, he projected to be a rotation-level player from Day 1.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devin Carter 2023-2024 Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSESBXgW4KM?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>Of course, there are going to be a number of games where he doesn\u2019t see the game much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/foxde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a> is one of the league\u2019s most exceptional talents, his blinding speed helping the Kings run up the score. A superb clutch performer, Carter\u2019s fourth quarter minutes may have been particularly limited. Carter could play as an off guard due to his scoring mindset. Yet, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monkma01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malik Monk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/huertke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Huerter<\/a>, there might not be much need for him in that role. Factoring in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/derozde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeMar DeRozan<\/a>, who projects <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/06\/bulls-star-lands-with-sacramento-kings-through-sign-and-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">to start at small forward<\/a> but began his career as a shooting guard, the likelihood Carter plays primarily at point guard increases even more.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, with his scoring instincts, shooting touch, and shooting range, he can be an x-factor. In those 15 minutes where Fox isn\u2019t the game, he can keep them in it or push the lead. Defensively, Carter\u2019s ability to shadow his man is an increasingly rare skill for guards. It remains to be seen if he can match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davion Mitchell<\/a>\u2019s mastery. Still, Carter won\u2019t just hold his own, he should make game-changing defensive plays.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Plays In His Place?<\/h3>\n<p>If Carter isn\u2019t able to play, the Kings will still have to turn to a new face in the backcourt. After drafting the Florida native, Sacramento traded Mitchell, an excellent on-ball defender who was growing into his own offensively. Because Monk can play as the lead guard in spurts, he may be the best option. Recently signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mclaujo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan McLaughlin<\/a>, who averaged a career-high 4.2 assists per game his rookie season, is another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings may have to start the 2024-25 season without rookie point guard Devin Carter. Sacramento Kings No. 13 pick Devin Carter is expected to undergo left shoulder surgery next week, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Carter\u2019s status at the start of next season is in question, but he is fully expected to make a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":85093,"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":[29,1608,62,3],"tags":[4494,4745,4557],"class_list":["post-85089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kings","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-devin-carter","tag-nba-injuries","tag-nba-offseason"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85089","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=85089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}