Welcome Devin Carter
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So I’ll admit I don’t know one thing about who we drafted or who we should have drafted. So I tune in to 1320 to learn something about this guy and Damien Barling said his comp is some girl from the WNBA. Thanks Damien. So I’ll have to go watch stuff on catchings to find out who Devin Carter plays like. I know you are a WNBA honk but cmon man! Couldn’t find an NBA player to compare him to for those of us who don’t watch the WNBA? Thanks for nothing.
I don't like player comparisons. There isn't an obvious one for Carter anyway and usually that's a good thing cause you can just see a player for what they are instead of who they remind you of. It only takes 5 minutes to pull up a YouTube highlight reel which is infinitely more useful than any player name I could throw out there.
There's really no one player that I can think of. He's got the tenacity of Alvarado, the rebounding of Hart, defense like Keon Ellis and a big fat question mark on his shot. I have almost no doubt that he'll be a defender from day one. To say his rebounding will translate like Hart's did, that's a big ask for a guy his size. Rebounding like Rondo will probably be more realistic.
It'll all come down to his shot. To me, his stats say maybe. Hopefully fans don't expect immediate results. It takes some of these guys a few years to get their shot dialed in.
One use for him that comes to mind is the Knicks game in the last couple weeks of the season where Hart dropped 30+ on us without even shooting a 3 and without flopping his way to the line. He just imposed his will and really exposed how soft the Kings can be. With a little seasoning, I don't see that happening against Carter. He'll probably get the usual overly eager whistle treatment from the refs but if he keeps at it like Keon, they'll eventually recognize that they need to let this dude play defense and he'll start to shine.
It'll all come down to his shot. To me, his stats say maybe. Hopefully fans don't expect immediate results. It takes some of these guys a few years to get their shot dialed in.
One use for him that comes to mind is the Knicks game in the last couple weeks of the season where Hart dropped 30+ on us without even shooting a 3 and without flopping his way to the line. He just imposed his will and really exposed how soft the Kings can be. With a little seasoning, I don't see that happening against Carter. He'll probably get the usual overly eager whistle treatment from the refs but if he keeps at it like Keon, they'll eventually recognize that they need to let this dude play defense and he'll start to shine.
Also because the Kings staff (and I think it was driven by Brandon Williams less Vlade) truly convinced themselves that the guy they picked was the BPA.
I mean a lot of us really, really wanted Luka, I'd say it was at least 2:1 but the ones that did not want Luka really, really, really talked him down. To say "everyone knew he was can't miss", well, a lot of people did, but a lot of people bad mouthed him too. There's a gray/rational area in between too where folks nailed some of his minuses that are still there despite how great he is, but there were plenty of absolutely F-minus takes on Luka too.
I mean a lot of us really, really wanted Luka, I'd say it was at least 2:1 but the ones that did not want Luka really, really, really talked him down. To say "everyone knew he was can't miss", well, a lot of people did, but a lot of people bad mouthed him too. There's a gray/rational area in between too where folks nailed some of his minuses that are still there despite how great he is, but there were plenty of absolutely F-minus takes on Luka too.
