Devin Carter won't be a star, but he could certainly be a starter or high end rotation player with his ability on both ends of the floor and do all the little things.
With all of the talk of the 2024 NBA Draft class being one of the weakest ones in recent memory, it’ll be important for teams to get creative in their evaluations. Every draft contains high-level basketball players, capable of exceeding expectations and, quite frankly, making the teams that passed on them look bad. It’s just up to these front offices to put in the work and trust in both the film and the numbers.
Last year, Providence was 18th in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. And Bart Torvik had the Friars in the top 20 in adjusted defensive efficiency. Well, Carter was the tone setter for Kim English’s group. Carter got right up on the opposing team’s lead guard every night, working to either create turnovers or force his man to get rid of the basketball.
Normally a player with Carter’s ability to do the dirty work is somewhat clumsy offensively or has real holes in their game, at the very least. But that’s not the case with Carter. In fact, Carter was an absurdly productive offensive player in college, and he took his game to new heights in his final year in Rhode Island. That’s why it’s a little perplexing to see that Carter isn’t generating more top-10 buzz.
Carter is also a dynamic pick-and-roll ball handler. Last year, Providence scored 1.000 points per possession when Carter ran that action, and that was considered “excellent” and put him in the 89th percentile in the nation. Carter is great at running the pick and roll because he can shoot the ball and finish at the rim at a high level. Despite being a bit smaller than you want a guard to be, Carter scored 1.32 points per possession at the rim last year.
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