Yahoo Sports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor break down a pair of prospects who stock is on the move with the 2024 NBA Draft less than a week away.
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I think in this year’s draft class where there’s so much uncertainty around some of the, you know, the younger, you know, prospects, whether it’s s or, or re or re or she or like even a Rob Dillingham type or T John Salon, there’s so much like if, if, if I just feel like with Devin Carter, it’s a pretty close to a guarantee that he’s gonna be a good player.
And it’s just that and sometimes those guys who are, you know, quote unquote good guys without high upside, sometimes they tap into a higher level and, and I didn’t see Devin Carter reaching the level he did with Providence last season and yet it happened.
So I don’t think you can rule out a guy with his elite work ethic getting, you know, to a level where he’s a top 2025 player in the league.
He by far is one of the best two way players in terms of the guard position in this draft.
And what we saw at the combine, you know, he blew through agility testing at a 42 inch.
Max Vert tied for top Max Vert broke the 343 quarter, whatever court sprint, the poor man’s 40 broke the record for the combine and he was like electric during the shooting drills, like dabbing up, everyone cheering everyone just doing shooting drills.
And so that goes a long way, especially for teams, like you said, picking inside the top 10, picking inside the lottery.
They want to bring someone in that’s going to be a good culture fit.
And you’re right, Devin Carter fits that mold.
Do you think Devin Carter moving into the lottery is kind of pushing Rob Dillingham out?
I think so.
I mean, telling him he’s, he’s, what, 100 and 64 he’s small and I mean, like he’s an electric scorer, like his, you know, his ot nickname Shifty, like I think you fit for him.
Yeah, I mean, I love it like it works.
He’s a lot of fun to watch, but he’s so small and, um, I mean, like Shepard is small, he’s 20 heavier and that makes a big difference.
My thing with Rob is, I mean, I’ve known him for a while.
He is such a competitor.
He’s a dog.
If he’s with the right team, he’s going to go in and try to prove every team wrong that passed on him, play bigger than his thighs.
But I have no idea what his draft range is.
I mean, I’m hearing anything from eight to probably 16.
He’s just starting to work out with teams last week after citing a sore ankle that he was rehabbing, he didn’t participate in the combine, didn’t participate in his pro day.
So he’s kind of a mystery.
But again, someone that probably will fall, you know, because just, just because not because of what his body of work is, but because of what everybody else did.
