Kings Rookie Receives Praise From Teammates After Career-Game

The Sacramento Kings may have played their best game of the season, notching a win over the class of the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Neither team was at full strength - Cleveland was without All-Star Darius Garland, and the Kings were missing Domantas Sabonis (ankle), Zach LaVine (personal), and Jake LaRavia (illness). 

Down three key players against a championship contender, the Kings were going to need strong games from tertiary players. Devin Carter, the Kings’ most recent lottery pick who missed a significant portion of the season recovering from shoulder surgery, had the best game of his career. The 13th overall pick in the 2024 draft scored a career high 16 points to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in 31 minutes. 

Following the win over the now 56-13 Cavaliers, notoriously soft-spoken Keegan Murray provided some insight into how he and the rest of the team have helped Carter navigate his rookie year. “Devin’s a guy you don’t really have to talk much to. He’s really confident . . . I feel like he’s really picking up on the things we’re doing on the court, so that’s kind of his transition.”