Yahoo Sports NBA Draft analyst Krysten Peek and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor look at two prospects whose stocks are on the move with the 2024 NBA Draft less than a week away.
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I think in this year’s preliminary class, where there’s so much uncertainty around some of the, you know, the younger, you know, perspectives, whether it’s s or, or re or re or she or even a Rob Dillingham type or T John Salon, there’s so many things like if, if, if I just feel like Devin Carter, it’s almost a guarantee that he’s going to be a good player.
And it’s just that and sometimes those guys that are, you know, quote good guys with no big upside, sometimes they reach a higher level and, and I didn’t see Devin Carter reaching the level that he reached with Providence last season and yet so it happened.
So I don’t think you can rule out the possibility of a guy with his elite work ethic getting to, you know, a level where he’s the best player in the league by 2025.
He is by far 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, it passed agility tests at 42 inches.
Max Vert Tied for First world just doing shooting training.
And this is a big step forward, especially for teams, as you said, choosing in the top 10, choosing within the lottery.
They want to bring in someone who is a good fit for the culture.
And you’re right, Devin Carter fits that mold.
Do you think Devin Carter entering the lottery is pushing Rob Dillingham out?
I think yes.
I mean, tell him he’s, what, 100 and 64 years old, he’s small and I mean, like he’s an electric scorer, like his, you know, his nickname, Shifty, like I think that you suit him.
Yeah, I mean, I love how it works.
He’s really fun to watch, but he’s so small and, um, I mean, because Shepard is small, he’s 20 years heavier and that makes a big difference.
My problem with Rob is, I mean, I’ve known him for a while.
He is a great competitor.
He’s a dog.
If he’s with the right team, he’ll come in and try to prove every team that has passed him wrong, play bigger than his thighs.
But I have no idea what his draft range is.
I mean, I’m listening to anything from eight to probably four.
He started training with teams last week after citing a sore ankle that he was recovering from, he didn’t participate in the combine, he didn’t participate in the pro day.
So he’s a bit mysterious.
But again, someone who will probably fall, you know, because just, just because not because of their work, but because of what everyone else did.
