“I think Carter has a chance to be a good guard,” an NBA executive told HoopsHype. “He can defend at a high level. If you look at a player like Derrick White and what he does for the Celtics in transition defense, and a guy is going full speed ahead at him, and he can jump and block a shot, Carter does a lot of that stuff. He’s got length, can pass, rebound, and does all the things you want. What impacts winning? He does all those types of things that impact winning at a high level. He helps you gain an extra possession. He helps you finish a possession by getting a rebound or steal. He brings a lot of those things at a high level that a lot of other players in this draft don’t bring. I think the shooting doesn’t look great, but he makes enough and is confident. I think he’ll be able to make enough shots when he’s wide open.”
“I think the 20-30 range is where Carter should be,” an NBA scout told HoopsHype. “He’s making his shots this year, which I still don’t trust. He’s made some big shots this year, though. It’s all of the other tenacity stuff like his defense, making an impact during clutch times, and rebounding the ball at his size.”
Excerpts from HoopsHype’s Aggregate Mock Draft from colleague Michael Scotto, who contributed research to this story, can be found here.