When you are 14-19,12th in your conference, and fresh off firing your head coach (who you just recently extended), it is hard to find things to be excited about.
Such is life for the Sacramento Kings, who have arguably had the most doomsday case scenario of any NBA team in 2024-25.
Barring a massive turnaround, it will be hard for fans of the team to find excitement around this Kings' team on a night-to-night basis. Fortunately, the Kings have a player coming back from injury that everyone associated with the team will be excited to see.
Devin Carter's debut is coming soon
No matter where your rooting interest lies, everyone loves watching young players. That is because they are new and have a seemingly limitless ceiling for their career arc.
The Kings are a primarily veteran team. So, they don't have too many young players (another reason why the vibes around the team are so grim). But the team does have their 2024 first round pick, Devin Carter – a player many draft analysts view as being a steal at where the Kings' selected him (13th overall).
Unfortunately, the Kings have yet to experience their rookie combo guard, as Carter has been out for the entire season as he recovers from offseason shoulder injury. But it looks like the wait to see what the future of the team looks like will soon be over.
On Wednesday, the Kings announced that they were calling Carter up from the Stockton Kings to the big leagues.
OFFICIAL: @SacramentoKings recall Devin Carter from the @StocktonKings
— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) January 1, 2025
Carter has been with the Stockton Kings to help him ramp up his conditioning in order to get back to game shape. Believe it or not, you need to be able to run for extended periods of time when you play professional basketball.
Anyway, Carter getting called back up to the NBA team means that he's almost ready to make his debut. We already know it won't be tonight (January 1, 2025) against the Philadelphia 76ers. But it could be literally any game after that (meaning we could see him on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies).
Now, given his youth and the logjam the Kings have at guard, it is highly unlikely that Carter makes a huge impact on this team in 2025. Still, it will be really cool getting to see an exciting young player on this roster.