{"id":145365,"date":"2025-07-03T23:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/145365\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T23:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:46:11","slug":"golden-state-warriors-could-be-traded-first-round-draft-selection-who-has-been-compared-to-derrick-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/145365\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors could be traded first round draft selection who has been compared to Derrick White"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Instead of trading for Derrick White, the Golden State Warriors could end up with a younger version.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Celtics\u2019 sell-off had pretty much every player on the roster linked with moves away. One of these was <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/how-golden-state-warriors-can-agree-trade-to-land-usa-gold-medalist-and-stay-true-to-three-point-shooting-identity\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick White, who was linked to the Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State have probably missed out now, with the Celtics cutting salary with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/kristaps-porzingis-trade-biggest-winners-including-brooklyn-nets-and-boston-celtics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exits of Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/the-two-teams-the-portland-trail-blazers-beat-out-to-trade-for-jrue-holiday-full-details-of-boston-celtics-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jrue Holiday<\/a> and Luke Kornet. <\/p>\n<p>White remains with Boston, while Golden State might end up with a young player who has been compared to the Celtics star.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2210340268-940x627.jpg\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings player Devin Carter\" \/>Photo by Eakin Howard\/Getty ImagesGolden State Warriors offered Devin Carter<\/p>\n<p>The Golden State Warriors are <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/team-interested-in-trading-player-who-has-vibe-that-every-team-is-looking-for-to-the-golden-state-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fielding trade interest from the Sacramento Kings<\/a>, who want to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/jonathan-kuminga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/jonathan-kuminga-malik-monk-dennis-schroder-trade\/1859850\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC Sports reports<\/a> that the Kings\u2019 offer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/how-dennis-schroder-could-impact-the-golden-state-warriors-in-three-team-trade-to-finally-end-long-running-saga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warriors will include Devin Carter<\/a>, their first round pick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/nba-draft-2024-full-pick-by-pick-results\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 NBA Draft<\/a>, taken number 13 overall.<\/p>\n<p>An injury delayed start to the season saw Carter play only 36 times in his rookie year, scoring his first NBA points in his second ever game, against the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Carter was tasked with defending <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/stephen-curry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Curry<\/a>, and explained his experience in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5zlqWDTY_w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">postgame interview<\/a>: \u201cNot to let him shoot. That was honestly all I was thinking about. Our gameplan is not to let him catch the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monte McNair was the Kings\u2019 general manager who selected Carter, and he has subsequently left the franchise to take up a new role with the LA Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>But after taking Carter, McNair expressed what he liked about him, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/devin-carter-nba-draft-dad-anthony\/1751575\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a>: \u201cFor sure the first thing that jumps off the film with Devin is just how hard he plays. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that shows up in the box score and some of the stats. Basketball\u2019s about the ball, and Devin goes and gets the ball. Missed shot, he goes and gets it. Loose ball, he goes and gets it. He takes it from the other team and then he goes and puts it in the other basket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devin Carter was compared to Derrick White<\/p>\n<p>Devin Carter\u2019s pre-draft NBA player comparison was Derrick White, as explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2024\/prospects\/devin-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA.com\u2019s prospects guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven his shooting numbers, explosiveness on defense and ability to spark the team out of nowhere, he has drawn comparisons to Derrick White. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be surprising if his career follows a similar trajectory, starting as a defensive-minded guard and working his way to becoming an elite two-way player who can start for almost any team in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter\u2019s dad is Anthony Carter, who works for the Memphis Grizzlies, and previously played in the NBA for the Heat, Timberwolves and Nuggets among others.<\/p>\n<p>Only 23-years-old, the guard would be an interesting player for the Warriors to acquire in trade \u2013 but the overall package has to be worth giving up Kuminga for.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Instead of trading for Derrick White, the Golden State Warriors could end up with a younger version. 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