Player Dossier

Devin Carter

SAC · 2025-26Rotation connectorMixed coverage

Connective passer · Spot-up spacer · Transition finisher · Event creator · Point-of-attack defender

What does Devin Carter actually supply on the floor?

Devin Carter's strongest evidenced functions are event creation, creation, passing; the weakest available areas are rim protection, shooting, interior finishing. The profile is tied to SAC for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation65

Rim pressure62

Shooting42

Passing63

Screening*—

Interior finish43

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection41

Event creation67

Rebounding58

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	SAC	Rotation connector	Mixed coverage	65	62	42	63	—	43	—	—	41	67	58
2024-25	SAC	—	Mixed coverage	48	53	42	50	—	58	43	—	41	65	60

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

SAC · 2025-26Lineup performance dependence

SAC lineups performed 4.2 points per 100 possessions better with Devin Carter than without him. The best supported alternative was [Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray, Maxime Raynaud] over 168 possessions.

rotation 17%loses 9.3% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud

shrunk net 1.8840 over 168 possessions

on floor 1188 possessions · off floor 5850 possessions

SAC · 2024-25Player function-loss evidence unavailable

SAC did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Devin Carter.

rotation 10%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

DeMar DeRozan · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Keegan Murray · Keon Ellis

shrunk net 5.8550 over 342 possessions

on floor 748 possessions · off floor 6495 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

SAC · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Devin Carter has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

SAC · 2025-26Team option decisionDate unavailablereported $7.37M

Devin Carter has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $7,370,897. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.

SAC · 2025-26Team option decisionDate unavailablereported $5.16M

Devin Carter has a reported team option for the 2027 season at a reported $5,158,080. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.