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I read that he was the only college player other than Flagg who had at least 30 assists, 30 blocks and 30 steals this season.
Would've probably been at 50 in all categories if he played starter minutes.
He should be getting more minutes right out of the gate unless he looks really bad. Need to put the young core on the fast development track.No ing kiddingI get that Bryant is on the rawer side of things, but this idea that he should be stuck in Austin or only playing garbage minutes behind guys like Keldon/Barnes/Champagnie is laughable. If he’s anywhere close to the prospect people think he is (widely considered top-10 caliber) then he should be getting 10-15 mpg to start and 15-20 mpg towards the end of the season.
I read that he was the only college player other than Flagg who had at least 30 assists, 30 blocks and 30 steals this season.
Would've probably been at 50 in all categories if he played starter minutes.
He'll be great finishing on the break with the fast athletic backcourt.
Spurs are giong to be fun to watch.
He worked hard and persevered to get through the injury. He had a compound fracture in his tibia and it was not certain he would be able to play basketball again. "It shows my mental for ude, my grit," Bryant said.Daily Pilot Boys' Basketball Dream Team: Carter Bryant led Sage Hill to memorable season - Los Angeles TimesBut there has been hard work in every step of the process for the Sage Hill School junior, who is one of the top recruits in the class of 2024. He broke his tibia and fractured his growth plate in his left leg when he was undercut going up for a dunk as a freshman. That kept him out for nearly a year; the scar is still displayed prominently under his knee. Bryant came back as a sop re. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound wing player showed his obvious potential, but he was on a minutes restriction. Then he transferred from Fountain Valley High to Sage Hill School this past summer, as his father D’Cean Bryant went from coaching the Barons to guiding the Lightning.
thats concerning tbh
Hopefully the knee is structually sound and he'll have no future issues with it.
Last edited by rascal; 06-28-2025 at 12:47 PM.
It happened two years ago and I'd say ACL tears are way more concerning than broken bones.
Yea sounds like that injury was from his Freshman year of high school. He's played a lot of basketball since then and NBA teams focus highly on medicals during the pre-draft process so I'm sure PATFO did their due diligence. Non-issue imo.
https://www.orthobullets.com/pediatr...ercle-fracture
Based on where that scar is, this is probably what he had 4 years ago
I thought the plan was to have him in Austin for most of the year?
I would start him. He has nobody in front of him that should start over him. It’s one thing if he’s a guard and we have Castle, Fox, and Harper. But he’s a SF. He’s literally the only SF on the team (well I guess him and Champ). But to bench him in favor of guys who probably aren’t going to even be on the team next year is laughable.
One of KJ or Vassell is gone. Why would we play them over him? Trade one over the summer and just insert him in their role. The Spurs would be better for it.
I’m not sure what source you’re looking at but those aren’t his stock numbers. Those aren’t even his per/36 numbers.
Sorry just came back from 2028. Don’t mean to possibly creating a time paradox that could destroy the universe.Kidding aside I was looking at his junior high school.
Piece of advice: completely disregard HS stats. Scoot looked like God in HS, and is scuffling in the NBA. A lot of the HS phenoms never even make it to the league.
you can still identify other parts of their game from watching highschool tape. Castle's on-ball and playmaking ability was showcased in highschool, while none of that happened in college because he had a different role. Agree though that stats don't really matter there. Even Pat Bev dropped 40 on the regular in highschool.
Hey everyone. Spurs and Thunder were the absolute ideal fits for Carter. Let’s chat about him with some advanced good bad ugly and what I as a lifelong Arizona fan believe his upside/fit to be.
First, he is a person of outstanding character and a basketball lifer. He loves the mental side of the game, so film study and coaching up will be easy. He surrounds himself with positive influences and that mentality will benefit the entire team as he’s been a lynchpin teammate amidst success at every level of play. Incredible family and incredible people who will make Spurs org proud.
Ok, let’s talk his game.
Ideal NBA frame for SF. 6-8 in shoes, good shoulders and hips to add more strength. Long-ish reach with plus plus explosive athleticism. Averaged 2 stocks in 19 mpg. Good rebounder. Has the makings of a good defender, be it an athletic deflection generator type, or actual on-ball. His shot wavered a bit in stretches, but was consistently 34-38% all season, and his March was incredible as he found his stride while playing season high minutes per, and this came vs some of the hardest part of the Wildcats Schedule including @ISU, Houston, @KU, Big12 Tournament including Tech and Houston again, then tournament including Duke.
Where Carter must prove/improve is lateral agility. So much of his defensive upside is theoretical because he got burned off the dribble a decent bit. Length, athleticism allowed for chase down, recovery defense, but on-ball, he definitely felt stiff-hipped or heavy-footed perimeter in. Probably mostly fixable given his overall athleticism and his coach ability.
Main area of concern is just how limited he seemed to be with ball in his hands when not shooting. Was this timidity? Overly passive because he was a freshman on a veteran squad? Not sure. I really wanted to see more dribble drives attacking space, specifically off scrambling defenses. This should be a point of emphasis the first few years, IMO. His offensive upside doubles when he becomes super aggressive driving to hoop. He makes smart passes, so it could unlock some motion facilitation as well if he’s able to do some 2-3-4 dribble drives into the paint. Practice that lob for Wemby after 2-3 dribbles as a defense scrambles.
I would also stress the importance for him to have some sort of pull up J or floater for the inbetween game for when teams would rather keep the paint packed around Wemby than scramble to contest perimeter or inbetween spaces.
Not sure he’s ever going to have a bulldog mentality, but he will be a good fit as a 3/D with moments of dynamic athleticism.
All season I compared him to Kelly Oubre. I think it still fits: good sized dynamic athlete who rebounds well, generates stocks, can shoot in halfcourt and dunk hard in transition and off backcuts, but who isn’t a put the ball on the floor or shoot from the bounce type of offensive threat.
100% of Arizona Wildcat fans were excited he landed with Spurs.
Sochan isn’t the pretty boy of the team any more.
He absolutely would have. Many many Wildcat fans clamored for more Bryant. Early on he played just 12 mpg. Some of this was Arizona brought in a veteran senior transfer (Trey Townsend) and there were rumblings Tommy Lloyd made a promise of starters minutes to Trey/Trey’s Agent so Carter got slow played a bit as he was always expected to be a 2-year player (Carter discusses how surprised he was his freshman season could find him so highly thought of in draft circles).
To be 100% real and frank, Arizona’s season pivoted when Bryant and Veesaar became a focus of offense and started playing more because of their defensive versatility.
Carter’s shooting improved from early inconsistencies and topped out around 50% from deep in March, and his 3/4 versatility allowed for some bigger, physical lineups that allowed Arizona to feast on rebounds and defend well.
Per-36 stats showed he was quite a dynamic freshman, and while not Flagg, not really ever, Carter hit similar heights of impact because he knows his strengths and plays to them.
3s and Stocks and Hustle.
When his confidence settles, especially opposite Wemby where he can take a few chances at deflections, I think a 3+ stocks in NBA is doable with a 28-30 mpg role. Great instincts and uses body well/athleticism well.
Where he struggled on D most is vs more physical PFs because his frame isn’t developed to absorb contact like that yet. As he adds next 10-12 pounds of muscle, that will be fixed Id think.
there were very few guys in this draft who actually looked like lockdown man to man defenders. even Flagg would kind of get blown by when out on the perimeter. the two main 3&D wings of the draft were Bryant and Coward, and both looked more like defensive playmakers than "lock up" defenders. the only lockdown perimeter defender was CMB
i dont believe the "carter can defend 1-4" stuff. i think on a switch basis he'd be fine, but i didnt see a lot of herky jerky change of direction stuff on defense. i think he will mostly guard 3-4 types but will be able to switch as needed and hopefully his team/help defense can translate
castle was a much better m2m defender than bryant in college
No reason why he shouldn't get more than enough burn next year. Solid defense, and another guy to run on the fast break. Everything else will come later.
Thanks for the great intel JMarkJohns
Wow, can’t wait to see him in action in summer league!
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