The Brooklyn Nets Will Still Be Paying Jevon Carter Next Season

On August 27, 2022, NBA veteran Jevon Carter is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. 

The previous West Virginia star signed with the Bucks in the midst of final season (after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets), and in 66 complete common season video games for the 2 groups, he averaged 4.2 factors, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest.  

Over the offseason, Carter re-signed with the Bucks. 

Despite the fact that he’s on a distinct workforce, and now has had two totally different contracts with the Bucks, he’ll nonetheless be paid almost $4 million by the Nets subsequent season. 

Keith Smith of Spotrac on February 28: “The Brooklyn Nets elected to not stretch the 2022-23 wage for Jevon Carter, a league supply tells @spotrac. Brooklyn could have a cap hit of $3,925,000 on their books for Carter subsequent season.” 

Carter is 26-years-old, and was the thirty second general decide within the 2018 NBA Draft (second decide of the second-round).  

He performed his rookie season with the Memphis Grizzlies, however then joined the Phoenix Suns for the next two seasons.  

In 2020, he performed a career-high 16.3 minutes per sport off the bench for the Suns. 

He averaged 4.9 factors, 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest.

He was additionally with the Suns once they made the NBA Finals, and misplaced to the Bucks in 2021.

Total, he’s a really stable bench participant that may assist the Bucks in numerous spots in the course of the season and even within the postseason. 

The truth that the Nets are nonetheless paying him would make for an intriguing storyline if the 2 groups face off within the NBA Playoffs.