Devin Carter's Minutes Are Up 11 a Night, Teammate Out
With a teammate sidelined, the Kings are leaning harder on Devin Carter, and he's producing more with the extra time.
Devin Carter is playing 29.8 minutes a game over his last three, up from an 18.4 average this season. That's an 11-minute jump, and it started once a teammate went out. As of April 12, 2026, Carter has appeared in 38 games this season.
The extra time is showing up in the scoring column. Carter has averaged 14.3 points over those last three games, well above his season mark of 8.9. That's not a small bump. It's a role that looks different from the one he had in October.
The question is whether this is the new normal or a short-term fill-in. A three-game stretch is enough to notice, not enough to call permanent. The minutes came because someone else couldn't play, and that's the whole reason behind them right now.
If that teammate stays out, expect Carter's minutes and scoring to hold near these levels. The Kings have already shown they'll play him this way when the opportunity is there. If the teammate returns healthy, the simplest outcome is that Carter's minutes slide back toward his season average, and so does his scoring.
For now, watch the injury report. That's the variable that decides whether this becomes Carter's real role or reverts to what it was before April.