13th Pick Devin Carter Lands a $678,882 Two-Way Deal in Boston

Photo: NBA.com. Devin Carter, official league headshot.

The Boston Celtics are converting Devin Carter's Exhibit 10 camp contract into a two-way deal, league sources told HoopsHype on Saturday morning. The No. 13 pick in the 2024 draft will make $678,882 this season and can play in up to 50 of Boston's 82 regular season games.

Three teams, three prices

Carter has been priced three times in four months. Sacramento attached a 2033 second-round pick to move him to Atlanta in June, a deal Hoops Rumors says was made to get the Kings under the tax line. The Hawks waived him in September and still owe his fully guaranteed $5,158,080 for this season. Boston had a two-way slot open next to Amari Williams and Dillon Mitchell, so no roster move is needed.

Carter played 74 games over two seasons in Sacramento, averaging 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 14.8 minutes while shooting .401 from the field and .274 from three. Shoulder surgery pushed his debut to January 2025. Last season he averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 18.4 minutes over 38 games, per HoopsHype's Michael Scotto.

Debut in Cleveland

An illness kept Carter out of the Oct. 10 exhibition against Philadelphia, CBS Sports and RotoWire reported, and it has limited his preseason minutes. In his Celtics debut on Oct. 8 at Cleveland, he had 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 25 minutes, and Boston was plus-22 with him on the floor.

Boston.com's game recap describes his first basket as a heavily contested dunk in transition and two first-half drives that ended in layups through contact. He also picked off a Cleveland pass to stop a transition chance and found Luka Garza for an open three.

Carter was the Big East Player of the Year at Providence in 2023-24, averaging 19.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

How the two-way works

The Celtics are expected to carry an open standard roster spot into the regular season, Keith Smith reported. A two-way player can be active for up to 50 NBA regular season games. Boston's G League affiliate is the Maine Celtics. Two-way players are ineligible for the playoffs unless their team converts them to a standard contract by the last day of the regular season.

Sacramento paid a second-round pick to move him. Atlanta still owes him $5.16 million. Boston will pay him $678,882.

Sources

• HoopsHype via Michael Scotto on X: Celtics converting Devin Carter to a two-way deal (8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 18.4 minutes over 38 games last season)
• Hoops Rumors: Celtics converting Devin Carter to two-way contract ($678,882, 50 games, tax-line trade with a second-round pick, 17-5-3 in 25 minutes vs. Cleveland, plus-22)
• Keith Smith on X: confirms the conversion; Celtics expected to carry an open standard roster spot
• Boston.com: Carter and the second unit open the preseason with a win over Cleveland
• CBS Sports / RotoWire: Carter out Oct. 10 vs. Philadelphia with illness
• Hoops Rumors: Hawks waive Devin Carter ($5,158,080 guaranteed; 2033 second-round pick; Big East Player of the Year)
• Hoops Rumors: Postseason eligibility and two-way players
• Earlier on The Dyme: Devin Carter's $5.16 Million Still Counts After Atlanta Waived Him