Carlton Carrington Rumors

Pitt’s Carlton Carrington Entering 2024 NBA Draft

April 3rd, 2024 at 12:30pm CST by Luke Adams

Pitt guard Carlton Carrington is entering the 2024 NBA draft, the school announced today in a press release. The release doesn’t say anything about testing the waters or maintaining his NCAA eligibility, so it sounds as if Carrington intends to go pro.

“After weighing my basketball options with my family and coaches, I have decided to pursue my childhood dream of playing in the NBA,” Carrington said as part of a larger statement. “The growth in my game over the past year and the opportunity to showcase my abilities at Pitt have helped make this a reality. I will miss my teammates and coaches as well as the terrific culture of Pitt Basketball and the support of the University of Pittsburgh community, but am eager continue my growth and development at the next level.”

A 6’4″ point guard, Carrington had a strong freshman season for the Panthers, starting all 33 games he played in his first college season and averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists in 33.2 minutes per contest.

Carrington, who was named to the ACC’s All-Freshman team, comes in at No. 27 on ESPN’s list of 2024’s top prospects. A better shooting year likely would’ve pushed him even higher — he made just 41.2% of his shots from the floor, including 32.2% of his three-pointers.

Carrington joins our running list of early entrants for the 2024 draft, which can be found right here.

And-Ones: Petrusev, 2024 Draft, Trade Candidates, More

November 26th, 2023 at 2:20pm CST by Luke Adams

After being cut by the Kings on Friday, big man Filip Petrusev should officially clear waivers later today. Nebojsa Covic, the president of Crvena Zvezda, Petrusev’s former team in Serbia, indicated on Saturday that he would be open to bringing back the 23-year-old.

“I heard about it and that Olympiacos made a very decent offer,” Covic said, per Mozzart (hat tip to Eurohoops). “The door of Red Star is open for Petrusev now, but it’s his and his agent’s decision. We’ll let them decide. There won’t be any hard feelings, regardless of this decision.”

Any interest the Serbian club may have in Petrusev appears to be moot. As Covic alluded to, reporting on Friday suggested the NBA rookie is set to join Greek team Olympiacos once he clears waivers, and that deal remains on track to be completed.

Aris Barkas of Eurohoops reports that Petrusev is expected to sign a three-year contract with Olympiacos that includes a third-year team option. The agreement will also include NBA outs in the event that Petrusev is offered another opportunity stateside, according to Barkas.

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report has updated his mock draft for 2024, making major changes to rounds one and two. Two of the biggest risers are Pittsburgh’s Carlton Carrington and Virginia’s Ryan Dunn, who weren’t on Wasserman’s previous board but are now projected as lottery picks at No. 10 and No. 14, respectively.
Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype takes a look at a few players who are currently injured or out of their team’s rotation, identifying them as possible in-season trade candidates. A pair of Pistons – Monte Morris and James Wiseman – and Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski are among the players singled out by Gozlan.
Which players are the NBA’s biggest overachievers and underachievers through the first month of the regular season? Mark Medina names three for each category in a story for Bovada Sportsbook, with 10-time All-Star James Harden and five-time All-Star Klay Thompson showing up in his list of underachievers.