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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 28: Head Coach Quin Snyder of the Atlanta Hawks looks on during the first half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 28, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The NBA<\/a> offseason is moving fast. Free agency has not even opened yet, but front offices are not waiting around to reshape their rosters for 2026-27.<\/p>\n For the Sacramento Kings<\/a>, the offseason has been about one thing above all else: clearing house. General manager Scott Perry has been sorting through holdovers from the previous regime, and one name kept coming up in trade conversations all year.<\/p>\n Sacramento Kings Trade Devin Carter to Atlanta Hawks GettyTrade: Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks<\/a> Reach Agreement on New Deal<\/p>\n Shams Charania broke the news on X,<\/a> posting: \u201cThe Sacramento Kings are trading guard Devin Carter and a future second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell ESPN.\u201d What Atlanta is sending back to Sacramento has not yet been reported.<\/p>\n The Sacramento Kings are trading guard Devin Carter and a future second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n Carter was the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of Providence, but things never went as planned. He immediately had shoulder surgery after the draft, which kept him out for the first 38 games of his rookie season. By the time he returned, the Kings were already heading in a new direction.<\/p>\n Carter\u2019s days in Sacramento had been dwindling for a while. The front office leaders who originally drafted him, Monte McNair and Wes Wilcox, are no longer with the organization. Perry took over as GM and began moving on from McNair\u2019s guys, and Carter was one of the clearest candidates to go.<\/p>\n He did show flashes this past season. His game improved in 2025-26, but consistency was the problem. In one game he played 18 minutes and scored two points. In another, he went for 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in nearly 29 minutes as the starting point guard.<\/p>\n That kind of game made it hard to build around him, especially as Sacramento\u2019s rebuild took shape around younger players like Maxime Raynaud and Nique Clifford. Atlanta, it turns out, sees something worth betting on.<\/p>\n What This Means for Both Teams GettyTrade: Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks Agree to Devin Carter Trade<\/p>\n The Hawks entered the summer focused on reshaping their roster after trading Trae Young midseason, and they made all three of their 2026 draft picks without moving off any of them.<\/p>\n Carter is a young, defensively engaged guard with real upside. That is exactly the kind of player a rebuilding Atlanta team can afford to develop.<\/p>\n For Sacramento, the Kings have been building toward a young backcourt group featuring players 25 and under. Moving Carter signals that Perry did not see him fitting that future. With Zach LaVine opting into his $49 million deal and DeMar DeRozan still on the books, the Kings need cap clarity as much as anything else this summer.<\/p>\n The full return for Sacramento is still unknown. But Perry is clearly not waiting around. Every move this offseason has a purpose, and this one is no different.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJayesh Pagar<\/a> Jayesh Pagar is a writer at Heavy Sports, covering the New York Knicks and other NBA teams. He brings four years of experience across digital sports media, including NBA, WNBA, college basketball, and college football. He covered as the Knicks beat writer for ONSI and has written for Sporting News, and ClutchPoints. 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