Devin Carter, Keyonte George, Scoot Henderson, Yves Missi Considered ‘NBA Players Who Already Need a Trade’

Devin Carter, Keyonte George, Scoot Henderson and Yves Missi are considered “NBA players who already need a trade.”

NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report thinks Carter, George, Henderson and Missi need new homes.

Carter plays for the Sacramento Kings, George plays for the Utah Jazz, Henderson plays for the Portland Trail Blazers and Missi plays for the New Orleans Pelicans.

For the Kings last season, Carter appeared in 36 games. He averaged 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks.

“Throw in the fact this franchise has never really enjoyed the most fertile development program, and there are myriad reasons for Carter to want out,” Buckley wrote. “It’s one thing for a young player to struggle finding minutes on a win-now contender, but it’s quite another to see them get stuck behind a veteran core that’s highly unlikely to secure more than a play-in tournament invitation.”

For the Jazz last season, George appeared in 67 games. He averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks.

“If George needs to mature, he could find a better growth environment elsewhere,” Buckley wrote. “He’d log fewer minutes on a contender, but he might develop better habits and perhaps find his calling as an instant-offense reserve. Moving to another rebuilder maybe wouldn’t help with the frustration, but he might find more clarity if he was more obviously part of the long-term plans.”

For the Trail Blazers last season, Henderson appeared in 66 games. He averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.2 blocks.

“Portland has helped Henderson elevate his floor, but it has also put obstacles in front of him that could make it challenging to push toward his ceiling there,” Buckley wrote. “And while the Blazers’ defensive focus has improved his play on that end, he needs to find a team that plays with more pace and has better spacing to bring out his best on offense.”

For the Pelicans last season, Missi appeared in 73 games. He averaged 9.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.3 blocks.

“Not to mention that Missi, your prototypical rim-runner, would work best alongside a visionary playmaker, which isn’t exactly the way one would describe New Orleans’ new starting point guard, Jordan Poole (4.5 assists against 3.0 turnovers last season),” Buckley wrote. “Missi may not have envisioned needing a scenery change so soon, but he never could’ve pictured the Pels overloading their roster at his position like this, either.”