In this year’s annual NBA rookie survey, the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jevon Carter ranks as the top defensive player. Or so says his rookie peers, which happen to be the ones that know best. Carter was the one stripping the ball from their possession over the past four years.
It is no secret that the Memphis Grizzlies drafted great players from the 2018 NBA Draft class. However, to fans’ surprise, it is the second round pick in the news regarding the annual survey. Carter, selected 32nd overall in June, proved himself as a fierce point guard during the Grizzlies’ summer league games.