What? The Brooklyn Nets Are Paying Nearly $4 Million To This Milwaukee Bucks Player Next Season

Jevon Carter is now on the Milwaukee Bucks, but the Brooklyn Nets will still be paying him nearly $4 million next season.

On August 27, 2022, NBA veteran Jevon Carter is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. 

The former West Virginia star signed with the Bucks in the middle of last season (after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets), and in 66 total regular season games for the two teams, he averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest.  

Over the offseason, Carter re-signed with the Bucks. 

Jevon Carter (@nextlevel_03) is returning to the @Bucks on a two-year deal! 🦌 pic.twitter.com/bqBnBEhcvp

— Priority Sports (@PrioritySports) June 30, 2022

Even though he is on a different team, and now has had two different contracts with the Bucks, he will still be paid nearly $4 million by the Nets next season. 

The Brooklyn Nets elected to not stretch the 2022-23 salary for Jevon Carter, a league source tells @spotrac.

Brooklyn will have a cap hit of $3,925,000 on their books for Carter next season.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) February 28, 2022

Keith Smith of Spotrac on February 28: "The Brooklyn Nets elected to not stretch the 2022-23 salary for Jevon Carter, a league source tells @spotrac. Brooklyn will have a cap hit of $3,925,000 on their books for Carter next season." 

Carter is 26-years-old, and was the 32nd overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft (second pick of the second-round).  

He played his rookie season with the Memphis Grizzlies, but then joined the Phoenix Suns for the following two seasons.  

In 2020, he played a career-high 16.3 minutes per game off the bench for the Suns. 

He averaged 4.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest.

Jevon Carter tied the game at 95 with just under a minute to go. However a ft with .4 secs is the difference. Suns lose 96-95.

Carter finishes with

15 points
3 assists
4 rebs
2 steals pic.twitter.com/Ww4p5xPbc6

— Christopher Hall (@WVHallBilly) October 29, 2019

He was also with the Suns when they made the NBA Finals, and lost to the Bucks in 2021.

Jevon Carter's Suns opened the NBA Finals with a big win at home over the Bucks in Game 1. Remember when JC gave Iowa State 2⃣4⃣ in his senior season?#HailWV | #RallyTheValley pic.twitter.com/QRnOYYTRQM

— Gold and Blue Nation (@GoldAndBlueNtn) July 7, 2021

Overall, he is a very solid bench player that can help the Bucks in different spots during the season or even in the postseason. 

The fact that the Nets are still paying him would make for an intriguing storyline if the two teams face off in the NBA Playoffs.