Cameron Carr knows what hes doing with souvenir from first NBA bucket

MILWAUKEE — Cameron Carr had a prediction for how his first official bucket in the NBA would look.How it actually happened was halfway accurate compared with how he thought it’d go.Carr said after Wednesday’s shootaround at Fiserv Forum ahead of the Lakers’ game against the Bucks that he was asked what he thought his first NBA bucket would be during the predraft process. The 6-foot-5 wing’s prediction was a lob.Or an athletic play in general. The reality: a two-handed fast-break dunk during the first quarter of Monday’s win over the Hawks in Atlanta.“Ended up being an athletic play, so I kind of called it,” Carr said.

“Like 50%, halfway called it.”The play helped the former Baylor Bear settle down.“It felt good, get the nerves out, adrenaline out,” Carr said.“I was pretty nervous, still pretty nervous any time I sub in the game, but it’s exciting.”Franchise superstar Luka Dončić secured the game ball for Carr, making sure his young teammate had a souvenir to remember the moment.“That’s big time, especially coming from him,” Carr said.

“That says a lot about who he is as a person and how he views this team.I would want to do the same thing if I was a vet, grab the ball for the rookie.”Carr already knows what he wants to do with the memento.“I’m going to have everybody sign it, put it in a little trophy case,” he said.

“Keep it forever.There’s no price on it — it’s forever.”The win over the Hawks was Carr’s first time being in the rotation since being the No.

24 pick in June’s NBA draft. It also came during a game in which Austin Reaves and Quentin Grimes were sidelined. Before Monday, Carr played a total of four minutes across three NBA games, with his playing time coming at the end of games when the outcome was decided. “Patience has been the key to the game,” Carr said.“It’s always been a part of my career is patience.

God’s timing is the best timing.I could want it as bad as I want ...