Jevon Carter admits getting surprised by his lack of playing time this season

Donovan keeps an open communication line with Carter

The relationship between Carter and Bulls coach Billy Donovan remains amicable, and the two continue to explore where the guard can get opportunities to impact the game. So far, those opportunities have come few and far between, but Donovan has expressed confidence in Carter's abilities and remains supportive of him. Carter has received three DNP (did not play) designations this season.

"We need Jevon to shoot when he has opportunities to. I think that helps our team and is what he's really elite at," Donovan said.

"I think the other part of it is his ability to pick up full court. But to be honest, there have been some situations where he has gotten into the rotation in the first half, but the way the game has gone, in the second half, the situations have gotten a little bit smaller, and I've gone with other guys.

"The thing I respect about him---like any one of these guys, they always want to be playing---is he always keeps himself ready. Some of it has really just been more my decision in those second halfs. But outside the last game, for the most part, he's been in in the first half. It's just the second half, whether it's playing bigger, it has bled into some of his minutes there."