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David Locke - Yesterday 4:44 PM - Public
Today the Utah Jazz signed 6’8 210 athletic swingman DeMarre Carroll. Carroll most recently played for the Denver Nuggets and spent most of his NBA career in Memphis.
Carroll started his college career at Vanderbilt before transferring to Missouri to play for his uncle Mike Anderson.
Carroll is a super athletic player who has had to transition from power forward to small forward in the NBA. He is not a superior leaper, instead he is quick and has a good wingspan. Originally, a late first round pick of the Memphis Grizzlies he played off the bench as a energy player in his rookie year with Memphis.
He is not an outside shooter, having never converted on an NBA three and shot just 39% in his full year in Memphis. His ball handling is still adjusting from being a power forward in college to his small forward position in the NBA.
Considering the Jazz need perimeter shooting why would they use a roster position on a non shooter lanky ¾ tweener. The answer is much simpler than it is being made out to be. This is a player the Jazz have liked in the past. He fits how the team plays and they have a roster spot available so they have signed him to get a closer look.
This year the depth in the d-league is limited because so many players left for Europe during the lockout.
I am not sure this is a pre-cursor to another move, but it does give the Jazz flexibility. It doesn’t address a set need but you are not going to be able to address very many needs with the 14th roster spot out of the D-League.
This is a player they like and so they have signed him to get a closer look. If they have the opportunity to move a player in a trade it is better to have Carroll signed then hope he is available when that trade happens. This is simply planning ahead with a player the Jazz are interested in having on their roster.
Carroll started his college career at Vanderbilt before transferring to Missouri to play for his uncle Mike Anderson.
Carroll is a super athletic player who has had to transition from power forward to small forward in the NBA. He is not a superior leaper, instead he is quick and has a good wingspan. Originally, a late first round pick of the Memphis Grizzlies he played off the bench as a energy player in his rookie year with Memphis.
He is not an outside shooter, having never converted on an NBA three and shot just 39% in his full year in Memphis. His ball handling is still adjusting from being a power forward in college to his small forward position in the NBA.
Considering the Jazz need perimeter shooting why would they use a roster position on a non shooter lanky ¾ tweener. The answer is much simpler than it is being made out to be. This is a player the Jazz have liked in the past. He fits how the team plays and they have a roster spot available so they have signed him to get a closer look.
This year the depth in the d-league is limited because so many players left for Europe during the lockout.
I am not sure this is a pre-cursor to another move, but it does give the Jazz flexibility. It doesn’t address a set need but you are not going to be able to address very many needs with the 14th roster spot out of the D-League.
This is a player they like and so they have signed him to get a closer look. If they have the opportunity to move a player in a trade it is better to have Carroll signed then hope he is available when that trade happens. This is simply planning ahead with a player the Jazz are interested in having on their roster.
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