| 14 July 2009
I have mixed feelings on how successful I think DeMarre Carroll's NBA career is going to be. In the past I've said I didn't think his skills were polished enough to make it in the League. But then I watched Brian Scalabrine play key playoff minutes for the Celtics and I think that surely JYD can find a home somewhere at least for five years or so. But regardless of how I think DeMarre will do, it appears his stock is rising. Via Chad Ford in an ESPN Insider article:
"A couple of other forwards also seem to be prying their ways into the lottery: Georgetown's DaJuan Summers is getting a lot of praise from scouts for a few workouts he did in Los Angeles, and Missouri's DeMarre Carroll has drawn impressive reviews from virtually every workout he's attended.
Carroll is just so active, and he's bigger and more athletic than you think," one NBA executive said. "I'm not sure he's a star in the league, but I do think he's going somewhere in the first round. A contending team needs guys like him. He'll do anything and do it with a smile on his face."
Ford does not have JYD going in the first round in his most recent mock draft which was updated on Wednesday. NBADraft.net currently has him going in the second round to the Phoenix Suns with the 57th pick. The also have the Minnesota Timberwolves taking Leo Lyons in the second round with the 47th pick.
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