The Toronto Raptors kicked off free agency with a bolt from the blue. DeMarre Carroll, an Unrestricted Free Agent who started last season at no-adjective forward for the Atlanta Hawks, has joined our team. He becomes the highest-paid Raptor with a four-year, $60M deal.
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DeMarre is 6’8″ and 212 lbs., a six-year NBA veteran from University of Missouri. He had bounced around the league before settling with the Hawks, and enjoyed his best seasons under coach Mike Budenholzer. DeMarre typifies what Budenholzer is trying to achieve, which is to play positionless basketball.