How long has it’s been since you were watching a Spurs game and thought DeMarre Carroll could realistically sub in? Probably a while, which is understandable. Even in Friday’s loss to the Hawks, with Rudy Gay out, the news that Carroll was in street clothes just felt normal.
The Spurs’ biggest offseason addition has become an afterthought after never really getting a chance to crack the rotation, which is really unusual, weirdly fascinating, and more than a little disappointing.
It’s hard to overstate how much of a non-factor Carroll has been for the Spurs, but the signs that he was not going to be a featured player were there from the start.