Once more, with feeling.
Two seasons ago, DeMarre Carroll agreed to a 2-year, 5 million dollar deal, moved to Atlanta, and then we all waited for the deal to become official. It took a while because the Hawks were waiting to see if they were going to sign Carroll using cap space, or with the Room Exception. This wasn't an issue for Carroll because, as we came to understand about him, he didn't put himself above the team.
We immediately saw the specialness of this guy and when he played, in games that would turn out to be his last as a Hawk, with a busted knee, with free agency looming, it cemented his legacy, short as it was, in Atlanta.