Taurean Prince looks like a different player than DeMarre Carroll did out of college. Can Prince become the Carroll of now?
Before Taurean Prince walked across the 2016 NBA draft stage in Brooklyn, draft experts had already tagged the Baylor forward with familiar comparison; former Atlanta Hawk, DeMarre Carroll. Billed as role player ready for immediate impact, the slender 6’8” forward has been characterized as an energetic defender who can stretch defenses from deep. Add some dreadlocks into the draft prospect concoction, and voila, the Carroll comparisons caught fire. When the Hawks actually selected Prince as the 12th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, kerosene was thrown onto the Carroll/Prince narrative wildfire.