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Nate Ament’s profile
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Cameron Carr is a steal at 20… because of how seamlessly his game fits what the Spurs are building.
Carr immediately looks like he belongs in the NBA when he plays. Not only that, he looks like someone who could step in and earn minutes right away on this team. All the things Mitch has talked about, pacing, spacing, dribbling, attacking, Carr embodies that style.
He shoots with confidence, but more importantly, he shoots within the flow of the offense. He’s not forcing anything. He’s constantly moving without the ball, which is a sign of higher-level basketball awareness. Players who move like that understand the pressure it puts on a defense. The attack doesn’t have to come from one place, and Carr is always ready to be part of it wherever it develops.
Defensively, he makes himself useful too. His wingspan is a real weapon. He ends up getting to blocks and steals that don’t look available at first glance, just because of his length combined with his awareness and effort. He plays with intensity, and you can see the competitiveness. When things aren’t going well, he doesn’t fade, he ramps it up.
As a prospect, there aren’t many glaring weaknesses. The main one you hear is that he’s a bit underweight for the position he’ll likely play in the NBA. But on film, he doesn’t consistently look overpowered or like a liability. That’s something that should improve with time anyway.
From a Spurs standpoint, his role projection is clean. He can slide into that wing rotation immediately and develop into a Vassell-type insurance or long-term replacement if that ever becomes necessary. He also gives you flexibility to play up a position in spurts, including at the four in certain lineups.
He’s a versatile player, and the value comes from the combination of skills he brings rather than one single trait. That’s the exact type of profile the Spurs have been targeting.
There’s a minor character question with the transfer, but he’s addressed it in interviews and his explanation comes across as reasonable. Listening to him speak, he sounds like someone who would fit well with the group and actually have fun being part of this team.
He checks too many boxes on both the basketball side and the team-building side. That’s what makes him a steal if he’s there at 20.