Should The Memphis Grizzlies Draft | Episode 19 | Cameron Carr | iTalkHoops

Should The Memphis Grizzlies Draft | Episode 19 | Cameron Carr | iTalkHoops

Episode 19 of Should The Memphis Grizzlies Draft brings us to Cameron Carr, the 6’6″ wing out of Baylor. He walked onto the roster mid-season after a washed-out stint at Tennessee, averaged nearly 19 points a game against Big 12 competition, and measured a 7’1″ wingspan with a 38-inch standing vertical at the combine. The central tension is simple — the tools are rare, but he is 184 pounds and has one meaningful season of college basketball to his name.

Carr won the 2022 Nike EYBL Peach Jam and 2023 GEICO Nationals with MoKan Elite — the same AAU program that produced Trae Young and Michael Porter Jr. — before injuries and inconsistency derailed his time at Tennessee. He arrived in Waco as a virtual unknown, dropped 26 points in the gold medal game at the World University Games in Germany, and never looked back. Memphis has spent the entire tank season bringing in every 6’5″ to 6’9″ wing with a seven-foot wingspan they could find. Carr is exactly that archetype. MemphisX breaks down whether the Grizzlies should spend a first-round pick to get him in Beale Street Blue.

■ The Numbers: 18.9 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 2.6 APG | 37.6% 3PT | 61.8% TS%
BPM: 8.0 | OBPM: 6.4 | DBPM: 1.6 | BLK%: 3.9 (97th %ile) | FTR: 38.3 (67th %ile)

■ The Combine Measurements: 6’4.5″ barefoot | 6’6″ playing height | 184 lbs (11th %ile) | 7’0.8″ wingspan (96th %ile) | 8’8″ standing reach (88th %ile)
Stand vertical: 38″ (99th %ile) | Max vertical: 42.5″ (96th %ile) | Lane agility: 10.46s (97th %ile) | Sprint: 3.17s (66th %ile)

Mikal Bridges is the comp — a long, explosive 3-and-D wing whose value comes from length, shooting, and defensive versatility. The separation is weight. Bridges came into the league at 210 pounds as a senior. Carr needs 15 to 25 pounds of functional muscle to get to that level, and that development window is the entire bet you are making when you draft him.

We break down Carr’s shooting volume and efficiency, his elite wingspan and vertical explosion, his breakout trajectory across the World University Games and Baylor, the weight and durability concerns, the ball handling and decision-making questions, the one-year sample caveat, and why Memphis — a franchise that spent the tank season auditioning every long wing available — should be very interested at pick 16 or even trading up from 32.
Memphis holds picks 3, 16, and 32. Carr projects to go somewhere between 16 and 23. The verdict — Draft Him. Get him in, develop his body, and let him grow into starter minutes by the time he is 24 and the Grizzlies are ready to make a playoff run.

Grizz Nation — does Cameron Carr’s wingspan and athleticism tantalize you into wanting him in Beale Street Blue, or is he just too skinny to be a high-level impact player for the Memphis Grizzlies? Drop it in the comments.

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Timestamps:

0:00 — Intro
1:10 — Who Is He
2:32 — The Stats
4:35 — The Measurements
5:06 — What He Does Well
7:04 — The Concerns
8:51 — Memphis Fit
9:57 — The Comparable
11:01 — The Verdict