Derrick Caracter - 2010 NBA Draft

58. Los Angeles Lakers - Derrick Caracter 6-9 280 PF UTEP Jr.

# Birthday: 5/4/88
# NBA Position: Power Forward
# Class: Junior
# Ht: 6-9
# Wt: 280
# Hometown: Fanwood, NJ
# High School: Notre Dame Prep

NBA Comparison: Robert Traylor/Glen Davis

Strengths: NBA body and strength, very skilled for his size, has a nice game facing the basket with range to the college 3-point line, good rebounder in and out of area ... Shows soft hands and can make catches in traffic ... Has good athleticism for a man his size and will surprise you with his bounce ... Can establish great position down low do to his brute strength and shows a mean streak at times and scores at will when motivated ... Skill level and feel for the game are actually at a high level. A solid passer and understands how to use pump fakes and his strength to score on longer opponents ...

Weaknesses: Character/maturity issues that date back to high school ... Was kicked off the Louisville team by Rick Pitino, after failing to show the day to day discipline to be a collegiate athlete ... Can be lazy at times and go through the motions ... Not always as active as he should be, especially down on the box ... Good but not great athlete, has good length, but not quite enough to completely compensate for being a little undersized ... Relies too much on power and strength around the basket, needs to be active on the glass on a more consistent basis, motor runs hot and cold.

Notes: Finally put together a solid season at the college level after failing to do so at Louisville. Was once hyped up to be the next great talent. At 15 years of age he had hype surrounding him similar to a young OJ Mayo or LeBron James.Unfortunately by the time he reached college, he had stopped working hard and his skills/game had suffered considerably.

Ian Powers 6/23/10

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/derrick-caracter

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[alexamerling20]

looks like we got a steal...I could see him being a Dajuan Blair or "Big Baby" Davis type of player for us...

[rubyrich25]

Im so excited! Our bench gonna be so good :D

[sportygu123]

they release carracter instead of trying to buy out that overpaid bum luke walton. damnit LA management, wtf is wrong with you guys

[alexamerling20]

@FeneGrenkle I stand corrected lol 

[FeneGrenkle]

@alexamerling20 1 year later...

[flofloballa34]

look who just got arrested...

[myaclick]

@rubyrich25 ehhh........

[alexamerling20]

@RealDeal336 makes sense...

[RealDeal336]

@alexamerling20 hes gettin droped down to the d league

[welsherbry]

...and the smart get richer...