DeMarre Carroll

Kenny Atkinson happy with DeMarre Carroll at power forward in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson was happy with DeMarre Carroll's play at the power forward spot against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.

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"We felt like we need more shooting [at power forward]," said Atkinson, adding, "with DeMarre in there at the four, we can really spread them out. [the defense] can't really help." Carroll is averaging 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27.7 minutes per game in his first season in Brooklyn.

numberFire's models project Carroll for 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists -- good for 25.9 FanDuel points -- in 29.0 minutes against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.