After difficult year, Raptors’ DeMarre Carroll hoping injury woes are behind him
BURNABY, B.C. — DeMarre Carroll is ready to start over.
A prized free-agent acquisition of the Toronto Raptors two summers ago, Carroll suffered through a trying first year with his new team in 2015-16 where he played just 26 regular-season games because of a right knee ailment that had to be surgically repaired in January.
The small forward worked hard to rejoin the club in time for Toronto’s run to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals, but wasn’t the same player the Raptors signed to be difference-maker from the Atlanta Hawks.
And while not yet 100 per cent after a month of rest followed by a strenuous summer of rehabilitation, Carroll is looking forward to hitting the reset button.