Jazz coach Jerry Sloan sees a little of himself in Carroll. "He plays to get everything out of himself. He plays at a level up here. He has to in order to be able to compete.

"I don't know about being athletic," Sloan said, "more than just laying his heart out there every time he practices, every time he does something. That's what you like to see in any player.

"I would never challenge any of that because I was a player that was pretty much the same way. I had to play at a high level of energy, otherwise I wasn't good enough, and I think that's what he realizes about himself. If he doesn't play hard, somebody's going to beat him."

Carroll will watch the draft at home with his family in Evanston, Wyo.

SECOND ROUND: Perrin said the Jazz are undecided about their two second-round picks, Nos. 44 and 53. They don't have many roster spots available. He indicated they will think about taking an international player or an American who might play overseas or trading one of the picks.

HALL CALLS MALONE: Former Jazzman Karl Malone was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night, one of eight in a class that included four-time NFL All-Pro cornerback Aeneas Williams, New York Giants player Leonard Marshall and former major leaguer Darryl Hamilton.

SUMMER FUN: While Deron Williams worked out a bit at the Zions Bank Basketball Center Saturday after the draft prospects, Ronnie Brewer's been playing in a pro-am league organized by Tyronn Lue and others in Kansas City. Brewer scored 18 in the first game Friday.

MR. CURRY: Davidson point guard Jason Richards worked out for the Jazz Saturday. He was the backcourt mate of Stephen Curry, son of former Jazzman Dell Curry. Davidson lost to Kansas by two in the Elite Eight after beating Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament.

"It was amazing to play with him," Richards said of the younger Curry. "He has such a bright future at Davidson and in this league. I'm not going to say he's better (than his sharpshooting father) because Mr. Curry will get mad at me, but he's definitely close," said Richards, who played golf with Dell. "He kind of gave me a little heads-up on what NBA workouts are about."

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