Portland Trailblazers sign Andrew Carr to contract after 2025 NBA Draft

Andrew Carr, after testing for the draft last year, was one of several transfers that came to Lexington. Now, a year later, he has ended up in the association after the NBA Draft.

The Portland Trailblazers signed Carr last night following the 2025 NBA Draft. They did so on an Exhibit-10 contract per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

“NEWS: Kentucky’s Andrew Carr will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trailblazers, a source told ESPN,” Givony tweeted. “Stretch-4 will bring defensive versatility and smarts to the Rip City Remix.”

Carr played for a half-decade’s worth of collegiate seasons at Delaware, Wake Forest, and Kentucky. He appeared in 151 college games for the Blue Hens, Demon Deacons, and Wildcats, averaging 10.8 points (52.2% FG, 34% 3PT), 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game. That includes 10.3 points (54.4% FG, 32.4% 3PT), 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists as a graduate senior for UK.

Carr is from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He would play his high school basketball at West Chester East.

What NBA Draft experts are saying about Carr

Carr does a little bit of everything, being a “team-first player”, at the power forward spot with some skill at 6’11”. That could give him the chance to be a productive big in someone’s rotation according to the evaluation from his draft profile by RotoWire.com.

“Carr displayed a do-it-all skill set at every stop during his college career and was a team-first player. He consistently made the right read and moved the ball quickly, plus he was an exceptional screener,” they wrote. “Offensively, Carr is most comfortable picking and popping at the top of the key, but he can hurt a lackadaisical defense in multiple ways if given the chance. Defensively, Carr makes an impact in the paint by absorbing rebounds and protecting the rim. He didn’t have great defensive stats, but that’s because he didn’t chase blocks or steals, staying on his feet in a good defensive position while forcing offenses to make tough shots.”

“If he lands in the right spot, Carr could develop into a reserve forward who provides a sparkplug mentality off the bench,” they wrote.