In 2018, as Toronto’s offense moved away from the isolation-heavy tactics they had used, DeRozan’s scoring dropped to 23 points per game but he posted a career high for assists with 5.2 per game. He was selected for the All-Star Team in both those seasons and made the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2017. In 2016, when many speculated he would seek a max contract elsewhere, he affirmed his commitment to Toronto, signing a 5 year deal for less than the max without considering any other teams. In the 17 seasons, DeRozan kept improving, posting new highs for season scoring with 23.5 and 27 points per game. In the 2014-2015 playoffs, DeRozan set a franchise for points in the first quarter, with 20. His partnership with Kyle Lowry, who arrived in Toronto the year before, became a driving force behind the team’s increasingly strong performances. In 2014 he was selected for the NBA All-Star Game for the first time. He finished second and third in his two appearances in the competition.ĭeRozan refined his ballhandling and jump shooting, and in 2013-2014 his scoring average jumped to 22.7 points per game, including a then-career high of 40 points against the Dallas Mavericks. He was best known in his early years for his athletic ability, and he competed in both the 20 NBA Slam Dunk Competition during All-Star Weekend. As a rookie, he played in 77 games and started 65, averaging 8.6 points per game. 1 team in the Miami Heat on Tuesday.The Toronto Raptors selected DeRozan with the ninth overall pick. We don't have to wait long for the next test of his MVP credentials as the Bulls' next game comes against the East's No. If DeRozan maintains his level of play for the remainder of the regular season, it will be hard to look past the 32-year-old in the conversation. The Bulls are currently second in the Eastern Conference at 39-22, owners of the fifth-best record across the league, ahead of Antetokounmpo's Bucks, Jokick's Nuggets and Embiid's 76ers. 4: MVP Dark Horse?Īccording to FanDuel, DeRozan is well and truly back in the hunt for the MVP award this season, sitting with the fourth-best odds! 2022 NBA MVP Odds (as of Feb. Top 5 in mid-range jumpers made RankĭeRozan has been straight-up cooking defenders in isolation this season, ranking third in total isolation points (286), behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (303) and James Harden (355), however he ranks in the 94th percentile in efficiency, being the only player in the top 10 in isolation scoring to shoot over 50 percent (52.2). This season DeRozan has connected on 266 mid-range jumpers - 107 more than Devin Booker in second place, with the gap between first and second enough to be 10th in the league itself. While DeRozan's 66.7 percent shooting from three in the clutch stands out (!), it's his mid-range game that continues to be his bread and butter. When you zoom out to the entire season, DeRozan is second in the league in clutch scoring behind only Joel Embiid, but among the top 10 clutch scorers, no one is doing it as efficiently as the Bulls star. 2: Too clutchĭeRozan has cemented himself as one of the best late-game closers in the league this season and across his past 10 games, only Ja Morant has scored more points in the clutch (31>28). In NBA history, only Chamberlain, Jordan, Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and James Harden have scored 35 points in eight consecutive games. While his streak of games with 35 points on 50 percent shooting came to a stop at eight, DeRozan put his name alongside some truly legendary figures.ĭeMar DeRozan is the 7th player in NBA history with 8 straight 35-point games. StatMuse Febru8: DeRozan joins the game's greats Longest streak of 30-point games in Bulls history:ġ0 - DeMar DeRozan /UANVgUPvmk
With his 10th consecutive game scoring at least 30 points, DeRozan is now just one game shy of the Bulls franchise record, held by - who else - Michael Jordan, who reeled off 11-straight games of 30-plus points in the 1990-91 NBA season.
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NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) 2: Closing in on MJ With his recent run vaulting him back into the MVP conversation, let's dive into the numbers behind his scorching run of form. In their 116-110 loss to the Grizzlies, DeRozan finished with 31 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals on 10-of-29 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Reeling off eight straight games of at least 35 points on 50 percent shooting, DeRozan surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for the longest stretch in NBA history of such games, before his streak came to an end against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan has been on a tear of late, producing the best stretch of basketball in his career.
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