DeMar DeRozan

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DeMar Darnell DeRozan (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2009 NBA draft.

He is a four-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Team member.

He spent nine seasons with the Raptors, including five playoff runs, before being traded to the Spurs in the summer of 2018.

DeRozan has played for the United States national team in the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

DeRozan is the son of Frank and Diane DeRozan. DeRozan's mother was diagnosed with lupus when he was a child. While with the Raptors, DeRozan helped raise awareness and educate Canadians on the disease in part by partnering with Lupus Canada.

DeRozan also suffers from depression, and is an advocate for others suffering with it. After DeRozan and fellow NBA player Kevin Love spoke publicly on mental health it prompted the NBA to add a new rule that requires a team to have at least one full time licensed mental health professional on their staff. The duo also appeared in a PSA video by the NBA that launched the new mental health professional program alongside a new website with various mental health resources.

DeRozan lost his father Frank DeRozan in February 2021 after battling health issues. He said he would regularly fly to Los Angeles from San Antonio or any city he was playing at to be by his side throughout his last moments.

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High school career

DeRozan attended Compton High School and was voted one of the country's best college recruits from the 2008 class. He was ranked No. 1 in the world of No. 1 for 2009. Rivals.com and No. 1 are the top three most ranked countries by Rivals.com and No. Scout.com has a 6 on Scout.com. For the four years of high school, he competed on the varsity basketball team. He averaged 26.1 points and 8.4 rebounds as a freshman. He averaged 22.6 points and 8.4 rebounds in his sophomore year, while a junior he averaged 22.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 3.2 steals.

DeRozan, a senior who averaged 29.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, led Compton High School to a 26–6 record and second consecutive Moore League championship and the CIF Southern Section quarter-finals. He was named to the Orange County All-State team for his efforts. DeRozan was a member of McDonald's All-American Team in 2008 and also won the McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Competition in 2008. He was also permitted to compete in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden and the Nike Hoop Summit, where he scored a team-high 17 points. In his senior year, DeRozan's on the court earned him first-team Parade All-American awards and First Team Best in the West honors.

College career

DeRozan wrote a letter of intent to play basketball at USC in November 2007. Over Arizona State and North Carolina, he preferred USC over the University of Arizona and North Carolina.

DeRozan scored a team-high 21 points with seven rebounds in an exhibition game against Azusa Pacific, an 85–64 victory at the Galen Center in his first game for the Trojans. In his first regular season game in the win over UC Irvine, DeRozan had 14 points. In the Pac-10 Tournament semifinals, he scored 21 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, before leading his team to a 61-49 victory over Arizona State on 10-for-16 shooting to lead his team to a 61-49 victory. In addition to being named Pac-10 Tournament MVP, Jack's efforts in the tournament culminated in him winning First Team Pact All-Freshman awards. The Trojans qualified as a 10th seed in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.

DeRozan appeared in all 35 games for the Trojans during his career, scoring in double figures 28 times and four double-doubles. He came in third on team in points (13.9 ppg), second in rebounds (5.7 apg), third in assists (1.5 apg), and second in field-goal percentage (.523, eighth best in conference) and third in field-goal percentage (5.7 ppg). DeRozan dominated the regular season by scoring 19.8 points in USC's five postseason games. His 485 points are third all-time, and his 201 rebounds are fourth all-time for a USC freshman.

Professional career

DeRozan revealed on April 8, 2009, that he would draft the 2009 NBA draft and forego his final three years of eligibility at USC. In the 2009 draft, he was ranked ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors on June 25, 2009. He said that part of the reason for his NBA departure after just one year in college was to help his mother, who suffers from lupus, to take care of her child.

DeRozan's rookie scale deal with the Raptors was signed on July 9, 2009. DeRozan lost in the final round to three-time champion Nate Robinson in the fourth round of the 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition. The final percentage went from 51% to 49%. DeRozan was selected to compete in the 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition as a replacement for injured guard Brandon Jennings. He came in third place in third place.

DeRozan scored a career-high 37 points against the Houston Rockets on December 31, 2010. He matched the Utah Jazz on November 12, 2012, and the Chicago Bulls on November 15, 2013 — a career high two times over the next three years—against the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls.

DeRozan scored a career-high 40 points against the Dallas Mavericks on January 22, 2014, shooting 15-of-22 from the field. DeRozan was selected as a reserve guard for the Eastern Conference All-Star team on January 30, 2014, and he was the only one in the Eastern Conference All-Star Game. In 15 minutes, he had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. In a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on February 1, he scored 36 points and a career-high 12 assists. With a victory over the Boston Celtics on March 28, he led the Raptors to a playoff spot for the first time since 2008. In the victory, he scored 30 points, as well as 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and a single steal. He had 30 points against the Detroit Pistons on April 13 to lead the Raptors to a franchise record of 47 victories.

DeRozan's 2013–14 season was a breakthrough, with career highs of 22.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 30% from beyond the arc, and ranked fourth in total free-throws made and seventh in attempts. He led the Raptors to a 48-34 record and a third-seed finish in the Eastern Conference.

DeRozan scored 14 points on a 3-of-13 shooting in DeRozan's first playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets on April 19, 2014. In Game 2: DeRozan recovered from defeating in Game 2 and scored 30 points on 9-of-21 shootings. In defeat, he scored 30 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists on April 25, the first five years. DeRozan was the first Raptor to score 30 points in back-to-back playoffs games, and the first Raptor to score 30 points in multiple playoff games since Vince Carter. In seven games, the Raptors went on to lose to the Nets.

DeRozan had 11 rebounds and six steals, along with 15 points, in a 109-102 victory in the Raptors' season opener game of the 2014–15 season against the Atlanta Hawks. With a torn left adductor longus tendon, he was barred out permanently on November 29, 2014. He sustained the injury the night before being unable to return against the Dallas Mavericks at 8:23 p.m. on the third quarter. In a 100–84 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on January 14, 2015, he returned to action, scoring 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting in a 100–84 victory. In a 114-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on March 2, he scored a season-high 35 points. In a 99-96 victory over the Houston Rockets, DeRozan scored a career-high 42 points. Kyle Lowry (December 2014) and Chris Bosh (January 2007) were among the first players in team history to be named Player of the Month for April.

DeRozan scored a franchise-record 20 points in Game 3 of the Raptors' first-round playoff series with the Washington Wizards on April 24, beating Vince Carter's previous record of 19 points in a first quarter of a playoff game.

In a loss to the New York Knicks on November 10, 2015, DeRozan scored a then-high 29 points on a then-season-high 29 points. He became the first Raptor since Chris Bosh in 2009–10 to accomplish the feat in a straight game to start the season. DeRozan was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 7-13 for the first time in his seven-year career and became the seventh player in team history to be named Player of the Week on Sunday. In a 97-88 victory over the Washington Wizards, he scored a then-high 35 points in a 97-88 victory. On January 28, he was named an Eastern Conference reserve for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, his second All-Star nod in three years. On February 2, DeRozan and teammate Kyle Lowry were selected co-winners of the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. During the month, the Raptors went 12-2 and ran a franchise-record 11-game winning streak. He defeated Chris Bosh and Morris Peterson with his 233rd victory in his career on February 22, beating them both in Raptors history. He scored 22 points and helped the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 122–95. In a 117–115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on March 4, he scored a season-high 38 points. He set a new NBA record of 24 straight free throws made in a single game in that game. In a 112-104 overtime victory over the Miami Heat, he tied his season-high of 38 points while still having 10 rebounds and seven assists. In a 105-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks on March 30, he scored 26 points, giving the Raptors their first season in franchise history. In a 93-89 victory over the New York Knicks in New York, he scored 27 points, setting a franchise record of 23 road victories in a season. DeRozan also placed second on the Raptors' career scoring list, behind Vince Carter for second, behind only Chris Bosh.

With a 56–26 record, the Raptors became the second seed in the Eastern Conference during the regular season. The Raptors defeated the seventh-seeded Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, and DeRozan scored 34 points to help the Raptors win by a 3–2 series lead. DeRozan scored 30 points in Game 7 of the series to help the Raptors win a best-of-seven series for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors advanced to the second round of the Miami Heat after a 4–3 series over the Pacers. DeRozan scored 34 points in Game 5 of the Raptors' series with the Heat, helping the Raptors claim a 3–2 series lead with a 99–91 victory. In Game 7 of the series, he scored 28 points in a 116–89 victory over the Heat, assisting the Raptors in reaching the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. DeRozan scored 32 points to help the Raptors beat 105–99 and tie the series at 2–2. With a 4–2 loss, the Raptors advanced to lose the next two games and dropped out of the playoffs.

DeRozan re-signed with the Raptors on July 14, 2016, a five-year, $139 million contract. In a 109–91 victory over the Detroit Pistons in DeRozan's third straight outing in the Raptors' season opener on October 26, 2016. In a 94–91 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he had a 32-point effort two days later. During DeRozan's first two games of a season, the team defeated Vince Carter's record of 65 for the most points in the first two games of a season. DeRozan was the first ever Raptor with three straight 30-point games to start a season on October 31 against the Denver Nuggets. DeRozan tied Mike James' franchise record with four straight 30-point games against the Washington Wizards on November 2, scoring 40 points against the Washington Wizards on November 2, 2007. In a 96–87 victory over the Miami Heat, he hit the Miami Heat two days later, scoring 34 points. His five straight games got off to the best start to a season since Michael Jordan did it for six games in a row from 1986-87. Michael Jordan, World B., scored 33 points against the New York Knicks in his eighth 30-point game in nine games, making him only the fourth player to score 30-plus points in eight of the first nine games of a season. Tiny Archibald is free and Tiny Archibald. DeRozan made his first NBA appearance since Jordan in 1987–88 with 34 points against the Golden State Warriors on November 16, making him his first NBA player with nine 30-point games in his team's first 11 games since Jordan. DeRozan's six field goals against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2 brought him second on the franchise's all-time list, with Vince Carter (3,536) taking second place for second; Chris Bosh had time to lead with 3,614. He scored 29 points against Golden State on December 28 and became Toronto's career scoring leader (10,290), defeating Chris Bosh's 10,275 points.

DeRozan scored 36 points in a 129–122 loss to the Houston Rockets on January 8, 2017, marking a career high for the 18th 30-plus-point game of the season. In a 114-106 victory over the Boston Celtics, he scored a season-high 41 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. DeRozan was a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, making him the fourth Raptors player to be named as a starter after Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, and Kyle Lowry. In a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, DeRozan shot 56% from the field and put up 31 points in seven of the team's previous eight games due to a sprained ankle. On February 24, he scored a career-high 43 points to help the Raptors rebound from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 107-97. As he approached the Houston Rockets on March 30, 2015, DeRozan shot 15 of 28 from the floor, defeating his 42-point effort. DeRozan scored 40 points against Miami two days later, the first time he had played back-to-back 40-point games against Chicago. In an 111–100 victory over the Indiana Pacers on March 31, he scored 40 points. It was DeRozan's seventh 40-point game of the season and the 30th game of 30 points or more, tying Vince Carter's 2000–01 franchise record. With 38 points against Miami on April 7, DeRozan tied Carter's franchise record for the first 30-point game of the season. DeRozan shot 11-for-15 from the field for 35 points against the New York Knicks on April 9, making him the second player in franchise history with a 2,000-point record—Carter scored 2,107 in 1999–01 and 2,070 in 2000–01. The Raptors' victory over the Knicks was their 50th game of the season, and they helped them lock up at least the No. 301. In the Eastern Conference, he is seeded #3. DeRozan led his team to a career-high 2,020 points in the season, while his 27.3 average was the second highest in franchise history, with Carter scoring 27.6 in 2000–01.

In a 92-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on April 27, 2017, DeRozan scored 32 points, helping the Raptors win their first-round playoff series in six games. In the second round, the Raptors lost in a clean sweep to the Cavaliers. DeRozan appeared in all ten playoff games, scoring 22.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. For the first time in his career, DeRozan was named in the All-NBA Third Team on May 18, 2017.

DeRozan scored 37 points in a 109-100 victory over the Utah Jazz on November 3, 2017, earning 17 points and his third straight four-point play in the third quarter. In a 115-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns on December 13, 2017, he tied his season high with 37 points. In a 114-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on December 21, 2017, he tied for his career high with 45 points. With six 3-pointers in nine attempts, he also set a new career high. DeRozan scored a franchise-record 52 points to help the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 131–127 in overtime, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks for their 12th straight home win. DeRozan was the first NBA player to earn 50+ points on New Years Day. He was also the third player in Raptors history to score 50 or more in a single game, the others being Vince Carter and Terrence Ross, who each had 51 points. He scored 35 points, including a go-ahead three-point play in overtime, on January 8, 2018, boosting the Raptors to a 114-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. In a 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors on January 13, 2018, he had a 42-point effort. DeRozan was chosen as a rookie in NBA All-Star games for the second season in a row, marking his fourth overall pick to the game, ranking him third overall in franchise history behind Vince Carter and Chris Bosh at the time, both of whom had been selected on five occasions. DeRozan was the only player with consecutive NBA All Star Starter picks for Carter and Kyle Lowry. He was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January on February 1, 2018. In a 130-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on February 2, 2018, he scored 35 points. DeRozan took 11 of 22 shots and tied his career high by making six 3-pointers and finishing 6 for 10 from long range. In a 121–119 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on March 7, 2018, he scored 42 points.

DeRozan matched his career playoff record with 37 points in Game 2 of the Raptors' first-round playoff series against the Washington Wizards, as Toronto took a 2–0 lead in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history. It was his 12th game in the postseason. In a 106-98 loss, DeRozan scored 35 points, six assists, and six rebounds. In six games, the Raptors took the series as a result. The Raptors were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the second round. DeRozan was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the season. DeRozan completed the 2017–18 season as the franchise's best in a number of categories, including regular season games, wins, total minutes, field goals, and free throws both attempted and attempted.

DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a secured 2019 first round draft pick were traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green on July 18, 2018. DeRozan, a fan favorite in Toronto and had not been informed about the trade by Raptors president Masai Ujiri prior; however, DeRozan's large contract freed up significant salary cap space.

DeRozan scored 28 points in a 112–108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in his Spurs debut in their season opener on October 17, 2018. In a 143–142 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on October 22, he had 32 points and 14 assists. In a 113-108 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on October 29, he had 34 points and nine assists. In a 109-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, he scored at least 25 points in seven of the team's first eight games on November 3. George Gervin, 1978-79, was the only other San Antonio player to do so. In a 131-118 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on December 2, he had a season-high 36 points. In a 133-120 victory over the Lakers on December 7, he had 36 points and nine assists. In a 125-107 win over his former team, the Toronto Raptors, he recorded his first triple-double in his career, with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. In a half, DeRozan also made his first double-double in a row. In a Spurs uniform on February 22, he played his first game in Toronto on February 22. He finished the game with 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists.

DeRozan scored 31 points in a 105-114 loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 16, 2019. The Spurs will continue to lose the series in seven games.

In a 127-120 victory over the Utah Jazz on January 29, 2020, DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points as a team's five assists. In a 119-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on March 10, he logged a season-high 12 assists, as well as 13 points. The Spurs were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble in March after the NBA season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013, the first time since 2013 that DeRozan's squad did not make it to the postseason.

In a 146–143 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards on April 26, 2021, DeRozan scored a season-high 37 points, as well as ten assists. In a 140-143 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, he had a career-high tying 14 assists. Despite qualifying for the newly introduced play-in tournament, the Spurs lost 96-100 to the Memphis Grizzlies on May 19, removing the team from playoff contention for the second straight season.

DeRozan was traded to the Chicago Bulls as a result of a signed-and-trade contract; the Bulls delivered Thaddeus Young, a fully protected first-round draft pick, and two second-round draft picks to the Spurs in exchange on August 11, 2021. DeRozan opted to wear number 11 with the Bulls as his normal number ten had been cut from the team in honor of Bob Love. In a 94-88 victory over the Detroit Pistons, DeRozan made his Bulls debut on October 20, bringing up 17 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and three steals. He scored a then-high 37 points on 15-of-20 shooting, as well as 7 rebounds, leading the Bulls to a 128-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on November 1, putting an end to a 19-point deficit on the road. In a 103–98 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, he would meet those 37 points two days later while grabbing 10 rebounds. On December 31, DeRozan scored a game-winning one-legged three at the buzzer, granting the Bulls a 108-106 road victory over the Indiana Pacers on a night where he finished with 28 points and six assists.

DeRozan had 28 points and made yet another game-winning three-point buzzer at the buzzer on January 1, 2022, giving Chicago a 120–119 road victory over the Washington Wizards and making him the first player in NBA history to beat a buzzer on consecutive days. In a 114–95 loss to the Orlando Magic, DeRozan scored a then-season high 41 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field on January 23, a 114–95 loss to the Orlando Magic. DeRozan was chosen to his fifth NBA All-Star Game on January 27, his third appearance and first All Star Selection since 2018, where he starred in his hometown for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. In a 119-108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on February 6, DeRozan scored a then-season high 45 points, as well as 9 rebounds and 7 assists. In a 120-109 victory over his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and gave 7 assists. It was Michael Jordan's sixth straight 35-point games, breaking Michael Jordan's franchise record of five straight 35-point games; he also tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of the longest streaks of such games while shooting at least 50% (DeRozan shot 50, 60, 66.7, and 68.4%). DeRozan set a new record by scoring 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists on February 16, becoming the first NBA player to score 35 or more points and shoot 50 percent or better in seven consecutive games.

DeRozan's third appearance as a starter and the first since 2018, as well as his fifth pick overall, at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland. LeBron James' team won over Kevin Durant's 163–160 defeat. DeRozan scored 37 points, including the winning basket, in a 112-108 win over the Atlanta Hawks, on February 24, and he tied his league record of scoring at least 35 points while shooting 50% or better to eight consecutive games. In a 116–110 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on February 27, DeRozan scored 31 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, the first Bulls player since Michael Jordan in 1990–91; DeRozan fired 10 of 29 from the field, snapping him out of his NBA record of eight games with a score of at least 35 percent or better, and was ejected in the closing seconds. DeRozan was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February on March 3, his fourth in his career; it was his fourth in a row. In a 135-130 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on March 31, DeRozan scored 27 of his season-high 50 points in the 4th quarter and overtime (just two points shy of his career high). DeRozan led the NBA top scorer in the fourth quarter with 612 points in the regular season. In a 114-110 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, DeRozan scored a career-high 41 points in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs on April 20, defeating the reigning champions. In five games, the Bulls will lose to the Bucks.

In a 116-108 victory over the Miami Heat on October 19, DeRozan scored 37 points, six rebounds, nine assists, and two steals, making him and Michael Jordan the first Bulls players to win by at least 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a season opener.

National team career

DeRozan was a member of the USA national team that lifted the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He averaged 4.8 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game in nine games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he appeared for Team USA for the second time. In seven games for Team USA, DeRozan averaged 6.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists, leading them to the Olympic gold medal.

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