DeMar DeRozan is coming off his fifteenth season within the NBA.
The six-time All-Star is presently the perfect free agent remaining available on the market.
He completed this previous 12 months with averages of 24.0 factors, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest whereas taking pictures 48.0% from the sector and 33.3% from the three-point vary in 79 video games.
On Wednesday night, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald reported an replace on DeRozan.
By way of Jackson: “Kings have talked to Bulls about DeRozan signal and commerce, per supply. Spurs additionally now one other risk. Regardless of DeRozan curiosity in Miami, Warmth not in place to provide him what he is looking for at the moment… Warmth will hope alternative on some participant it needs arises this summer time.”
The Spurs being listed as a doable for vacation spot for DeRozan is intriguing as a result of the previous USC star spent three seasons with the franchise (2018-21).
Throughout that span, they made the NBA playoffs one time.
DeRozan averaged 21.6 factors, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest whereas taking pictures 50.1% from the sector in 206 video games for the Spurs.
The Spurs have been unable to make the playoffs for the reason that 2019 season (when DeRozan was nonetheless on the roster).
Final 12 months, they had been the 14th seed within the Western Convention with a 22-60 document.
That stated, the Spurs have 2024 Rookie of The 12 months Victor Wembanyama, who seems like he’s on the verge of turning into a famous person.
In addition they signed future Corridor of Famer Chris Paul (in keeping with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski).