Pre-2020-21 Rank: #28, Pre-2021-22 Rank: #29, Pre-2022-23 Rank #24, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #21.
*Positional Notes: DeRozan has played more at Forward in the last few years, but his peak was a Shooting Guard, so we are listing him at SG, though this could change next year.
*Peak Period: 2015-16 to 2021-22.
When DeMar DeRozan was traded from Toronto to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard, many Raptors fans were upset, but Kawhi brought Jurassic Park a Title, and DeRozan’s past accomplishments in Toronto seemed so much smaller. Fast-forward to his three seasons in Chicago, DeRozan re-established himself as a prime scoring threat and added two more All-Stars (he has six overall), which is the best scoring three-year period of his career.
DeRozan is now with Sacramento, a team on the rise. If the Kings make the Finals with DeRozan playing a large part in that success, would it be enough to put him over?
