This year's East has changed a lot, the Nets, Hawks, last year's strong teams have begun to slump, fell to the bottom half, and the Cavaliers, Bulls and other teams began to rise. Compared to the Cavaliers rebuilding by the draft, the Bulls are simpler and more brutal, they have come to Vucevic and DeRozan through the trade operation this season, and then signed Ball naked, with the original Lavin, the Bulls' mini "Big Four" has completely taken shape.
Since it is a giant lineup, it must be divided into a sequence, which is also what many fans are curious about before the start of the season, whether it is the Bulls' original Lavine who is dominant, or DeRozan, who parachuted from the Spurs, who is superior. However, these two players are very humble and complementary, the two have not appeared to compete for power, they are one of the best duo in the league today, 18 times this season have scored more than 25 points, ranking first in the league double group, if you insist on who is more powerful, it must be DeRozan who started the second spring of his career.
This is Azan's thirteenth season, he went from the original King of the North, stable All-Star to spurs with rookies, two consecutive years without the playoffs, DeRozan also from the flying air, gradually precipitated more moves. His three-point shooting rate this season has reached 34.4%, although there are not many shots, opponents can no longer let him shoot, and DeRozan's average of 27.4 points per game is a career high, the season is nearly halfway over, the Bulls are still in the top three in the East, and DeRozan has booked a position in the best team.
The reason why DeRozan is so efficient is inseparable from the "weapon of God", he is a rare mid-range master in this league, in an era when everyone is chasing three-pointers, perhaps only DeRozan is still insisting on two-point shooting, which is the basis of his standing. DeRozan averaged more than 20 points per game for nine consecutive seasons, only one of which averaged more than one three-pointer per game, and the rest were all from a steady mid-range. In the eight mid-range ranges between Azan's three-point line and the box this season, five of them have shot more than 50 percent, especially above and below the free throw line, shooting 54.1 percent, which is where he shoots the most.
In six games since February, DeRozan has averaged 34.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 55.4% from the field, and in the last three games, he has scored 119 points on 47-of-76 shooting, which has caught up with Joe in the history of the Bulls. That is, DeRozan is too low-key, the scoring guard in the NBA today, Azan stabilizes the top three, the Bulls also picked up a big bargain, offseason lakers almost have to sign first and then change to DeRozan, but they are not willing to trade their first round picks, and finally exchanged for 40 million Westbrook, and DeRozan's contract is only 3 years 81.9 million, one year Westbrook top two years DeRozan.
As Kobe Bryant's most avid fan in the NBA, DeRozan's Raptor career has always been questioned for being "not strong enough" in the playoffs, and this season is his best chance to be humiliated, Caruso and Ball will return before the playoffs, and their full lineup was once ranked first in the East. As long as this level can be maintained, the Bulls will only face the defending champion Bucks in the Eastern Conference playoffs.