On February 15, Beijing time, the Bulls sat at their home to usher in the Spurs showdown, relying on DeRozan's excellent performance, the Bulls finally defeated the opponent 120-109, in the recent ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive wins, facing the old club Spurs, DeRozan this campaign in the opening 34 minutes of the case, 24 shots hit 16 goals, and then with the number of three-point shots cut 40 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and counting the 32 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists against the Spurs on January 29, That is to say, DeRozan has played two games against the Spurs this season, scoring a total of 72 points.
The 32-year-old DeRozan, who was used by the Raptors in the summer of 18 as a bargaining chip to trade Leonard, sent to San Antonio ruthlessly, has always been the team's well-deserved number one offensive core, but this time came to the Spurs, which was already in the semi-reconstruction stage at the time, in order to let the team These young players can thrive, DeRozan has been playing, the average number of shots per game has also ushered in a certain reduction, it is true that the average per game can still hand over 20+, but compared to the "Dragon King" nature of the previous Raptors period, DeRozan during his time with the Spurs, in terms of overall strength, has indeed declined.
However, it was also during the 3 years of the Spurs' brief stint, that DeRozan, who had previously been obsessed with individual singles, developed a good passing ability, and last season was DeRozan's last year at the Spurs, when he averaged only 21.6 points per game, but averaged 6.9 assists per game set a career high, actively creating offensive opportunities for young people such as Murray, White, Walker, and Kelden Johnson, who the Spurs tried to cultivate. It is true that his position on the team is far inferior to that of the Raptors before, but DeRozan does not complain, but silently grows up with the spurs group of young people.
After the end of last season's contract, the Spurs did not choose to renew his contract for the sake of DeRozan's career, but reached a first-sign and then exchange with the Bulls, and after being traded by the Spurs to the Bulls, DeRozan also signed this team that is also in the reconstruction stage at an affordable price of 3 years and returned to the East after 3 years. Although the Bulls are also in the reconstruction period, but last season there was already a "civilian combination" led by Ravin and Vucevic, and the Bulls also saw the hope of rising, and after signing DeRozan in the offseason, they respectively introduced Caruso, Brother Ball, derrick Jones Jr., which made the strength of the lineup a significant increase.
To join such a competitive team, DeRozan has finally got rid of the previous slightly paddled state in the Spurs, completely ushered in a big explosion, after cutting 40+ points today, DeRozan has exceeded 35+ points in a single game for 6 consecutive games, becoming another Bulls player in the history of the Bulls after Michael Jordan. So far, DeRozan has averaged a career-best 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for the Bulls, and he has won the Best of the Week award three times this season, which can also be regarded as the outside world's doubts about him during the Spurs era before using actual actions.
Today, he is the hottest star in the league today, which also highlights how valuable DeRozan's previous "humiliation and burden" in the Spurs shirt is. To be able to shine in Chicago and help the team win the second place in the East, I don't know how it feels to be the team that missed DeRozan last offseason?