DeMar DeRozan played a fun game on Paul George's 'Podcast P'. He talked about being able to name all of the NBA champions from the 1989-90 season, but when asked to do it, he stumbled a few times by the time the 2000s champions were being listed, specifically with the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 NBA champions.
"You know what my problem is? All these guys that have an entitlement when it comes to certain sh*t. The knowledge of the game ain't there and to me, that's what bothers me more so than anything."
"When I first came into the league, I could name everybody who won a championship in the 90s. Detroit '89, Bulls, Bulls, Bulls, Houston, Houston, Bulls, Bulls, Bulls, San Antonio. Then we got the Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. Dallas? Miami? Detroit... San Antonio! Miami. '07 - Boston. Lakers, Lakers, Dallas, Miami, Miami, San Antonio."
DeRozan wasn't able to name the San Antonio Spurs as the 2003 NBA champions, the Pistons as the 2004 champions, Spurs again in 2005, and he completely skipped the Spurs in 2007, jumping straight to the Boston Celtics in 2008.
It is highly ironic that DeRozan talked about players not knowing about the history of the league when he struggled to accurately name the NBA champions. Nonetheless, it was a valiant effort, and he does have a point about younger players in the NBA not showing respect to the previous generations.
DeRozan addressed Anthony Edwards' recent comments about players from Michael Jordan's generation.
While DeRozan was a lot softer on Edwards than other players who responded to him, he did note that it was disrespectful of Edwards to denigrate players from the previous generation and that he himself would not have taken the same approach.
DeMar DeRozan Addresses His Free Agency
In the same interview, DeMar DeRozan talked about his recent sign-and-trade during the offseason. He noted that he considered several teams in the NBA, including the 76ers, Lakers, Clippers, and Heat.
For DeRozan to consider two offers from his hometown teams, and still choose to sign for the Sacramento Kings , he must have thought that the offers were not good enough. He decided to sign with the Kings for three years, $79 million .
For DeRozan, his time with the Bulls looked to be promising at the start but fell apart due to injuries to Lonzo Ball. At one point, during DeRozan's first season with the Bulls, they were the first seed in the Eastern Conference. But they hadn't been able to reach those same heights since then.
With the Kings, DeRozan joins a strong, young team that struggled after breaking their historic playoff drought, missing out on the playoffs once against last season.
DeRozan, who is still one of the best scorers in the league, can help elevate the franchise into being a strong force in the West next season. The Kings could be a dark horse threat next season with DeRozan at the helm.
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