Shams: Spurs Sending DeMar DeRozan to Chicago for Thad Young, a Future FRP, & 2 SRP’s

[Dverde]

Yikes I hope he’s okay.

[spurraider21]

dont think anybody denied Derozan was a talented offensive player. he was the engine of the offense since he got here.

the problem is his game has some glaring limitations. aside from being a non-factor on defense, his reluctance to take outside shots was always something of a problem at made it a challenge to build a consistently functioning offense around. with LMA's decline with the Spurs (and ultimate replacement by Poeltl), that hurt the spacing already. DeJounte, while himself a limited player, kept improving to the point where it was hard to keep him off the court. then we saw some similar things with Keldon emerging.

imo the spurs had 2 options, hit the reset button, give off some of the aforementioned younger assets, and rebuild anew around derozan (32 years old, big money, and fairly obvious capped ceiling given his defensive liabilities), or move on from Derozan, have Murray/White/Poeltl take on bigger roles, and replace his spot in the lineup with somebody who can blend with those guys better (Vassell, and in the shorter term, McDermott)

easy call to move on from derozan

[Dejounte]

DeMar retweeted this stupid . Dumbass athletes

[KingKev]

DeMar retweeted this stupid . Dumbass athletes

What do you think it’s about?

[Dejounte]

What do you think it’s about?

LeBron tweeted that when he went out for CoVID protocol. So it’s likely some conspiracy bull .

[KingKev]

LeBron tweeted that when he went out for CoVID protocol. So it’s likely some conspiracy bull .

Haha yeah especially with those two bozos.

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

LeBron tweeted that when he went out for CoVID protocol. So it’s likely some conspiracy bull .

Lebron tweeted that because he didn’t get a second COVID-19 test after initially having the positive test, like he was supposed to.

LeBron ended up not missing any games due to COVID-19 because he had 3 negative test in a row after tweeting that. So his tweet ended up not being so dumb after all……

In layman’s terms, LeBron was saying that whoever gave the initial test wasn’t following protocol with giving follow up test and that’s fishy or strange

[KingKev]

Lebron tweeted that because he didn’t get a second COVID-19 test after initially having the positive test, like he was supposed to.

LeBron ended up not missing any games due to COVID-19 because he had 3 negative test in a row after tweeting that. So his tweet ended up not being so dumb after all……

In layman’s terms, LeBron was saying that whoever gave the initial test wasn’t following protocol with giving follow up test and that’s fishy or strange

Thanks for the clarification

[DeRozan m8]

DDR is good enough to be a 3 on a championship team, and arguably a two. But he isn't good enough to take a lottery team and turn them into a contender. Only a few players in the league can do that, like Luka or Durrant or Lebron. He's not a number one so while he made the Spurs compe ive, he could not make them a playoff level team without more all-star talent. When he had LMA in all-star form, they were a playoff team.

Lebron can't...how did he go on the Lakers without AD?

How many chips before colluding with other hall of famers?

Dudes always needed a 1b by his side and a bunch of luck (bailout shots, mickey mouse bubble) to achieve anything meaningful.

Manufactured, beta and nothing but the king of empty stat padding

[tbdog]

Lebron can't...how did he go on the Lakers without AD?

How many chips before colluding with other hall of famers?

Dudes always needed a 1b by his side and a bunch of luck (bailout shots, mickey mouse bubble) to achieve anything meaningful.

Manufactured, beta and nothing but the king of empty stat padding

Lebron 07 is an example. Also Lebron last cavs team , took a pretty ordinary team to the finals and played the best game I've seen a player play, before JR Smith became a re .

[talkspurs]

Lebron 07 is an example. Also Lebron last cavs team , took a pretty ordinary team to the finals and played the best game I've seen a player play, before JR Smith became a re .

07 is used by a few people but he still had Big z on the team which was 2 years I think removed from an All star. Larry hughes was also thought to be a good player. The east was also very weak that year. only compe ion was Detroit.

[KingKev]

07 is used by a few people but he still had Big z on the team which was 2 years I think removed from an All star. Larry hughes was also thought to be a good player. The east was also very weak that year. only compe ion was Detroit.

haha dude Big Z and Larry Hughes is reaching.

[John B]

haha dude Big Z and Larry Hughes is reaching.

And Spurs swept them

[talkspurs]

haha dude Big Z and Larry Hughes is reaching.

He was not bad back then. that is how weak the east was. you did not have 1 25-30 pt scorer and 2 15-20 point scorer back then. He was good on defense and scoring was a lot lower.

[Fusternino]

2009-10 Cavs are also underrated. Antwan Jamison and Shaq still had a lot left at that point.

[John B]

Demar with 19 points in the 4th quarter to finish 38 pts in the game to beat the Lakers 115 - 110, amidst M-V-P chants

https://twitter.com/stephnoh/status/1472771094822150145?s=21

[duncan2k5]

Demar with 19 points in the 4th quarter to finish 38 pts in the game to beat the Lakers 115 - 110, amidst M-V-P chants

https://twitter.com/stephnoh/status/1472771094822150145?s=21

Good for him... His past 2 years here he ended up in the lottery and lost us numerous games with his choking... All his years in Toronto was known by him choking in the playoffs... Only for them to win immediately after trading him... I'm not gonna overreact to a game in December while he is on a team that would have still been good if he wasn't on it

[exstatic]

Demar with 19 points in the 4th quarter to finish 38 pts in the game to beat the Lakers 115 - 110, amidst M-V-P chants

https://twitter.com/stephnoh/status/1472771094822150145?s=21

Lakers are kind of everyone’s right now. That SRP we got in trade is looking better and better. Last I looked, it was 50 and rising.

LeBron is officially old.

[KingKev]

Lakers are kind of everyone’s right now. That SRP we got in trade is looking better and better. Last I looked, it was 50 and rising.

LeBron is officially old.

Possible top 5 lotto pick plus the 31st and 48th as it stands now. Those two SRPs in this year's draft might come in handy in a trade.

[BatManu20]

DeMar with one of the coldest, most nonchalant game-winners in recent memory. This man is killing it for Chicago.

[Degoat]

That was straight Fire! Demar ting on all his doubters

[buttsR4rebounding]

Announcer called him “Mr. 4th Quarter”. Evidently set up the game winner with a defensive play.

[buttsR4rebounding]

That was straight Fire! Demar ting on all his doubters

Luka will be next.

[Robz4000]

it was a three pointer to boot. You couldn't beg him to shoot a three in SA.

[timtonymanu]

Nice shot. But again, wake me up when he does this in the playoffs.