01-15-2021, 08:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-15-2021, 08:55 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
I would be surprised if the Spurs get much for DeRozan. He's a UFA at the end of the year and they have no intention of signing him, so he's a depreciating asset for them. He is going to want to test the 2021 FA Market that is high on cap space demand and low on talent supply, so he only appeals as a short term rental for a contender. He's also on a huge contract number that is hard to match salaries with, especially for contenders who don't want to give up their high end talent. That's going to narrow down the pool of suitors significantly. He also plays a style of ball that isn't en vogue in the league right now, so that might suppress demand down a bit too.
That said, I do like DeRozan a lot for the Mavs though as a 2nd playmaker with Luka. One thing I like to look at in scorers and bucket getters is Usage to AST% together as an indicator of how much you can let an offense run through a player without him ball hogging. DeRozan has been been a high usage player, though that has declined with age, but he's also had a high AST%. You can pair that guy up with Luka without much disruption to your offense. This year DeRozan has 23% Usage with 30.6 AST%. He's involved in a lot of plays, but he gets others involved too. In comparison Buddy Hield right now has 27.2% Usage and a 15.5% AST%. When Buddy gets the ball, Buddy is jacking it.
That said, I do like DeRozan a lot for the Mavs though as a 2nd playmaker with Luka. One thing I like to look at in scorers and bucket getters is Usage to AST% together as an indicator of how much you can let an offense run through a player without him ball hogging. DeRozan has been been a high usage player, though that has declined with age, but he's also had a high AST%. You can pair that guy up with Luka without much disruption to your offense. This year DeRozan has 23% Usage with 30.6 AST%. He's involved in a lot of plays, but he gets others involved too. In comparison Buddy Hield right now has 27.2% Usage and a 15.5% AST%. When Buddy gets the ball, Buddy is jacking it.