04-12-2021, 09:19 AM
(04-11-2021, 06:39 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I am not sure what you would base the 18 mil number on? Bogdan got 18 for pretty pedestrian numbers (having trouble finding more 2020 guard comps). DeRozan is 20/7/4 at almost 50% FG% and 7 FTA!! per game at 88%. The knocks on him are of course his 3% and defense but he is a very good player.
He will be an interesting evaluation. I believe Hollinger from the Athletic gave his thoughts on salary ranges for the upcoming free agents a few months ago. Now a lot can change over the last several months and it was only one person's opinion. But I believe he had Derozan just over MLE for salary range.
Another reason why he interests me is that he is at the age where a championship is very important to him. I am not saying he will turn down millions for a chance to win a championship. But while in Toronto both him and Lowry had some bad playoff exits. He thought he was Toronto for life only to see him traded and Toronto win the championship the next year. And the bad losses that Lowry had are now a distant memory, and Derozan has not been competing for a championship the last two years. So I think you could get him at the right time where that championship would be extra special for him.