“If they want you, why not?”: DeMar DeRozan says the decision to join LeBron James and the Lakers is an obvious one regarding his impending free agency

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DeMar DeRozan has flown under the radar since joining the Spurs, but he could be the perfect new teammate for LeBron James on the Lakers

The Spurs guard has been rumored to be linked with Los Angeles, his hometown. It should come as no shock that the Lakers want him too.

DeRozan is still an effective player in the NBA. He was averaging a little north of 21 ppg during his time in San Antonio. If he’s put in the correct system, he could elevate a playoff team to title contention. The Lakers already stand as title contenders given LeBron’s resume, but adding a third star wouldn’t hurt their chances.

DeRozan also wants to compete for a championship at this point in his career. If he were to join the Lakers, he’d be in the perfect place to do so.

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DeRozan was born and raised in the Southern California region. He competed for Compton High School and would attend college at USC in 2008-09.

DeRozan was once looked like the franchise star the Raptors needed to win the NBA championship. He consistently made All-Star teams with Toronto, led them to top finishes in the Eastern Conference, and much more.

However, DeRozan could never take Toronto to the promised land, and as a result, the franchise made the difficult decision of trading him to the Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard. Leonard immediately won an NBA Championship with the Raptors while DeRozan has been middling around in San Antonio.

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Los Angeles could definitely use a scorer like him to ease some of the burdens of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Last year, when either of the top two stars in LA went down with an injury, the role players often failed to step up, putting tremendous amounts of pressure on either LeBron or Davis to carry the team.

With DeRozan, who’s also one of the most durable players in the league, they get a third star who can lead the bench unit as well and help LeBron or AD out by reducing their workload.

This NBA offseason could get very interesting given all the big names on the market, but DeRozan is one of those players to watch out for as well as he could have a large impact on a team despite not having the same brand value as other players.

Post Edited By: Raahib Singh
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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