Toronto Raptors
DeMar Not shooting 3’s
I’m not even trying to be cute with this one. The Toronto Raptors are better off when DeMar DeRozan isn’t trying to shoot threes. DeRozan is averaging a career-high 31 points per game on 49 percent shooting from the field (also a career high). If the Raptors are going to make noise in the Eastern Conference again, they’re going to do it on the back of DeRozan.
And after signing a max contract extension this past summer, DeRozan is answering the questions that many asked when he signed the lucrative contract. Can he carry a team? If 31 points per game doesn’t say it, I don’t know what will.