The six-time All-Star has lost two play-in tournament games to the Miami Heat in consecutive seasons. He deserves better.
Former one-and-done USC Trojans superstar swingman DeMar DeRozan's Chicago Bulls were eliminated by the Miami Heat in their second play-in game of the year with a shot at the Eastern Conference's eighth seed for the second straight season. This time, the loss was even more inexcusable, as the Bulls were playing a Heat team missing two starters, point guard Terry Rozier and All-NBA small forward Jimmy Butler.
In the 112-91 road blowout Friday night, DeRozan scored a Bulls-best 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe. The six-time All-Star also chipped in four assists, three rebounds, a steal and a block, while notching a -20 plus-minus... which might sound bad, until you check the box score and realize that three other Bulls starters posted even worse plus-minuses.“The next time I play a game will be my 16th season.
He's certainly not going to do much winning in Chicago. The team has shown a monumental inflexibility when it comes to team-building. President Arturas Karnisovas has not made a trade involving a player since August 2021 . Chicago seems to be perpetually played by injury problems year in and year out, doesn't shoot or defend three point shots much relative to the rest of the league, and is woefully inconsistent on defense.
The Bulls may pull up the brinks truck in an effort to retain his services and stay a No. 9 seed next season, but the 2009 Pac-10 Tournament MVP may want to think with his heart and not his wallet this time.USC Women's Basketball: Lindsay Gottlieb Reflects On Possibility 3 Pac-12 Teams Could Earn March Madness Top Seeds
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