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3 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan hit just 1-of-9 shots for seven points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals in Wednesday's loss to the Grizzlies. DeRozan's lack of 3-point shooting is annoying, but he had scored 20 or more points in eight of his previous 12 games. Alan Anderson is starting to come on (again) and we are a little worried that he could end up hurting DeRozan's value given his ability to hit 3-pointers. But for now this was simply an off night and DD should be back, and still in the starting unit, for his next game. | 3 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan hit 9-of-18 shots for 24 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in Tuesday's win. The three steals were a bonus, as he had a total of three of them over his previous five games, while he's hit a total of four 3-pointers in his eight February games. But the scoring is there, as he's gone for 20 or more in three straight, and in eight of his last 12 games. The Raptors don't have a favorable playoff schedule, so moving DeRozan for a playoff-friendly guy like Bradley Beal would be advisable. | 3 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan hit 5-of-11 shots for 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, zero 3-pointers and zero steals in Wednesday's win. DD has gone for 20-plus in three of his last four games and is averaging 17 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists over his last five games, but is shooting just 41 percent over that stretch. He's also severely lacking in 3-point shooting and steals, but is a very good free throw shooter. He's far from a perfect fantasy player due to his faults, but is scoring and can help fantasy teams, and is still averaging 1.0 steals per game on the season. And it's nice to see him still able to score despite the arrival of Rudy Gay. | 3 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan had a huge highlight-reel dunk in Tuesday's win over the Nuggets and had 22 points, eight boards, three assists, two steals and one block in 39 minutes. He had a one-handed throwdown to put Timofey Mozgov on a poster in the first quarter. On the downside, DeRozan has struggled with his shot and made just 38.7 percent from the field in his last five games. He also took 15.0 shots per game in that span and that's going to cost his owners in some formats. The video of the dunk is provided in the link below. | 3 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan shot just 6-of-17 in Sunday's loss to the Heat, but he sank 14-of-14 FTs to finish with 27 points, three rebounds and three assists. DeRozan is convinced that playing alongside Rudy Gay will elevate his game, and at the very least it will shift some tough defenders onto Gay, freeing up DeRozan for easier looks. His shots weren't falling but his aggression offensively was a welcome sight, and he's averaging a solid 21.2 points in the past six games. | 4 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting (including two threes) with two rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and one block in Friday's blowout win over the Clippers. DeRozan has been putting up great numbers and while it may seem like the arrival of Rudy Gay has helped him here, the reality is that this was a rollover win and it's still very possible that he loses too many touches to Gay. Kyle Lowry was minimized with just three points on 1-of-6 shooting to go with an otherwise full stat line, and that's not going to happen on most nights, either. We wouldn't blame owners for looking to sell high on DeRozan here. | 4 Months Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan hit 8-of-16 shots and two 3-pointers on his way to 23 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in Wednesday's tough loss to the Hawks. DeRozan had 21 points and nine dimes on Tuesday, but his hot streak could be coming to an end. He'll likely slide over to shooting guard full time (he started there tonight) when Rudy Gay arrives in Toronto, and may defer some of his game to Gay as well. Then again, it's also possible that the two could gel and DeRozan's game could improve. Either way, he's rolling right now and should continue to be in starting fantasy lineups until further notice. By the way, those were his first 3-pointers made since Jan. 2. | |
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