3ammy3uck3ts wrote:I’m with Greg on Derozan. I’ll take him as a follow up to getting a star if we’re basically just swapping out his contract for Terrys and I would prefer he take a bench role. He could win 6MOY off the bench torching 2nd units and he brings an element we miss that Jimmy brought in getting to the free throw line at an insane rate. I want talent on the roster. Derozan is a professional bucket getter and a solid playmaker, perfect for a bench role at his age.
Good thing is we can explore several other avenues before going that route considering teams likely aren’t beating down the Kings door for Derozan
Yup, Derozan is a player that is at his best with the ball in his hands. The issue is, he's not quite a good enough star for your team to be great if he's your main lead offensive guy and he's not a great off-ball finisher since he's not a real 3pt shooter. But, allowing him to run the bench unit and produce as an off-the-bench offensive creator can really add a ton of value.
Lowkey, Derozan has been one of the better PnR ballhandlers in the NBA the past few seasons.
Per the numbers, last season Derozan had the 6th best points per possession of any PnR ballhandler with 3 or more such possessions per game. Out of the top 10, he had the 2nd lowest turnover frequency.
In 2023-2024, Derozan had the 8th best PPP of any PnR ballhandler with 3 or more such possessions per game. Out of the top 10, he had the lowest turnover frequency. He actually had the 3rd most of such possessions per game out of the top 10.
In 2022-2023, Derozan again ahd the 8th best PPP of any PnR ballhandler with 3 or more such possessions per game. Out of the top 10, he had the 2nd lowest turnover frequency. He had the 3rd most of such possessions per game out of the top 10.
If Miami gets lucky and can add both KD and Derozan, the offense will have to be more of a playmaking by committee approach. Tyler continuing to develop in that capacity, Davion Mitchell providing what he did over the back half of the season, and adding Derozan (and ideally a vet min savant like CP to the mix) can really plug a ton of the holes in last season's offense while juicing up play finishing off that playmaking with the best mismatch shooter the NBA has ever season, further development of Ware (already top 10 in NBA in dunks last season in limited minutes), and Bam more free to be a play finisher.
May be dreaming a bit here, but I like the construct.
