DeMar DeRozan Rumors

Donovan was asked about Dosunmu’s comments – which he said didn’t see – and in a roundabout way said he was not anti-midrange, he was anti-midrange for players that weren’t efficient at it, which is basically the entire roster that his front office has given him. “To me, I think we let the guys play freely,” Donovan said. “I think when you look at some of the analytical stuff and I was on board with probably this a couple years ago; Zach (LaVine) played in the midrange, Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) played in the midrange, and obviously DeMar played in the midrange. And as great as all those guys are offensively we didn’t necessarily have an elite offense. Their shot making, all three of those guys, had the best shot making of their careers while they were together at different points and time. So I’m not opposed to the midrange. “I think you have to play to players’ strengths, so I’m a believer in the first part of the shot clock you certainly want to try and get something downhill to the basket, and generally what happens is when the ball gets into the paint and the ball gets sprayed out that’s when the threes are going to go up. Most of the time the midrange stuff is coming off iso situations. It’s late clock, a guy is stuck with the ball, and at that time you’ve got to manufacture and generate shots.”

Chicago Sun-Times

NBA Communications: Other nominees… West: Devin Booker (PHX), DeMar DeRozan (SAC), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), Kawhi Leonard (LAC), Austin Reaves (LAL) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS) East: Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane (ORL), Jalen Brunson (NYK), Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren (DET), Brandon Ingram (TOR) and Jalen Johnson (ATL)

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‪Deuce Mason‬: Kings win again and now have the 4th-worst record in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan had 41 pts tonight. His last 3 games: 107 pts on 39-57 FG (68%)

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DeMar DeRozan went 17 of 22 from the field and 5 of 5 at the free-throw line to surpass his previous season high of 37 points while passing Tim Duncan for 18th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. “I don’t take nothing in this game for granted,” said DeRozan, 36, a six-time All-Star in his 17th NBA season. “I never would have imagined coming into the league I would be playing this long, I would have the opportunities I’ve had, I would accomplish things I have. “Me just being a fan of the game my whole entire life, it’s an honor to be in a position to accomplish any type of goal in this league. It’s crazy to be in that position and I don’t take none of this for granted. I just love playing basketball at the end of the day, and at the end of the day, you look up and things like this happen. It’s definitely cool.”

Sacramento Bee

K.C. Johnson: DeMar DeRozan now out vs. Bulls with illness

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DeMar DeRozan: You know, me—17 years in—you never know when your last game is going to be. So for me, having the ability and the opportunity to still go out there and play—that’s what keeps me going and keeps my joy there, because you just never know. I’m closer to the end than anything. So I just want to enjoy every single moment I have to play basketball.

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Sean Cunningham: DeMar DeRozan gets to pass two legends on the NBA’s All-Time Scoring list, passing both John Havlicek & Paul Pierce tonight in Houston. DeRozan now 20th on the list trails Stephen Curry.

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DeRozan said Sacramento’s poor play was the source of his outward show of frustration following an alley-oop dunk by Zion Williamson in the third period. “A lot of stuff we do is self-inflicted,” DeRozan said. “Us not being in the right spots, make it a chain reaction, them getting back in transition, getting easy shots, easy buckets, so (the water bottle incident) was just me wanting us to play the right way, win, lose or draw.”

Sacramento Bee

“Totally,” Christie said. “I went down and sat with him for a second just to talk to him. His frustration is more about, first of all, ending a skid, and also after being so close that it could go either way in so many games, this is the first time in a minute where we had this kind of result where we weren’t really in a game. That frustration paired with always trying to play the right way, making sure we’re moving the basketball, getting into something … that was more his frustration tThan anything, but he’s good. Deebo is a consummate professional.”

Sacramento Bee

Jason Anderson: Frustrations are growing for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.

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Chris Haynes: No trades materialized for the Sacramento Kings and held onto Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk, sources say.

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If DeMar DeRozan remains with the Sacramento Kings past the trade deadline, they have zero plans to buy him out of his current contract, team sources said. Following a report that mentioned DeRozan as a "strong possibility" to become a buyout candidate in the next month, league sources said there have not been any discussions with DeRozan's side about that path. DeRozan is in the second season of a three-year contract signed in the summer of 2014. He is owed $25.7 million next season, but only $10 million of it is guaranteed.

ESPN

Sacramento has not had much success generating interest in veteran wings Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is a strong candidate to be bought out after the deadline while the Kings will likely try again to move LaVine in the offseason, should LaVine pick up his player option. There is interest in Domantas Sabonis—Toronto is reportedly in the mix, if the Raptors can find a team to take Jakob Poeltl—but it may only result in a salary dump.

Sports Illustrated

The Kings were sifting through a variety of Ellis scenarios Friday, league sources say, including larger trade constructions that could feature the likes of DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk and Cleveland's Hunter. Word also surfaced that a specific three-team framework is being discussed between the Kings and Cavaliers that potentially includes Sacramento's Dennis Schroder.

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