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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I think people are overvaluing DeRozan just a little. Not that he's bad player at all, but he's not a superstar and I'm not sure he will ever become one. For instance...
Player A at age 24: 24.6 PPG, 42% FG, 41% 3PT, 87% FT, 38 MPG
Player B at age 24: 25.8 PPG, 45% FG, 42% 3PT, 88% FT, 36 MPG
Player C at age 24: 22.7 PPG, 43% FG, 30% 3PT, 82% FT, 38 MPG
Player A is Kevin Martin, Player B is Danny Granger and Player C is DeMar DeRozan. Now I strongly suspect no one considers either of the first two players to be a superstar. DeMar can absolutely be a key compenent to a title contender, he just can't be the focus. DeRozan's jump this year over previous years is almost entirely based on the massive jump in free throw attempts per game (from a previous high of 5.3 to 8). And interstingly enough, Martin and Granger both saw similar jumps in FTA in their 24 year old seasons (7.1 to 9.5 for Martin; 4.7 to 6.9 for Granger)
I guess I'm just really, really high on Jonas. I honestly believe he can be a top 3 center in a few years with Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. I think he needs to be the focal point of the offense. With two lower percentage, higher volume shooters in Lowry and DeRozan, you simply have too much redundancy and not enough touches for Jonas. I think Lowry is more valuable than DeMar, and I'm basically thinking sell high now on DeRozan and maximize the return.
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Nobody said he was a superstar, but at 24 he's already a one time all-star on this team and he's still improving. Theres only six guys that have 20+ points, 4+ rebounds, and 4+ assists. Lebron, Durant, Love, Curry, Harden, and DeRozan. He is in pretty good standing in this league. Surround him with the right pieces I think this team could be contending for the conference finals in 2-3 years time.
The question is are you going to get value for Demar? I don't think so. Trading him for a draft pick would set this organization back another 4-5 years. Trading him for a guy like Curry or Harden would mean that we are going to be adding a lot more assets. Trading him for an older star, well I don't know why we'd do that.
As for the comparison to Granger and Martin, I think another thing to consider is that they did it on pretty terrible team. Which means the offence was pretty much run through them. As soon as they got teams wuth talent (winning talent) Martin was a 14 PPG shooter for the Thunder and Granger was a role player for the Pacers/Clippers.
As far efficiency, Demar goes to the line quite a bit and Lowry shoots a lot of 3's which does effect his FG%. Val will fit in perfectly fine with this group. If you looks at the Clippers they have 3 guys who throw up 13+ shots a game. The Raptors only have 2. If Val does improve (which he supposedly working with Hakeem Olajuwon this summer) he will get his touches. I think the reason he didn't get as many touches this playoff season was because of his turnovers, cut that back he'll be a future all-star.