In earning his fifth All-Star appearance and first as a Chicago Bull, DeMar DeRozan added another layer to his role in transforming the franchise.
“First and foremost, before I’ve even played a game, I understand every single one of these guys’ strengths when it comes to basketball, just my knowledge of what it takes to be successful, what it takes to bring a team together,” he said in September. “There’s going to be ups and downs. There’s going to be obstacles that you got to hit. But that’s the beauty of life, period. It’s about how you bounce back when things get tough and you got to figure out something.
“It’s always an honor, especially when you get voted in by the fans. Just being a player that the fans want to see is definitely an honor. I would never ever take that for granted,” DeRozan said from San Antonio. “Just being back in it is just an honor in itself. So I’m happy. I’m happy my teammates helped me get here. I gotta give so much credit to them. Without them, I wouldn’t even have this chance to be named a starter. So I gotta give so much credit to my teammates and the coaching staff.
And who can forget the strong reaction from many prognosticators who questioned DeRozan’s fit alongside LaVine and widely panned the Bulls’ sign-and-trade acquisition of him? Nevertheless, returning to the All-Star game, while an honor, wasn’t DeRozan’s goal entering this season.
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