An American basketball player who is currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA is named as DeMar DeRozan. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2009 NBA draft. He is a four-time NBA All-Star and a two time All-NBA Team member. He played with the Raptors for nine seasons and was only recently traded to the Spurs in the summer of 2018. He has played for the United States national team in the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. DeRozan is a very talented basketball player.
The extension options for the Spurs and DeRozan
The San Antonio Spurs are expected to have a stable offseason. DeRozan has a player option for $27.7 million. If he declines the option, he’d become an unrestricted free agent, meaning he could choose to re-sign with the Spurs or look to sign with any other team that has max cap space ($40.6 million) and wants to sign him. The Spurs could try to prevent this from happening by signing DeRozan to a four-year extension starting on July 6. Doing so would allow the team to get rid of his player option and increase his salary by 120%, which would go from $27.7 million to $33.3 million in the first year of the extension (2020-21 season).
What is the age of DeMar DeRozan?
DeMar celebrated his 29th birthday on August 7 as of 2019.
Where did DeMar DeRozan go to college?
On 7th August 1989, DeMar DeRozan was born in Compton, California with the birth name of DeMar Darnell DeRozan. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is Mixed. His parent's names is Diane DeRozan and Frank DeRozan. As per his education, he attended the Compton High School and played on the varsity basketball team for all four years of high school. DeRozan averaged 26.1 points and 8.4 rebounds during his freshman year and was averaging 9.2 ppg and 7.9 rpg by his senior years. He attended the University of Southern California. His religion is Christian.
How tall is DeMar?
DeMar is a very handsome basketballer with athletic body build. He has a tall height of 6 ft 7 in or 2.01 in. He has a balanced weight of 220 lb or 100 Kg. His other body measurements will be added soon.
How long has DeRozan been a raptor?
- DeMar DeRozan began his career from his Compton High School where he was ranked as one of the top college recruits in the nation from the class of 2008.
- He was ranked #3 in the nation by Rivals.com and #6 by Scout.com.
- As a freshman, he averaged 26.1 points and 8.4 rebounds.
- During his sophomore year, he averaged 22.6 points and 8.4 rebounds, while as a junior he averaged 22.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 3.2 steals.
- As a senior averaging 29.2 ppg and 7.9 RPG, he led Compton High School to a 26-6 record, a second consecutive Moore League championship and the CIF Division IAA Southern Section quarter-finals.
- His name was entered in the 2009 NBA Draft where he was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors.
- He signed his rookie contract with the Raptors on 9th July 2009.
- He scored his first professional career-high 37 points against the Houston Rockets on 31st December 2010.
- He matched a similar feat twice over the next three years.
- He changed his career-high point to 40 against the Dallas Mavericks, on 22nd January 2014.
- He was selected for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve guard for the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
- He ended the 2013-2014 season with the average of 22.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 30% from beyond the arc, and finished fourth in total free-throws made and seventh in attempts.
- He was also suffered from a torn left adductor longus tendon in November 2014 and had to stay away from court for quite a while.
- He returned to play in January of 2015.
- He was named the Eastern Conference player of the Month for April becoming the third person to be named the player of the Month in team history behind Chris Bosh and Kyle Lowry.
- He re-signed with the Raptors in a five-year, $139 million contract on 14th July 2016.
- He became Raptors scoring leader passing Chris Bosh's 10,275 points in December of 2016.
- He was named the Eastern Conference All-Star Starter for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
- He was also named in the All-NBA Third Team for the first time in his career on 18th May 2017.
- He set a franchise-record of 52 points on 1st January 2018, against the Milwaukee Bucks in a victory of 131-127.
- In January of 2018, he was picked as an NBA All-Star starter for the second consecutive season.
- Later on the season, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team.
- DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poltl were traded to San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard (another highly paid NBA player) and Danny Green on 18th July 2018.
- He made debut for the Spurs in their season opener on October 17, 2018, where he had 28 points in a 112-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- On February 7, 2019, he scored 35 points in a 127-118 loss to the Trail Blazers.
Who is the girlfriend of DeMar DeRozan?
DeMar DeRozan is still to get married but he is in a relationship with Kiara Morrison. The two began seeing each other when DeRozan went to play for the USC. The couple also has two daughters; Diar and Mari. The couple is planning to get married soon. They are enjoying their life a lot without any disturbances.
How much is DeMar DeRozan worth?
The actual net worth of this famous basketballer, DeMar DeRozan has not been revealed yet but it will be surely in millions. He has signed one of the biggest NBA contracts of $139 million for five years in the year 2016. Calculating from it, he earns $27.8 million annually as his salary. His major source of earning is from his basketball career. Apart from this, he has also signed the various endorsement deals then his annual income alone is reported to be above $30 million.
