Why is the 25,000-pointer Mr. No one cares about it? Personal playing style is the key, and the team selection vision is even more terrible

James and the Lakers once again became the focus of the NBA during this offseason, and this time it made people think that James is likely to retire from the Lakers. All of this also stems from the Lakers' acquisition of Doncic. Since Doncic is only 26 years old, the Lakers naturally have to focus on the future with him as the core. Considering that James is already 40 years old, his name is basically gone in the Lakers' more distant plan. In this case, there was also a certain conflict between the two sides. According to media reports, before James executed the player option, he originally wanted to sign another 1+1 contract, but the Lakers did not agree in the end.

From James' current experience, we can see that even the strongest star will still decline at the end of his career. If it were James at his peak, it can be said that the Lakers would not disrespect his wishes and strengthening ideas. But now with a younger team-building core, the Lakers don't say that they don't care about James's views at all, but at least they will no longer put the idea of ​​the top three super giant in history in the first place. And not only the Lakers, but also media reports that even though James appears in the trading market, it is likely that not many teams are willing to pay a lot of chips to get him.

In addition to James, many other stars have worsened at the end of their careers as they grow older. First of all, not every star can still play in a state like James at this stage, and most stars do not have his business value. Like Lillard, who is 34 years old this year, it will be difficult for him to trade if his salary is as high as 110 million in the next two years. Therefore, in the end, the Bucks simply bought out directly with him to free up their salary space to strengthen.

And DeRozan is about the same age as Lillard and is also unwilling to be in the trading market. He entered the league in 2009 and is now 35 years old. At his peak, DeRozan was once one of the strongest points guards in the East, so he has been selected for the All-Star and Best Team many times, and has also led the Raptors to play the first record in the regular season Eastern Conference and the Eastern Conference finals in the playoffs. However, DeRozan is obviously not as popular as before. Although he averaged 22.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season, and his total score in the regular season exceeded 25,000 points (ranked 6th in active service), even though the Kings have put him on the trading shelves, no reporter has revealed any news about which teams are interested in DeRozan.

There are obviously many factors that cause DeRozan to be ignored now, such as objective factors such as age account for a high proportion, but at the same time, his playing style is also very critical. As we all know, DeRozan is a very retro player. He basically doesn't shoot three-pointers in his career, and his dessert position is mid-range. In this area, he can shoot directly and score points, and use skillful fake moves to make fouls. But it has to be said that this is contrary to the popular "magic ball style" now.

NBA's modern core defenders generally have to be able to play pick-and-roll, which requires players to have a certain amount of three-pointer with the ball, otherwise the opponent does not need to squeeze the screen, and the power of the pick-and-roll will be greatly weakened, and DeRozan can be said to know nothing about this. Also, the attack is now focused on a fast pace. The fast here can be a defender like Curry who can quickly take action no matter how little gaps you get in any area, or a non-stick ball like Halliburton and can also make quick processing. However, DeRozan is also not involved in these two points. He needs to dribble a lot to find the rhythm, and his scoring method is also a medium distance that is not favored by data.

Alexander, Leonard, Durant and others also like to shoot mid-range shots, but they have never said they don’t shoot three-pointers. And like Alexander, he is good at creating opportunities for himself without the ball, but DeRozan does not have the ability to do this. You should know that his teammate is Sabonis who is very good at handing over the thugs. However, even so, the chemistry between the two is still average. In addition, Alexander’s breakthrough is much better than DeRozan, so his offensive lower limit is very high.

In fact, as he gets older, DeRozan realizes the importance of three-pointers to his current game, so he also shot 256 three-pointers this season, but his 32.8% shooting percentage is obviously not enough. The most important thing is that everyone knows that DeRozan's playing style is not efficient, but since the Kings still have to count on his output, the team has to continue to give him the ball, which is also a vicious cycle.

In addition to the offensive influence, DeRozan's current defense has also declined significantly. His sideways are not as good as those in the past, and he began to defend more players in the No. 3 or even No. 4, but at the same time, his size has caused him to have no advantage in this regard, so this put him in a very embarrassing situation. Especially in the Kings' current lineup, they have many loopholes in their entire starting set, so DeRozan's shortcomings are even more obvious.

In addition to his own style of play, no one cares about his career, there is also the problem of DeRozan's vision. He has transferred three times in his career, and the first time he was traded by the Raptors to the Spurs. This time he did not participate in the process of choosing the next home, so the Spurs he joined in the end is very suitable for him. Under Popovich's hands, DeRozan developed a better pass. Although the improvement was limited, he obviously improved. In the middle, they also made it to the playoffs together when the outside world was not optimistic.

The Spurs are about to start formal reconstruction in 2021, so the team gave DeRozan the opportunity to choose his next home, and he finally decided to join the Bulls. At the beginning, this decision looked very correct. DeRozan was selected into the All-Series and All-Star in the 2021-2022 season. It seems that he has a second spring. However, you should know that DeRozan transferred to the championship. As a result, he has reached the playoffs in the past three years with the Bulls and was eliminated in the first round.

Then in 2024, DeRozan made his third transfer, and this time he also joined the King. However, DeRozan's choice has been predicted by the outside world from the beginning. His playing style with Fox and Sabonis is visible incompatible with the naked eye. At that time, the King was a team that pursued fast-paced play. On the other hand, DeRozan needed to slow down. Now that one season has finished playing, it is true. DeRozan cannot integrate into this team at all. Therefore, he not only does not have any improvement or gains in his performance, but also exposes his shortcomings more obviously.