A roundtable piece has Kyle Lowry weighing in on DeMar DeRozan and stirring up old Raptors nostalgia. This is a column, not news about DeRozan's current situation.
DeRozan is with Denver now, producing 30.9 FPG on the season under the zach_league scoring format, good for 85th in the league. Over his last 10 he's down to 29.4 FPG, a drop of 1.5 FPG. His minutes have also slipped, averaging 27.5 over that stretch against 31.3 for the season. A usage signal did fire recently, showing his usage rate climbing to 27.5% over his last five versus 22.1% for the season, which is worth watching if the minutes stabilize. But right now the minutes trend is the bigger story working against him.
He's rostered in 94% of leagues, so most of you already have him. This is a hold. The talk-show topic changes nothing about his role in Denver.
For props, DeRozan points and assists are the markets to watch given the mixed minutes and usage signals, but there's no clear directional edge yet.
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