DeMar DeRozan often likes to remind anyone that will listen how he’s a student of the game.
Very few would argue that.
The Bulls veteran doesn’t just monitor what his own organization does with personnel decisions, but the entire league.
He also knows what matters.
Sunday mattered.
Not in the big-picture standings for the 2022-23 season or with some major roster decisions for the Bulls front office, but the 115-98 win in Toronto mattered with the message it sent.
After two preseason games against the Western Conference, DeRozan and the Bulls finally got their first look at exchanging blows with a team from the East.