This living legend deserves better than what he's getting from some corners of the media.
Going into the 2025-2026 season, basketball media haven't exactly been kind to DeMar DeRozan. Bleacher Report somewhat wrote him off in their assessment of the upcoming season. ESPN recently ranked him at 83rd out of the top 100 players in the league.
This amplifies a tough offseason for the Kings when it came to DeRozan. Attempts to trade him were met with the sound of crickets, giving an indication that he's not the hot commodity he was a few years ago.