Becoming the third-highest paid player in the NBA naturally comes with an expectation of performance at a transcendent level. Fans and experts alike expected DeRozan to take the next step forward and establish himself and the Raptors as real contenders in the eastern conference. In some ways DeRozan both under- and over-achieved during the 2016-17 NBA season. What you think of DeRozan depends on the weight you place on the following three factors; how well DeRozan individually played, regular season and playoff performances.
A very credible argument could be made that DeRozan had the greatest season by a Toronto Raptor player ever.