If you were one of the skeptics who believed DeMar DeRozan’s scorching hot start to the season was, gasp, unsustainable, now’s the time to shed your disbelief — or perhaps recuse yourself from all further basketball discussion. DeRozan just set a franchise record: He was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the fourth time this season (for March 20th to 26th).
There’s little room for doubt here: DeMar DeRozan is legit.
Here’s the official press release from Raptors media relations:
.@DeMar_DeRozan has been named East Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, a franchise record.