The man seemingly tasked with keeping the mid-range game alive in today's NBA is doing more of the same in 2023-24—just with a bit less volume as he settles for deeper jumpers and attacks the basket less frequently.
DeMar DeRozan is still taking 21.4 percent of his shots from between 10 and 16 feet, as well as 28.9 percent of his shots from even deeper two-point territory, and he's connecting on those shots at 39.7 and 37.0 percent clips, respectively.
If those numbers normalize to his career averages (44.7 and 40.2), he'll push closer to matching last year's 24.5 points per game while getting the Chicago Bulls off the schneid.
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