Demar Derozan's potential

[Mr.Grinch]

Could he ever be as good as Kobe.He had a better rookie year than him and is more athletic.

[Tortacular]

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Gonna go with no. I think he can be a good NBA player though.

[Buddahfan]

Anyone that eats at Roscoes and hangs out with YB3 has unlimited NBA potential

[Arsenalist]

Serviceable NBA player. If all goes right, he could be what T-Mac never came to be.

[Hotshot]

Kobe was 18 when he first started, Demar was 20.

Nice try.

[Tim W.]

Well, DeRozan is certainly not more athletic than Kobe. Not sure why you'd say that.

And I think DeRozan has the potential to be an All-Star, but his most likely career trajectory would be similar to Andre Iguodala. A very good player who verges on the cusp of being an All-Star.

[INFO]

Kobe is a superstar, one of the greatest ever
i dont really see Demar having THAT much potential
I think his ceiling is a perennial all-star. Not a superstar.
If everything goes right he can be a Vince Carter type player

[saints91]

maybe you guys saw something I didn't. He's pretty good, but I see barely an all-star. I love that he works hard though!

[Hassan]

I think demar can be an all star a franchise player like vince. but he could also be a complete bust he has the talent to be even better then vince

[Bendit]

I just dont get the feeling he is a leader type (I know it was his rookie year)...its just the body language thing and hangdog demeanor when he misses or scored upon.

[RPT23]

I never saw a 'highly regarded dunker' get blocked so many times on dunk attempts. But I do respect his never give up attitude. He's a youngin' and sure he'll get down on himself for missing shots or layups/dunks, but he'll learn. He just needs to get confident, borderline cockiness even... I mean you have to have that swagger and I think he may have...

[hateslosing]

Arse said it best, he is almost identical statistically and in the way he plays to a Rookie T-Mac. I would say that if he can work hard and focus on extending his range and learning to dribble under pressure he will have a very similar career to what T-Mac was looking at, which is very very good.

[brakeman1]

what makes Kobe great has nothing to do with athletics. Heart , passion, commitment, and the fact that youre going to have to put a bullet in him to stop him is what makes him great. I hope Demar can develop some of those characteristics that makes Kobe great. Be the next Demar.

[jamesk]

He opted into the draft to avoid falling out of the first round. Unimpressive at USC, unimpressive in his rookie year, unimpressive next to sonny weems. The best thing to say about Derozan is he has potential, it will likely be the best thing ever said about him...as good as kobe....priceless

[Raptor4Ever]

Well, DeRozan is certainly not more athletic than Kobe. Not sure why you'd say that.

And I think DeRozan has the potential to be an All-Star, but his most likely career trajectory would be similar to Andre Iguodala. A very good player who verges on the cusp of being an All-Star.

Yes, this is the best he can be if he focuses more on the game than on Twitter and youtube and ...

He needs to improve on defense and become more serious about the game.