Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery...

[white men can't jump]

Correction: I said his defense and outside shooting are better than DeRozan's.

EDIT: As for "gutting the team", I would be very hesitant to deal Ross and/or Jonas.

I'll give you the D. Although if having good teammates is an excuse for lower production for Gay, than being young and still learning the game can be excuses for Demar. It's not like Gay is a lockdown defender.

As for the shooting. He has a slightly better 3FG%. BUT, since so many people like stats to make their point, Demar has both a higher true shooting %(.515 vs .485) and effective FG%(.452 vs .444). I'll take the latter stats over a guy whose 3FG% has stagnated in the low 30s for the 2nd year in a row.