Bulls head DeRozan once rejected veteran Green's solicitation and brushed aside defending champion Warriors

2022-08-01 14:22

Bulls head DeRozan once rejected veteran Green's solicitation and brushed aside defending champion Warriors


Recently, Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green mentioned in a program interview that Green lobbied DeMar DeRozan, now playing for the Chicago Bulls, to join the Warriors in 2021 but was rejected.


DeRozan entered free agency in the offseason after the 2020-2021 season, when DeRozan was up in the air about which team he would join, and Green tried to recruit him to the Warriors, but because the Warriors were there. The season was at a low ebb due to major injuries and could not even qualify for the playoffs, so Green's invitation to recruit was immediately rejected by DeRozan in a foul language.


At the time, Green wanted DeRozan to join and said the Warriors would be able to win the championship, but DeRozan resolutely rejected the suggestion. DeRozan then joined the Bulls as a free agent on a sign-and-trade basis and signed a three-year, $85 million contract.


After the Warriors won the league championship last season, Green and the outside world believed that DeRozan made the wrong choice and passed the championship ring. But even without a championship, DeRozan has done well for the Bulls, averaging his career-high 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists in the last game, even leading the Bulls to 27.9 points per game since 2017. Best season ever.


Referring to this experience of being recruited, DeRozan said that he would prove this choice. He believes that the development of the Bulls is a new opportunity and development, and he will make full use of this opportunity in his future career. , to help the Bulls sweep away all doubts.