DeMar DeRozan

What I admire most about DeRozan is his refusal to chase trends. While the NBA fell in love with the three-point line, he kept feeding the mid-range like a stubborn craftsman, and somehow turned that throwback game into six All-Star nods. The Compton roots matter too: there is real weight in a kid from that city becoming one of the league's most respected scorers. But his lasting legacy may be off the court, where his candor about mental health gave permission to a hyper-masculine sport to finally talk about pain. Quietly principled, he is the kind of athlete I deeply respect.

Name (English)

DeMar DeRozan

Name (Japanese)

デマー・デローザン

Reading

でまー・でろーざん

Born

August 7, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Compton, California, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Compton High School

University

University of Southern California

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeMar%20DeRozan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3
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Tags

• California
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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