DeMar DeRozan Reveals Why He Signed with Kings Over Lakers, Clippers & Heat

[@-boost-]

Welcome to Sac. Glad to have Derozan here.

[@TONYshoutout250]

Demar with the Heat would've been tough lol damm

[@Boonisi]

he’s gonna be around all that youth too 🔥

[@germanlo123]

DeMar, Fox, and Sabonis is as good of a core as you can get! Sacramento is gonna be exciting to watch this season

[@pirateslifeforme]

Plus monk and Murray 😳

[@mr.re4p3r73]

its good but their defense is awful, they need to bring in like a jvando or dfs to bolster up that defensive unit

[@revupthosefryers3121]

@@mr.re4p3r73fox a plus defender sabonis a plus defender Murray a plus defender. Ellis an elite defender. The ass defenders Barnes and heurter are gone or on the bench. Ur welcome for educating u. U probably didn’t no any of this

[@TheOddSkillz]

@@revupthosefryers3121sabonis is not a plus defender please stop

[@CaptainMarve1ous]

​@@TheOddSkillzAll the metrics last season had him as a top 10 post defender last season. He gets cooked on the perimeter but this season should have him out there less with keon Ellis starting

[@chiefgangmusic]

Thx 4 everything Debo. Wishing you nothing but the best. Blessings!

[@AngelLopez-ht9qf]

We lucky to have you big dawg sac town stand up

[@jsexplosion]

Loved him in chicago

[@ben_jammin9470]

I have a deep respect for Demar, but, as a fellow Bulls fan, he was an anchor. He’s the ultimate floor raiser, but not ceiling raiser. To be clear, the Bulls have nothing but anchors on this roster, it wasn’t only Demar’s fault. He’s just the guy who is good enough to guarantee 40 wins and nothing more.

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

@@ben_jammin9470 Nah if Lonzo stayed healthy in 22 DeMar could've won the MVP award. Injuries are what killed that team. Especially to Zo and LaVine.

[@DBraxton1996]

@@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xkyou’re not lying. With a healthy lonzo they looked like they could’ve made the ecf

[@eliochoucair7992]

Real😢

[@xasos295]

DeMar is a real one

[@RodneyGreen-i6z]

No he not he a bandwagon

[@jasonbecke]

He’s a liar

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

Exchanging Harrison Barnes for DeMar DeRozan is the upgrade of the century

[@Vichinsky-ox8px]

Nah KD for Harrison Barnes

[@Z1989ahmed]

@@Vichinsky-ox8pxnah wilt for Cayley-stein

[@GlizzyTL]

I mean definitely outta his prime so idk bout that one brother

[@Vichinsky-ox8px]

@@GlizzyTL there's no doubt debo at 70 percent is better than barnes

[@Z1989ahmed]

@@GlizzyTL just had his best season 2 years ago tho

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Welcome to Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan 🔥🔥🔥

[@simoneceruso5630]

Sacramento deserves to be back on top! The league is missing such an iconic team!

[@CharlesAller]

I plan to come up this year and support my team

[@deadprez5913]

Kings over Jimmy Butler led team that has been to ECF 3 times in the last 5 years and 2 Finals appearance who are one star away… yeah good thinking Derozan.

[@mikeysbusy]

Yea I mean the east is weaker so I get your reasoning but kings are easily a better overall team in the heat

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

They alr have Jimmy Butler who is a very similar player to him. Kings needed a desperate upgrade at SF. Also Sac is in Cali so it's more convenient for LA's finest Deebo anyways.

[@mbrackmann8]

You’re a Heat fan, clearly lmfao

[@deadprez5913]

@@mbrackmann8 I clearly am…. Born and raised in Miami however why wouldn’t want you to play in the eastern conference which is easier than the West also you’ll be added to a roster that has been to the ECF and finals as I stated before. Could be the missing piece… going to the West he ain’t shaking anything with kings… they ain’t getting passed OKC, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Mavs and maybe even Pelicans. Me being a Heat fan has nothing to do with reality lol

[@deadprez5913]

@@mikeysbusy yeah the better overall team that ain’t going anywhere against a stacked west. I’d rather go to the team that could be contending again this season if fully healthy. Kings fully healthy still don’t stand a chance against West elite

[@B3LLD4]

He want to win but went to the 3rd best team in Cali. Again going somewhere where he got the most playoff experience too is tough. Wish him the best. And that Drose line not gonna stick Kendrick!

[@tonygicz8]

He went where he could make the most money.

[@ericbrown7628]

🗣️🗣️🗣️ I’m glad D Roz came home yall didn’t deserve him neither

[@randybarnes4440]

Damn, wish he would habe came to Philly, him and PG at the 2 and 3 with Maxey and Embiid at the 1 and 5, shyt, that wouldve been fire asf!

[@mynameisbarret]

That’s a dope shirt

[@IsaacJM9900]

DeMar knew Sac was a good choice they got Dawgs with Fox And Sabonis both top 20 players in the league im excited for them this year.

[@sTalnaker13]

Sac is gonna be a sleeper. They have a great pick in roll passer and scorer in Sabonis. Fox can get to the paint at will and is a willing passer but can score. Demar can be another guy to get you a bucket or get you a tough shot late in the clock. Plus they have great shooters to space the floor. They will be good, I just wanna see Demar and how we will play with a more up and down type of game. Less ISO ball, the better

[@b1bbscraz3y]

where Jackie at

[@slamdunk2270]

What is not said here (but implied) is that DeRozan was waiting for Paul George’s decision regarding Philly because he was their second choice if PG rejected their offer. 😂

[@jsimmons834]

Love Demar. Always a good interview. I'm glad he's out of Chicago. Kings will give him a better chance to win, but his signing duplicates skills that the team already has. Not sure it was the best choice was Sac-town. As a Heat fan, should have went there.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

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[@Joe-mg2ih]

Of those 4 teams how is that the best chance to win?

[@mikeysbusy]

They are the better team tf lmaoo kings own the lakers kings are better than clippers and Miami…those are the teams that were interested in him and chose the best team

[@gringoboy701]

​​@@mikeysbusykings havent won a single playoff game in 20 years.. didnt even make playoffs last year. But keep on about how they are the better team clown.

[@iW34Rglasses00]

​@gringoboy701 they won three playoff games 2 years ago when they went to the playoffs and were a Malik monk injury away from going to the playoffs again. Lol. Contenders, maybe not right now but if keegan Murray gets even slightly better each of the next two years and derozan doesn't dip in performance than I'm betting on them. Not to mention Keon Ellis. I like how no one talks about the 2 elite 3 and D players we have, both coming into their third year in the league.

[@jettstylez7785]

A PLACE TO WIN, AND HE CHOSE SAC KINGS...? HE DEFINITELY RETIRING WITHOUT A RING THE LONGER HE'S THERE

[@Vandingo_254]

He literally went to the team out of his choices with the least amount of chance to win

[@SSJRome]

Lol i mean you’ll win alright … in the regular season 😅

[@alexescutia4805]

Yeah went to the only team that ain’t made a deep run recently

[@marekboldin4386]

@@alexescutia4805a lot of teams don’t make deep runs …Sacramento will be one of the best teams next season and no one gives af abt regular season other then nerdy and corny ball fans …real season start in the playoffs kings will beat most teams in the playoff next season only real threats to them will be Denver ,pelicans because those 2 teams are loaded ..don’t come at me with the Dallas and Minnesota bullshit🤣Dallas made it last year cause everyone was hurt and Minnesota ain’t really finna do much on the scoring end …and plz don’t mention overated okc 🤣worst 1st seed of all time

[@alexescutia4805]

@@marekboldin4386 you dumb lol can’t be a kings fan and say only post season matter. How many times they made playoffs the last 20 years? Derozan coo but he ain’t gonna take you deep lmao sabonis has had ONE decent playoff series in his career they’re a regular season team

[@cxnectlng8646]

I mean the lakers ain’t made a deep run the last 2 years Either

[@aki2662]

​@@cxnectlng8646Lakers made the WCF 2023 have u been living under a cave? They beat the Warriors, the same Warriors that beat Sacramento

[@gringoboy701]

Thats cap. Bro wanted a stress free franchise with zero expectations and nice weather. If bro wanted to win he would be in the east.

[@victorramirez-qi1dj]

Damar turned into nacho libre!! I wanna winnn

[@NotCharAznable]

Sac gonna hate when Demar chokes in the post season like always.

[@johnskiezzz9082]

We happy at this point to make the post szn

[@iballjay850]

Miami?…damn I woulda liked to see that

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Should have put on that purple and gold!!!!

[@Jaiden.spruill]

Sac wins regular season games

[@devinblackmon6937]

Forgot that fast he went to sac

[@losttyrant7482]

Nah that's cap, if he wanted to win Miami was his destination, or Philly, but to say Sac was his choice for winning.... bro might get to the first round maybe

[@Vichinsky-ox8px]

Philly. Works Miami isn't good enough

[@CorderoTurnquest]

He could of gone with the lakers and win a chip with bron. But my personal opinion i feel alot of players know how great bron is on the court but can't deal with what media attention comes with it. Winning it's all good but when you lose that comes with some heavy energy.

[@chrislopez218]

The Kings swept the lakers last season.

[@Commenting800]

Love deebo but does he know sac has not made playoffs last year and made one in 20 years! But let’s get real, he wanted to get paid. Heat, LAL, Clippers don’t have cap space

[@Burnzed]

I want whatever demars on ifs he thinks he winning shit in sac can't wait for them to matchup

[@GA3S_]

Everybody keep saying the lakers. The past 2 yrs lakers got 4-1 gentlemen sweep 😂😂😂 stop it.

[@silkyutters3137]

The kings didn’t make the playoffs and haven’t made the second round in over 20 years

[@GA3S_]

@@silkyutters3137 and what has the lakers done with 2 All-stars since the bubble? May I ask? 🤣😂😂😂

[@user-di1vv1fu3o]

@@GA3S_there is 32 teams in the nba . the lakers have made it to the finals and western conference finals in the last 4 years

[@mikeysbusy]

@@silkyutters3137and still own the lakers when are yall gonna beat the kings 😭

[@silkyutters3137]

You want to win and you sign with the kings?

[@xanderreimers4445]

They sleeping on us this year fr

[@Uno_jellyfam]

I’ll come back to this comment

[@DucktheMe]

😂😂😂 no one sees the kings as a threat not since the early 2000s

[@SuperSikarlo]

Wont make it past round 2. Please stfu

[@ThahitmanTyrie]

No one is worried about the kings. Y'all can't mess with us(lakers). Yall could barely beat an old warriors team. Yall not messing with the mavs and okc. Impossible. Out of reach

[@mikeysbusy]

@@ThahitmanTyrielmaooo bro yall lost every single game this year to the kings wtf 😭

[@collinsodhiambo3116]

Fox, Monk, DeeBo, Keegan Murray and Sabonis You want to tell me that is not a top 5 team in the league!!!!

[@najirban]

Dbo might slow the pace too much, and only keegan plays any defense of those guys. They will be exciting to watch

[@mbrackmann8]

@@najirbanFox is a very good defender and lead the league in steals per game last year.

[@chrislopez218]

@@najirban Kings had the 6th best defense after the all star break last season.

[@iW34Rglasses00]

They're more likely to start Keon Ellis because of his elite defense and floor spacing. Plus Coach Brown loves Monk off the bench even if he will likely play starter minutes this season.

[@ssj-rose4572]

You want to win so you went to the kings ?

[@PBJ0204]

So basically the Lakers and Heat dropped the ball.

[@jasonbecke]

I hate when people are lying to your face and you know it. It was about MONEY. And that’s ok no one is gonna criticize you if you said that but just be honest. Don’t lie and say you went there because you wanna win. If the Lakers offered you the same amount you would have went there. Just hate it people can’t keep it real

[@Byrd4110]

Should have came to Memphis if he wanted to win 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@joeblazey048]

and that doing that is w sac? 😂 miami would have been the best

[@w8ethan]

Let’s be real he doesn’t want to deal with the pressure of playing in LA especially for the lakers and bron

[@anryXcurse]

Or he just doesn't want to be teammates with lebron

[@trayyhimself7019]

@@anryXcurseso basically the same thing he said

[@allanawanyo4966]

Winning at sacramento that has made the playoffs once in like 20 years

[@Jadelove14]

Do you realize how small of a market we have ? It’s hard to get anyone real to come out here .he’s the biggest free agent we’ve ever had .we have a good coach and we’re building something great.

[@pg13pacernation30]

I don’t blame Demar not joining the Lakers. The Lakers had a disastrous off-season. Jarred Vanderbilt is still injured and looks likely to miss the start of the season. Christian Wood had surgery on his knee today and will miss the first two months of the season. Gabe Vincent has played 11 total games since being traded from Miami in 2023. And the team made ZERO off-season moves, trades, or roster changes. Yikes 😬

[@deeswagg21]

That makes zero sense …vando will definitely be healthy by preseason or atleast start of the season… clean up surgery isn’t even big since we will need him down the stretch …that was gabe first real injury 😂 lakers also got another young shooter and max will have a increased role….what did the kings do besides demar ? McDaniel and McLaughlin ? 😂 stop it ….they the same team and not going get past the first or second round at that

[@PBJ0204]

@@deeswagg21 Kings offered the most money. Simple as that.

[@deeswagg21]

@@PBJ0204 exactly that’s all it was lol

[@pg13pacernation30]

@@deeswagg21 kings definitely will be better with Demar and in my opinion it’s one of the underrated signings that nobody talking about and Demar didn’t want to be part of a circus show with the Lakers yes money played a part but he didn’t want to be part of that clown show Lakers got going at the moment but hey will see how far the Lakers will go this season

[@Commenting800]

And still made the playoffs! Sac didn’t even make it. Imagine if the Lakers were healthy or if they make a move or two.

[@BabylonGateLA]

Bro I rather live in Canada or Chicago than boring @$$ Sac mane 😂😂😂

[@arturoayala8191]

916 stand up

[@isolx3043]

P boi

[@RobertRobinson-od6eq]

This mf said he wanted to win so he went to SACRAMENTO LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@zicomafia6758]

Talking he like challenges but running away from the lakers Demar not like us Laker lights different

[@justindecocq1779]

Demar chose SacTown cuz he remembers those Rap-Cavs series. He want another shot at Lebitch.

[@shiestlifesam]

You wanna win but decide to go to the kings😂😂😂lol

[@rarered7856]

Sooo he wants to win at a high level…….im confused at this Lakers a bad team narrative seriously. You would think the Lakers missed the playoffs or something.

[@mikeysbusy]

The kings are just better than the lakers

[@rarered7856]

@@mikeysbusy that’s not possible when they couldn’t make the playoffs. They literally lost in the play-in to the team the Lakers beat.

[@iW34Rglasses00]

​@@rarered7856 it's kind of weird how the kings couldn't beat the pelicans once last season and the Lakers couldn't beat the kings once either. Almost like basketball is a game of mactchups. Lol

[@rarered7856]

@@iW34Rglasses00 True but I would definitely love to see a match between both teams in the playoffs where the physicality is different and the game also slows down. And it’s more on half court execution. All throughout the regular season the suns had the Timberwolves number and proceeded to get swept in the playoffs. And I seriously doubt Dearon fox would out play Lebron James in a playoff series. That being said we’ll see how it goes this year 👌🏾

[@iW34Rglasses00]

@@rarered7856 fox played amazing in his first series until he broke his finger and LeBron is getting old so i dont really see it as an even match to be honest. Davis hasn't beaten sabonis once in his entire career so that's a wash. And our entire team plays better defensively when things get physical. The only things that make it interesting are the headlines. The iconic rivalry. The experience vs the inexperience. And the Derozan vs LeBron playoff rematch.

[@UtmostChingon]

If you want to win, why would you sign with the Kings?!?! lol Clippers was a better move. Harden, DeRozan, DJ Jr, Kawhi, Zubac… come on bro… and it’s your hometown🙃

[@chrislopez218]

Kawhi? Lmaoo, that dude is always on PTO.

[@UtmostChingon]

@@chrislopez218 yeah you’re “right” kings have better forwards rn lmao

[@2mmwanno465]

That’s why they not gone win why y’all podcasting against ppl you play against??

[@BuzzT-q1k]

How do u not join the lakers?.. F + smh

[@RodneyGreen-i6z]

Only gonna win and make the playoffs not winning a championship with the kings

[@theonly_VT]

Wait, win what? When has Sac ever won? Smh bruh. 😂😂

[@M3D2324]

Another Laker fumble smh

[@kansascitychase3665]

He isn’t going to win much lol sac still has a long way to go

[@brettboi3730]

All this from a slice of gabagool?

[@Jay-dv2nv]

Ahhh shut up the only reason he signed was cuz they was the only one that could pay him

[@ronardostewart1157]

Hanging with pandemic p as bro u aint winning shit😅😅😅😅😅

[@mosesdeleon2481]

Winning in Sacramento? Lmao yeah ok

[@lilzalo9112]

Yea u done fucked up kings instead of a laker good luck 😭

[@ThahitmanTyrie]

Sorry but winning a chip is out of reach lol yet alone making the finals

[@SuperSikarlo]

Wont make it past round 2

[@TravonHDeeGeneratePcks]

He wanna win so he chose Sacramento 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@NotCharAznable]

They just offered the most money. These nba guys are delusional.

[@marekboldin4386]

@@NotCharAznablecome playoff time who tf is beating Sacramento in the playoffs ?denver had a high chance cause of chemistry so I understand that …pelicans are a threat cause of depth and they match up well …nba guys are delusional?but ur the one here taking like espn commentators ..ur a media bias guy i can already read through you …plz dont mention Dallas or okc cause ik that’s were u we’re heading 😭🤣okc is overated and mavs had the easiet route the finals jus like Boston eveyone was hurt then they played a Minnesota team who shocked everyone for even being there 😂u media people are so delusional lemme guess ur white too🤣😭

[@TheZane03]

Win at the high level?? It requires for him to adjust and actually take 3s instead of contested 2s and defense

[@thekiddsean33026]

Don’t nobody want to play with an old washed lebron and jj reddick as the head coach

[@Tae18535]

Lebron is Lebron

[@gboogy]

Old, washed and LeBron can never be used in the same sentence

[@thekiddsean33026]

@@gboogy why not they all true dude can barely make the playoffs with a prime Anthony Davis

[@and16942]

Did you not watch the olympics? Yea he’s old but he’s still a beast when he wants to be

[@tavinwallack24]

Didn't he win mvp of the Olympics lol

[@willc5023]

Shouldve went to lakers none of these other teams gona make any noise, might as well go with bron

[@mikeysbusy]

Lmao the LAKERS ARE FCKIN WEAK BRO DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT why not go to the team that beats them every time 💀

[@StevenTorres.NYC-CA]

Kings and winning don't mix

[@blackcodex6057]

I guess he considers getting swept in the 2nd round winning.

[@GA3S_]

Everybody keep saying the lakers. The past 2 yrs lakers got 4-1 gentlemen sweep 😂😂😂 stop it.