Among the many names linked to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of free agency this offseason, one of the most interesting is veteran wing DeMar DeRozan. Though he isn’t much of a shooter, DeRozan would give the Lakers another scorer who has greatly improved as a playmaker and defender over the last couple of seasons.
DeRozan will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, but with the Lakers relatively limited in terms of salary cap space, the idea of signing him outright would seem like a longshot. But perhaps that isn’t the case.
In an appearance on the Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe, DeRozan said that at this point in his career, the most important thing to him is winning a championship:
It’s all about winning at this point.