The National Basketball Association announced Thursday that Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. DeRozan earns the honour for the third time in nine seasons with Toronto. He was named co-winner along with teammate Kyle Lowry in January 2016 and won for the first time in April 2015. DeRozan averaged a team-high 25.3 points (second in East), 5.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 15 games during the month of January and was the Raptors’ leading scorer seven times. He shot .447 (135-302) from the field, .333 (21-for-63) from three-point range and .
DeRozan Named Eastern Conference Player Of The Month
