During an interview with NBA reporter K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago, DeMar DeRozan got brutally honest about his contract status with the Chicago Bulls.
DeRozan is in the final year of his contract and the Bulls haven’t signed him to an extension yet. However, the future Hall of Famer isn’t worried.
“I honestly don’t think about it at all,” DeRozan said. “I never have. It doesn’t worry me or stress me out. Again, I control what I can control. And in due time, let it speak for itself.”
DeRozan is making $28.6 million this season. If the Bulls don’t sign the USC product to an extension, DeRozan will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
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“Control what you can control,” DeRozan said. “This may sound cliché, but I’m big on being professional even in the toughest of times. It’s always easy to run away or find an excuse or blame somebody else or whatever. But sticking through something always teaches you a lesson. Some people demand trades or demand certain things and they still don’t get what they want. For me, I just wake up and try to be the best I can be that day and let it translate over.”
DeRozan is averaging 21.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists through five games this season for the Bulls, who are 2-3. DeRozan and the Bulls are not close to agreeing to a contract extension, according to NBA insider Shams Charania.
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DeRozan, who has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat in trade rumors, has career averages of 21.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists with the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs and Bulls.
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