DeMar DeRozan Gets Real on Lakers And Clippers Lack of Interest in Him

DeMar DeRozan expressed interest in joining the Lakers and the Clippers this summer.

Jan 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) moves the ball against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and guard D'Angelo Russell (1) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Free agent DeMar DeRozan had a chance to join any team he wanted this offseason. He chose to go to the Sacramento Kings, but he also had a chance to join his hometown teams like the Lakers or Clippers.

DeRozan has said a few times that he would love to play at home where his family lives, but the offer he got from the Kings and the chance to win was hard to pass up.

In a recent interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, DeMar DeRozan says he wanted to come home to Los Angeles, but that the Lakers and Clippers weren't as interested in him as he was at the time.

"You just learn how to deal with it from a business standpoint," DeRozan said to the Athletic. "Obviously I have my selfish reasons of wanting to be able to play at home, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way. And sometimes it probably isn’t the best decision for me either.

"After that didn’t happen, I didn’t dwell on it. I wasn’t mad. They made their choice, and I just left it at that."

When he joined the Podcast P show last week, DeMar DeRozan said he considered the Sixers, Lakers, Clippers, and Heat before choosing the Kings.

DeMar DeRozan on his decision to join Sacramento via the latest @PodcastPShow episode:

“I was just looking for an opportunity just to win at a high level… I just felt like it fit.”

He also said the 76ers, Lakers, Clippers, and Heat were “legitimate options” he considered. pic.twitter.com/F3fGaJTyJZ

— Brenden Nunes (@BrendenNunesNBA) September 9, 2024

DeMar DeRozan is 35 years old so this is probably going to be the last big contract of his career. It is always a possibility that he signs a one year deal with the Lakers or Clippers when his Kings contract is finished.

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