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4 former Toronto Raptors having great starts to the 2021-22 season

By Jason Mills

TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: Norman Powell #24 of the Portland Trail Blazers and Gary Trent Jr. #33 of the Toronto Raptors walk on the court during the fourth quarter at Amalie Arena on March 28, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: Norman Powell #24 of the Portland Trail Blazers and Gary Trent Jr. #33 of the Toronto Raptors walk on the court during the fourth quarter at Amalie Arena on March 28, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /
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DeMar DeRozan, Raptors, Spurs
TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 12: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

1. DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls

DeMar DeRozan and Lowry kept Toronto competitive between 2013-2018 before the blockbuster trade that sent the USC alum and Jakob Poeltl to the Spurs for Kawhi Leonard.

Before his departure, DeRozan represented Toronto in the All-Star game 4 times. His game is often underappreciated because he is not a three-point shooting aficionado. After three seasons in San Antonio, he signed as a free agent with the revamped Bulls who are certain to make the playoffs this season.

Toronto Raptors immortal DeMar DeRozan’s stats are solid in Chicago.

At the moment, the 32-year-old DeRozan is averaging 26.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. His scoring average is the highest it’s been since he averaged 27.3 per game in the 2016-17 season in Toronto.

This is the ninth consecutive season DeRozan is averaging 20 plus points per game, all while missing only 22 games over the last four seasons.

With this season’s edition of the Bulls including Lonzo Ball, Nikola Vucevic, and Zach LaVine, Chicago has an outside shot of making noise in the East this year. DeRozan, like Lowry, keeps aging well on the basketball court. While he wasn’t able to take part in Toronto’s ultimate success in 2019 he remains a beloved alumnus of the Raptors’ family.

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