DeRozan remains a certified bucket getter, averaging at least 20 points per game in 12 straight seasons with four different teams. However, the rest of his game regressed in 2024-25, as he posted 4.4 assists (fewest since 2016-17), 3.9 rebounds (fewest since 2012-13) and 0.8 steals (fewest since rookie season in 2009-10). While DeRozan changed teams ahead of last season, he ended the campaign handling a similar role to his time in Chicago, sharing usage with Zach LaVine, a playmaking center (formerly Nikola Vucevic, now Domantas Sabonis) and a microwave scorer (formerly Coby White, now Malik Monk). The Kings also don't have a true starting point guard, though free-agent acquisition Dennis Schroder could earn that role eventually. They also swapped Jonas Valanciunas for Dario Saric and drafted two rookies who could carve out roles right away - Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud. The depth changes won't impact DeRozan's bottom line, and the same core that ended 2024-25 will return in 2025-26. He finished as the 51st player in eight-category leagues last season, his first time outside the top 40 since 2014-15, when he appeared in a career-low 60 regular-season games. However, heading into his age-36 campaign, the veteran has been healthy and heavily utilized, appearing in at least 74 regular-season games and averaging at least 36 minutes a night in four straight seasons. DeRozan is a go-to offensive player in Sacramento, but his days of all-around production may be sporadic.