2023 NBA All-Star Game

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Go behind the scenes as DeMar DeRozan is named a 6x All-Star, Patrick Williams returns home to Charlotte to see his High School jersey retired and more.

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All-Access: Episode Nine

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DeMar DeRozan will stop in Salt Lake City later this month on the way to Springfield.

That’s because the Bulls star scorer Thursday was named to his sixth NBA All-Star team for the game in Utah Feb. 19.&nbsp; The history of Hall of Fame enshrinements has pretty much an informal cutoff that after five All-Star selections you are a lock to swing open that door to the Hall of Fame.

DeRozan was selected to be a reserve for the Eastern Conference along with Bam Adebayo, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle. The Western Conference reserves added were Conference, Paul George, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jaren Jackson Jr., Damian Lillard, former Bull Lauri Markkanen, Ja Morant and Domantas Sabonis.

Starters previously announced are  for the Eastern Conference Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving. The West starters will be LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson, Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic. Team captains will select the different sides to play against each other before the game.

“It's beyond exciting,” DeRozan told reporters outside the Bulls locker room before Thursday’s game with Charlotte. “To still be playing, all the things I've accomplished in my career, I couldn't even lie to you, there's a lot of stuff I still don't believe that I've accomplished, being from Compton, Calif., being through all the stuff I've been through, personal, career wise. Just to still be honored as an All-Star is definitely an honor. It's everything, and I hope anybody out there, whatever field you work in, never listen to the outside noise of people doubting you, counting you out. As long as you're true to yourself, you believe in yourself, you keep putting in the work with a genuine heart and genuine passion, you'll be rewarded.”

DeRozan was referencing the criticism the Bulls received for signing him in the summer of 2021 when many believe the best of his career was behind him after three quiet seasons in San Antonio. But DeRozan carried the Bulls early last season and was voted an All-Star starter at last year’s game. And even as the Bulls have struggled under .500 this season, DeRozan has been a consistent force, averaging 26.3 points, five rebounds and 4.9 assists.

But that DeRozan was named to a sixth NBA All-Star team virtually guarantees his first ballot entry into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

That’s because although there are no specific statistical standards or requirements for the Hall of Fame, it’s generally been that five All-Star selections or more means immortality in the Springfield, Mass institution.

For example, recent Hall of Fame inductees with five NBA All-Star game appearances include Reggie Miller, Sidney Moncrief, Paul Westphal, Tim Hardaway and Chris Webber. Several were recently enshrined with four All-Star appearances. They include Bobby Jones and Ben Wallace. Hall of Famers with six All-Star selections include Joe Dumars and Mitch Richmond. With DeRozan snaring a sixth All-Star selection with now multiple starts it virtually guarantees he will become a Hall of Famer as soon as he is eligible, which is four years after retirement.

It’s a remarkable run for the 6-6 wingman who was the No. 9 selection in the 2009 NBA draft and has played with Toronto and the Spurs before his second season now with the Bulls.

“It means everything,” DeRozan said about the historic context of a sixth appearance. “Just for me being the 20,000 points mark, 1,000 games. Just everything I’ve accomplished to this moment, I don’t believe it. I grew up a fan of the game way before it was even possible for me to be in this position. So for me it’s a dream. I’m pretty sure after the game tonight, after we get this win, I’ll lay in the bed at some point and be in awe again at just reminiscing on everything I’ve been through in my career.

“Definitely an honor just to be able to be respected by the coaches and the players and just everything across the board,” said DeRozan. “It means a lot. I never take nothing like that lightly or for granted at all. I'm honored, I'm very appreciative of it. Meant everything (coming to the Bulls). It’s been a resurgence of my passion, my happiness, my joy, the hard work and everything I went through personally. It just put everything back in perspective for me for the love of the game and I show it every time I go out there on the court.”

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DeRozan's Hall of Fame run continues with his sixth nod to the NBA All-Star Game

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DeRozan Garners Second Consecutive All-Star Selection and Sixth of Career 

The NBA announced tonight that Bulls guard/forward DeMar DeRozan has been selected as a reserve for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City on Feb. 19. DeRozan earned his sixth career NBA All-Star honors, including his second-straight with Chicago. He is the 15th&nbsp;player in franchise history with multiple All-Star selections while suiting up for the Bulls.&nbsp;

DeRozan has averaged 26.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 36.2 minutes over 47 games (all starts) in 2022-23. He leads Chicago in both scoring and passing this season, while also posting shooting clips of .511 from the field and .886 from the free-throw line. DeRozan is currently on pace to join Michael Jordan as the only players in franchise history with at least 25.0 points per game, a .500 field-goal percentage and 1.0 steals per contest in a season.&nbsp;

Now in his 14th&nbsp;NBA season, DeRozan is second in the NBA in clutch points (116) and fifth in total fourth-quarter points (329), while ranking 15th&nbsp;overall in the league in scoring average (26.3 ppg). He has 16 30-point games and four 40-point performances on the year, which is the 13th&nbsp;and ninth-most in the NBA, respectively. The former USC product is one of 12 NBA players to average minimums of 25.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 2022-23.

A Compton, Calif. native, DeRozan became the 50th&nbsp;player in NBA history to reach 20,000 career points and also played in his 1,000th&nbsp;career NBA game this season. He is a three-time All-NBA selection (Second Team in 2017-18 and 2021-22, Third Team in 2016-17) and holds career averages of 21.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 34.4 minutes through 1,004 NBA games (992 starts).&nbsp;

The reserves for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game are selected by NBA head coaches. Each head coach voted for seven players in his conference: two guards, three frontcourt players and two additional players at any position. The head coaches are not permitted to vote for players from their own team. 

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Vivint Arena at 7:30 p.m. CT. The matchup between Team LeBron and Team Giannis will be preceded by the NBA All-Star Draft presented by Jordan Brand at 6:30 p.m. CT. TNT will televise both the 72nd NBA All-Star Game and the NBA All-Star Draft. The winner of the game will be the first team to reach (or surpass) the Final Target Score in the untimed fourth quarter.

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DeMar DeRozan named 2023 NBA All-Star

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