Is in his 11th NBA season, his secondwith the Spurs ... spent his first nine seasons with the Toronto Raptors... was originally drafted with the ninth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Raptors ... a two-time All-NBA performer, named to the Second Team in 2018, and the Third Team in 2017... a four-time NBA All-Star, named a starter twice (2017, 2018) and a reserve for two All-Star Games (2014, 2016) ... became the first player in Spurs franchise history to average 20-plus points, 5-plus rebounds and 5-plus assists over the course of a season in 2018-19 ... one of nineplayers in the NBA to average 20+ points in eachof the last sixseasons ... has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors three times (January, 2018, January, 2016 and April, 2015) ... named Eastern Conference Player of the week 10 times... participated in the Sprite Slam Dunk contest at the 2010 and 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend ... averaging 19.9points, 4.3rebounds, 3.4assists and 34.1 minutes in 752career regular season games (740starts) ... has 381career 20-point games, including 10930-point outings and 14 40-point performances... has appeared in 58postseason games, averaging 21.9points, 4.6rebounds,3.6 assists and1.08steals and 37.3minutes ... receivedthe 2017-18 Magic Johnson Award, which honors the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation and dignity in dealing with the media and the public ... won gold medals with Team USA at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and 2014 World Cup in Spain.

DeMar DeRozan spent one season at the University of Southern California ... earned first-team Pac-10 All-Freshman honors and was named Pac-10 Tournament MVP.