2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.1 blocks
DeMar DeRozan remains a scoring machine. During December, the Toronto Raptors 2-guard has averaged 25.5 points per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field.
He's peppering defenses with a seemingly endless barrage of mid-range buckets, but his inability to knock down triples has hampered Toronto's dominant offense. It's tough to adjust when your starting wing can hit only 15.8 percent of his triples.
That, along with DeRozan's anemic defense, serves as the primary reason the Raptors have had more success with the 27-year-old off the floor. While their net rating stands at 6.0 when he plays (a fine number), they outscore opponents by a historic 17.6 points per 100 possessions when he's resting—a level no team has ever reached for a full season.
As an individual, DeRozan is fun to watch, and he's putting up huge numbers. But his star power oversells his on-court impact, and that's become increasingly clear as the season has progressed.
Others Receiving Consideration: LaMarcus Aldridge, Carmelo Anthony, Nicolas Batum, Eric Bledsoe, Mike Conley, Jae Crowder, Andre Drummond, Joel Embiid, Gordon Hayward, Al Horford, DeAndre Jordan, Zach LaVine, Brook Lopez, Paul Millsap, Otto Porter, Kristaps Porzingis, Jeff Teague, Klay Thompson, Myles Turner, Hassan Whiteside
