It took just six games into his 14th NBA season DeMar DeRozan reach another major milestone.
With the Chicago Bulls visiting his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, DeRozan entered the night just seven points short of becoming the 50th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
DeRozan hit the milestone with his trademark: a mid-range shot.
DeMar DeRozan reaches 20,000 points on a mid-range jumper!
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— NBA (@NBA) October 29, 2022
In just his second season with the Bulls, the Chicago crowd quickly fell in love with DeRozan, who has been a fan favorite on every team in his career.
DeMar DeRozan’s numbers to reach 20,000 points
Chicago is the third stop of DeRozan’s professional career. After being selected by Toronto in the 2009 NBA draft, DeRozan spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Raptors before being traded to San Antonio, where he spent three seasons.
DeRozan left Toronto as the the franchise’s all-time leading scorer.
- Raptors – 13,296 points
- Spurs – 4,455 points
- Bulls – 2,242 points (until before the game against the Spurs)
As mentioned above, DeRozan is now one of 50 NBA players to score 20,000 or more career points. 34 of those 50 players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
As for the other 16:
- 10 are still active or not officially retired.
- 4 not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame (Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Dwyane Wade and Pau Gasol)
With DeRozan continuing to play at an All-Star level, the three-time All-NBA selection strengthens his case for the Hall of Fame once he retires.
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DeMar DeRozan’s stats throughout his NBA career
- 20.8 points per game
- 46.5% field goal accuracy
- 28.8% accuracy in triples
- 83.7% of free throw success
Active NBA players with the most points
DeRozan joined an exclusive group of active NBA players who have broken the 20,000 point barrier. The others? Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
Note: Excludes players such as Carmelo Anthony, LaMarcus Aldridge, Joe Johnson and Dwight Howard, who have not officially retired but are not currently on an NBA team.
| Player | Points | |
| 1. | Lebron James | 37,144 |
| two. | Kevin Durant | 25,622 |
| 3. | James stiffens | 23,584 |
| Four. | Russell Westbrook | 23,329 |
| 5. | Chris-Paul | 20,975 |
| 6. | Stephen Curry | 20,185 |
| 7. | DeMar DeRozan | 20,000 |
| 8. | Damian Lillard | 17,643 |
| 9. | Rudy Gay | 17,372 |
| 10. | Kyle Lowry | 15,159 |
