Dwane Casey thinks DeMar DeRozan ‘deserves’ MVP buzz originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
No longer is it Dwane Casey’s job to parrot DeMar DeRozan for individual accolades.
The Pistons’ head coach got plenty of experience doing that while coaching DeRozan for seven seasons in Toronto. Then, Casey remembers annually calling up fellow Eastern Conference head coaches in an attempt to secure his star player All-Star selections.
“He doesn’t have to do that anymore,” Casey cracked before his Pistons played the Chicago Bulls at the United Center Tuesday night.
Indeed, DeRozan is well on his way to a fifth career All-Star nod this season for the leading role he’s assumed in the Bulls’ overnight transformation into a contender.
But even watching from afar, and donning the logo of a longtime division rival, Casey hopes that’s just the beginning.
“I hope he does (win it),” Casey said when asked about DeRozan’s MVP candidacy. “I hope he’s in consideration. He should…