Former USC star, Compton native signs with Denver Nuggets
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Article outline
- What happened
- The details
- Background
- A closer look
- The bottom line
Key points
- While his No.23 was retired by Compton High School in 2015, deRozan's No.10 was retired by USC in February, 2020.
- Growing up, DeRozan attended Compton High School from 2004-2008 and was heavily recruited by USC.
- Before being waived by the Sacramento Kings last month, he spent the last two seasons with the team, where he averaged 20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game.
- According to Haynes, deRozan "has been in conversations with Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, and is anxious for the opportunity to play for a contending team."
- ESPN NBA Insider Sham Charania continued that the agreement will be for one year and is valued at $3.9 million.
Former Compton native and USC Trojans basketball star DeMar DeRozan is due to start his next journey. A member of the Denver Nuggets.
As reports indicate from NBA insider Chris Haynes, DeRozan intends on signing a agreement with the Nuggets.
After graduating high school, he enrolled at USC and played basketball for them for one season before he was selected with the No.9 overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors.
As he led them to a Pac-10 tournament finale and the second round of the March Madness tournament, deRozan had an iconic season with the Trojans that is still talked regarding to this day.
As he was crowned the tournament's MVP, notable since he scored 25 points on 10 of 16 shots against Arizona State in the finale, during the PAC-10 tournament, he put on a clinic.
He spent the first nine years of his career with Toronto until he was traded by the team so that they could acquire Kawhi Leonard for the 2019 season.
DeRozan remains active to this day with his former schools, as he is still making contributions to improving the conditions for the Compton basketball team. It lately went through an entire makeover, as the school was completely reconstructed in 2025.
For now, former USC star, Compton native signs with Denver Nuggets remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
