 for Kobe Bryant growing up, and DeMar DeRozan is still a really good basketball player, really good basketball player. Now, he's 31st all-time in career points. He's got more career points than Larry Bird and Dwayne Wade. He's had a hell of a career, but he's not slowing down anytime soon. He averaged 24 points per game last year. He was 11th in the NBA in scoring, and most importantly, where he really does damage is down the stretch in games.