Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan named All-Star Game starter for second straight year

Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan named All-Star Game starter for second straight year | iNFOnews.ca
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NEW YORK – Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan was named a starter for the NBA all-star game on Thursday for a second straight year.

It will be DeRozan’s fourth appearance at an all-star game. He started for the East team in 2017 and was named a reserve for the 2014 and 2016 games.

The 28-year-old DeRozan is averaging a team-high 25.2 points per game for the Raptors this season.

DeRozan scored a single-game franchise-record 52 points earlier this season in an overtime win against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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