Bulls broadcaster shares why Kings fans will love DeMar DeRozan

Bulls broadcaster shares why Kings fans will love DeMar DeRozan

[Music] so many questions so much excitement about the newest Sacramento King Demar de rozan uh who better Jas to ask about demaro Rosen then somebody who saw him play 79 of 79 games last year led the league of minutes led the league of minutes and there for uh the call of I assume every single one longtime legendary voice of the Chicago Bulls friend of the show joining us right now Chuck ssky Chuck it’s Dave it’s Jas thank you so much for joining us good morning yes good morning yes yes it’s a great morning especially for Kings fans I guess my first question is the simplest one Chuck uh Jason’s gonna I’m sure ask next about the player I’m just gonna ask about the human the uh the leader the the teammate what kind what type of person are the Kings getting into marar Rose well uh great question and I hope Kings fans along with the front office coaching staff play ERS that are listening to your show right now guys I’m telling you right now you got an incredible human being now a lot of times we just throw these accolades around I’m telling you I was with this man 365 during the course of the Season uh before games after games during practice everything and he is the real deal and he is a great locker room player human being same thing with teammates rookies awesome and he’s one of the finest people forget basketball he’s one of the finest human beings I have ever met period I mean that that I mean what a statement right there I mean are there um stories that you could share possibly like that help I mean obviously I I you know we all believe that we’ve all heard that we know the Spurs thought highly of him Toronto certainly Chicago has I know the kings are obviously very interested in him what is it about him Chuck that that stands out so much in that area well the fact number one that he really truly number one let me just say this and then we can get next as those later but one thing about thear is he loves the game there are players who say they love the game but he truly loves the game and because of that he cares so we had a situation last year I jumu had his jersey retired at the University of Illinois for your sake of your listeners is a reserve guard on ourg really an upcoming player but uh he’s from the Chicago land area went to the University of Illinois which is located about two and a half three hours south of Chicago and the Bulls after practice and Isle was headed to Champagne For The Jersey ceremony and dear said I got this I’m going with you so he range where they drove down to Champagne after practice had iow jersey retired pulled the U-turn was at practice the next morning at shoot around so this gives you an indication this sent a message to every young player same thing with d and Terry invited D and Terry goal’s number one pick two years ago out of Arizona I want you to come to La I want you to train with me so this the type of person and player you’re getting with dear D rozan treats the media total respect and he’s very humble for a guy that’s been in the league and who’s headed to the Hall of Fame and he is a Hall of Fame player six-time Allstar he is eess and yet on the floor he gets it done every single night his clutch numbers you have it in front of you free throw attempts you have it in front of you and he shows up and he plays every game I mean he missed what three games this year in three seasons with the bulls he played 93% of the time and every game was anywhere between 35 to 40 minutes that’s voice of the Chicago Bulls Chuck sski nobody knows better about dear’s person and a player so I I’ll ask you this based on what you said um and I’ll adjust the question a little bit Chuck we here in Sacramento have a well-deserved inferiority complex not just because of the performance uh of the team over the years but also we’re Sacramento we’re surrounded by Giants in San Francisco and La even San Diego Tahoe we’re we’re not a destination city so I think for a lot of us the joy was not just in getting the player and the human in marar rozan but also the fact that if you believe reports he chose us of his own free will over amongst other teams at least one of his Hometown squads the Clippers so for us Chuck that’s a shock I’m guessing you’re not as shocked as we are that he chose Sacramento no I’m not uh you know he wants to win he went through the Toronto you know Toronto had some really good years with Tomar they just couldn’t get past LeBron with the Cavs and with Miami I get that because you know with the Bulls in the first three championships if you look at things Cleveland had a really good ball Club New York really good ball Club Reggie Miller Indiana they just couldn’t get past MJ and Pippen well in the case of dear you know that Toronto team with himself Kyle Lowry really good ball Club but Cleveland too strong with Lebron Miami the same thing so now he goes to gets traded for Kawhi Leonard and what happens is that he gets traded Kawhi Leonard plays one season with the Raptors they win the title and I’m telling you right now and they have covered this league and done this league so they made a coaching change Dwayne Casey released Nick nurse comes in elevated from being an assistant head coach and I am telling you right now even had they not made that trade with San Antonio they would have won the title that year with dear de rosan and he came into San Antonio with a chip and one of the best things that ever happened to demard Rosen was playing under pop they have a special special relationship because during that time in San Antonio dear’s father was very ill and passed away and Greg papovich stayed with him and was with him 247 and I’m talking about like 247 During the period of time with the passing and then with Demar getting back and playing NBA games and then he gets traded in a sign and trade with the bulls and he had three really really good years as you know Allstar with the Bulls and the Bulls are going another Direction like a lot of NBA teams a runs over and you say many thanks and the Bulls obviously are going to honor Demar when the Kings come to town but that’s how this narrative played out he is a great human being and Kings fans are going to love him because he comes to play every night you know Chuck looking at uh the positives of him on as a player on the floor your one of your great calls is Big onions like he comes in and has he’s been clutch you’ve you’ve said that for him many times uh free throw shooting the mid-range game what what are some of the things as a gifted score in this league that he’s been that uh Kings fans are going to be excited about well they’re going to be excited because he Embraces pressure you know some players run away from it guys let me tell you what Jason Didi he loves it he loves for quarter he loves the bright lights and he loves a big stage and he loves the fans going crazy I mean this this guy was born to play in the NBA he’s from Compton California he’s very appreciative of fans that have stayed with him from day one and he has never forgotten where he came from he loves Compton so when you see the big picture you’re getting a player that in ISO he is lethal and he does that double triple pump fake and players who have been in the league five years eight years 12 years still go for it and that’s why you’ve got the stats in front of you I mean he’s averaging eight free throw attempts per game and in a league and the league is going to change with the rules I mean we saw second half of the year with defense they’re going to allow a little bit more physicality and that all means that Tomar is going to go to the stripe I mean uh this was a great fit for Sacramento we when we talk about fit and Chuck you know you you’ve got you’ve got the team you got to pay the most attention to right in front of you but you know the league and and you know the Kings when you when you see a fox and a sabonis I had remarked to Jason one thing I’m incredibly excited about is is DeMar getting open looks off of sabonis screens is there anything that jumps out at you about the specific uh fol he’s playing with in style that you think are are really going to help him shine well I think uh playing with the Aon Fox definitely will help no doubt about that playing with sabonis definitely will help um one thing with um you you look at the Western Conference and it’s loaded it’s stacked everyone realizes that but this is another add-on to the sacramental roster where you can say he is a plus player and anytime you can add a player a winning player to the combination of what you have already with the Kings is terrific and I think when you examine what’s happening with the West I mean every night it’s going to be crazy and that means you’re going to have a lot of close games you’re going to go into the fourth quarter last five minutes at crunch time and guess what at clutch time who do you have on the floor we got two of the best players in the NBA so if they want to Stack Up on one of the two that other player is going to be open sabonis is going to be open Malik monk could be on the floor he’ll be open I mean it’s it’s really a wonderful situation for Mike Brown it really is talk with the bulls radio voice chuck sworski chuck kind of a two-parter here um I know it’s positionist basketball these days and Demar has played lots of different positions but just in your time calling him what position do you think best suits him and then where what positions is he best suited to guard how is he kind of defensively well uh I’ll say this I think uh and you’re right on target regarding positionist basketball uh I I listen if you asked Tomar the Bulls went small so many times I mean Kusa was playing the four and carusa was guarding Kevin durandy was guarding Giannis and this the way the league is trending so if you put dear at the two or the three I don’t really think honestly you can go back maybe 10 20 30 40 years ago and I’ve seen a lot of NBA ball as a kid and now broadcasting where you used to say well he’s a one he’s a four I think he’s a witer three and four those days are over now if you get somebody uh who is really gifted and he’s seven feet he can stretch the floor or he can post up that’s different but in this day and age with the NBA and the way the game is played so I I think dear is going to be fine and defensively I mean you take a look at how many block shots he gets uh during the course of the season I venture to say and I don’t have any of our stats in front of me right now I would venture to say he was probably in our top four in Block shots during the course of the year and so you know uh there are a lot of star players in this league who give up after getting beat on a drive to the rim he doesn’t so I think you’re looking a player who is still in his prime by the way a lot of times you get free agents the tail in they they want to grab the money and and that’s it not with this guy money has never dictated Demar D rozen’s ability to hoop I mean you know Toronto gave him a big deal and then you know he got traded and then he got big money with the bulls he’s getting a really nice check with the the kings that has never ever ever def find D rozan Money never will I mean it comes with the perks of being an NBA player that you’re going to get paid if you’re a really good player I understand that but if you’re telling me is it driven for him no I mean I think he I think he wants to be appreciated I think he wants to be respected but he knows his place in this game and he knows where he’s at in the history of the NBA and that’s why one day and I would tell him this you could ask him this when you interview I would come to him and I’m I’ve never told this story but now I will I would come to him every game or when I would see him at shoot around I was at every shoot around on the road and obviously I do every game for the Bulls I would come to him every game and say dear I love you I’m glad you’re here and I hope you come back now two of the three obviously he’s not returning and I wish him well I I and I do wish him all the best just like I want to see the Bulls get this thing turned around and and be successful but I would tell them all the time that I loved him because I love him as a man he is a great human being and I also told him I’m glad he’s here because the influence he had on our organization on the floor guys and off the court he treated everyone everyone didn’t matter what they did whether it was media relations Broadcasting you know whether your strength and conditioning whether your equipment it didn’t matter you know what I mean community relations he would do stuff and always showed up on time he was great I think that’s a great way to wrap it up we’re not getting we’re not getting any better than that that’s the Fantastic Chuck sski really swelling our hearts quite a bit we we we had heard about him as a human we obviously know about him as a player but but Chuck for somebody like you to come on and put that into words somebody who who would know better than anyone who who watched him fulltime over the last few years and I I something you said in the beginning of the interview I I I can’t wait to see uh that greeting he gets in Chicago when the Kings visit next year yeah well he’s very genuine and if you if you save that clip where I told uh where what I told you about how I would approach him if you save that clip and play for him he will verify that because that is a true story I’ll tell you what I 100% % I guarantee you number one that that’s going to happen we’ll play it for him secondly we’ll send you that clip as well because I got a feeling he’ll say a couple nice things about you how could you not Chuck sski the voice of the Chicago Bulls always generous with your time thank you so much and we’ll talk to you soon all right good luck thank you thank you Chuck’s great I get like Chuck is you you don’t say as a lot as you can yeah I I I get like second cousin to the Gman Vibes off just those sweetheart guys who’s so loves what he does loves what he does good at straightforward yeah you know and and look you know we’re all s Chuck’s not gonna come on here and be like ah tomorrow’s okay he was fine he was but he ain’t lying you can hear the passion and love in his voice well and look you do it look for us it’s more fun like last year was about as or the year prior was about as much fun as we had because the kings were getting better it was exciting so think about what the Bulls have kind of been through here lately where they kind of went for it uh two plus seasons ago and they’re adding all this stuff and they’re thinking there’s a run and it just doesn’t happen I know when Chuck said their run is over and I was think you of course say I was like they they had a I guess I mean that was the attempt right and then you now know it’s going to be tougher now they’re going eventually hopefully to a Direction but I mean you moved Caruso and d rozan and got sorry but you got Giddy and dwarte yeah yeah I mean and then I think LaVine you know it’s can they move LaVine can they move uh Vu like right they’re doing it they’re they’re trying for the younger group and I mean that’s a plan right but we the benefit of it and so is OKC and whoever else gets some of these other players and uh man what do you have to say about dear though was pretty encouraging at least I mean first and foremost as a human being which you know look I don’t think the Kings did it this way on purpose but they’ve got a really good group of guys yes and you’d rather have a really good group of guys that are winners and if they win then it’s awesome to have a goodp guys it’s funny

Chicago Bulls radio broadcaster Chuck Swirsky joined Carmichael Dave and Jason Ross to share his experiences covering and working with new Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan.

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