Growing up as an NBA fan, DeMar DeRozan often felt a disconnect from his favorite players. “I remember being a kid, looking back, I didn’t know how my favorite player sounded when he talked, what he’d do when I’m not watching him play, what his life is like,” DeRozan said. “I remember … always wanting to know what Nick Van Exel did after games.” DeRozan never found out how Van Exel spent his time after Los Angeles Lakers games, but he carried the memory of his childhood curiosity into his own NBA journey. In his 14th season in the NBA and second with the Chicago Bulls, DeRozan is using his Y…
