DeRozan Drew Interest From Multiple Teams Before Nuggets Deal

As we noted in our story on Friday, free agent forward DeMar DeRozan was linked to a wide variety of teams before deciding to join the Nuggets on a one-year, minimum-salary contract.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, DeRozan spoke to the Heat, Wizards and Pelicans prior to reaching an agreement with Denver.
While Miami and DeRozan had “mutual interest,” per Charania, and Bam Adebayo recruited the six-time All-Star for several weeks, the Heat were focused throughout the s