5 current NBA stars who choked in the Playoffs

#4 DeMar DeRozan - Toronto Raptors (2016, 2017)

DeMar DeRozan has made to the last four Playoffs but he was drafted only in 2009 so let's be lenient and give him a pass for his first two postseason failures, where the Raptors bowed out in the first round. In the third year, Toronto reached their first ever Conference Finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

First of all, the Raptors should not have needed the full seven games to put away the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat in the earlier rounds, two teams they were far better than.

Out of the 20 games, the Raptors played that postseason, DeRozan scored 30 or more five teams. Each of the five times, the team recorded a win, which is a good indication of DeRozan's impact and value. However, over the rest 15 games, he averaged 17.1 points and the team went 5-10 in those encounters.

For an All-Star caliber player, who is a pure scorer, those numbers are unacceptable. To make matters worse, his value decreases in the current NBA, because he lacks a three-point shot in his arsenal.

In the 2017 postseason, with Kyle Lowry out with injury, DeRozan's true value was shown. The Raptors dispatched the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round but were swept by Cleveland in the next one. Against the Cavaliers, DeRozan only averaged 20.8 points per game but couldn't lead the team to a single win.