"It happens at least once a game now, lately more often than that. It is DeMar DeRozan doing something beyond his year and a half in the pros, something that says not only is he a good player but a special one and getting more special by the day.

This past Saturday in Miami in a game in which DeRozan would score 30 points, that moment came relatively late.

DeRozan broke away from the Miami defence with his team on a fast break, took the pass on the far right hand corner, just beyond the three-point arc and cut in for, what for him, was a routine dunk.

But as he made the sweeping left hand turn back up court, he turned towards the Miami bench and shot them a glare.

It's the kind of cocky move only the most self-assured athletes would try and it speaks directly to the newfound confidence DeRozan is playing with these days.

DeRozan is clearly not all the way there yet. The consistency with his jumper is not there, the defensive intensity is not there, nor is the ability to create for his teammates, but he's quickly finding his comfort zone in this league of over-inflated egos and ridiculous athletic talent.

Everything from what he does on the court, to his attitude off it screams confidence these days. "