Deadshot: Doug McDermott
Did you know that Deadshot made his first appearance in an issue of Batman all the way back in 1950? Well, it is extremely true. This is, in fact, the single most similar aspect of Deadshot and McDermott – they’re both from the 1950s.
Yes, McDermott is a decent shooter and, as the trailer above alludes to, he has probably had his fair share of “loaf” to eat since he spent his college years in Nebraska.
Sure, Will Smith definitely gets a bigger billing than McDermott ever will, even in a movie that is projected as one of their worst super hero movies of all-time, but Deadshot is probably dead on for McDermott’s role on the Bulls now that Mike Dunleavy is gone.
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You might think it is a stretch to compare Doug’s shooting to a lethal mercenary who can actually hit his target from a significant distance consistently. The only problem with saying that McDermott isn’t the Bulls’ Deadshot is finding someone who is a better pure shooter than he is because you can’t do it. He’s the best the Bulls have got in that area.
Imagine Doug taking on the veneer of Deadshot and walking right up to Rondo on the first day of camp, boasting, “Only my friends call me Doug.”
Deadshot is the consummate professional, so in this regard, there is a relationship to McDermott. The son of a coach, skilled in all the fundamental aspects of the game, Doug knows exactly how to pay the role of professional athlete.
Another, more amusing aspect of Deadshot that Doug does not possess is the seeming death wish he carries. Then again, after having to share a locker room with Butler, Wade and Rondo for 82 games, McDermott just might cross that line.
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