Former Toronto Raptors star guard DeMar DeRozan believes the team would still have won the championship with him on it in 2019.
Former Toronto Raptors All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan made headlines on Wednesday morning.More news: Former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Finds Next Home OverseasDeRozan appeared on ESPN's First Take and was asked by analyst Stephen A. Smith if the Raptors would have won a championship if they hadn't traded him for Kawhi Leonard prior to the 2018-19 season.DeRozan didn't mince any words and said he truly believed the outcome would have been the same.
It was a big gamble, as Leonard was set to be a free agent the following summer. He ended up being only a rental after Leonard left Toronto for the Los Angeles Clippers, but still, he left a championship to the city and country.DeRozan was traded, along with Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Leonard and Danny Green. He spent the next three seasons in Texas, where he averaged 21.6 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.
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