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DeMar DeRozan & Spurs Are Still Far Apart in Extension Talks

DeMar DeRozan & Spurs Are Still Far Apart in Extension Talks

According to The Athletic, DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs are still quite a ways apart on contract extension talks. The Spurs initially landed DeRozan during the summer of 2018 as part of a package deal they received from the Raptors for Kawhi Leonard. But after an unsuccessful season where the Spurs were out [...]

October 22, 2019 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Kyle Lowry Not Communicating With Raptors Brass

Kyle Lowry Not Communicating With Raptors Brass

Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have had one of the most successful on and off court bromances in recent NBA history as the all-star back court for a 50-win Raptors team over the past five seasons or so. They were able to garner the eastern conference’s No. 1 seed after a 59-win season in 2017-18, [...]

September 27, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Toronto Raptors Told DeMar DeRozan at Summer League They Wouldn’t Trade Him—And Then Did

Toronto Raptors Told DeMar DeRozan at Summer League They Wouldn’t Trade Him—And Then Did

DeMar DeRozan isn’t happy about being traded to the San Antonio Spurs, a move first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s hard to blame him under the circumstances. As rumors that the Toronto Raptors were moving him in a deal for Kawhi Leonard were bandied about, DeRozan’s Instagram story churned out cryptic hints at betrayal: View this [...]

July 18, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Toronto Raptors ‘Quietly’ Shopped DeMar DeRozan on Trade Market Last Offseason

Toronto Raptors ‘Quietly’ Shopped DeMar DeRozan on Trade Market Last Offseason

If and when the Toronto Raptors make DeMar DeRozan available over the offseason, it won’t be the first time in the last year they’ve tested his trade market. According to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, the team quietly gauged his value around the league this past summer and could do so again in the aftermath [...]

May 16, 2018 admin Rumors 0

DeRozan: I Would Have Requested Trade if Lowry Was Traded

DeRozan: I Would Have Requested Trade if Lowry Was Traded

Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have been one of the best duos in the NBA for half of a decade now. They look as dangerous as ever thus far in the 2017-18 season (especially DeRozan) as they are 29-12 and in 2nd place in the eastern conference. The special partnership on and off the court [...]

January 15, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

DeRozan Sets New Raptors Franchise High With 52 Points in Raptors OT Win Over Bucks

DeRozan Sets New Raptors Franchise High With 52 Points in Raptors OT Win Over Bucks

DeMar DeRozan continues to elevate his game and improve every season and is playing the best basketball of his career right now for the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan had the best night of his career on Monday night, when he rode a hot hand and a 21 point first quarter to a new franchise-record, 52 point [...]

January 2, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Dwane Casey Says Toronto Raptors Will Give DeMar DeRozan More Time at Point Guard Next Season

Dwane Casey Says Toronto Raptors Will Give DeMar DeRozan More Time at Point Guard Next Season

Watch out, Kyle Lowry. DeMar DeRozan is coming for your job. Not really, of course. But the Toronto Raptors do have plans to slot DeRozan at point guard more in 2017-18. As head coach Dwane Casey told The Andrew Walker Show on Sportsnet 590 The FAN (via Sportsnet) “We got to have a better mentality of [...]

July 21, 2017 admin Blogs 0

DeMar DeRozan Still Doesn’t Think People Give Toronto Raptors Enough Credit

DeMar DeRozan Still Doesn’t Think People Give Toronto Raptors Enough Credit

You’d think DeMar DeRozan wouldn’t carry a huge chip on his shoulder after helping the Toronto Raptors make an Eastern Conference Finals appearance and signing a near-max deal. Then again, maybe you wouldn’t think that. Because that chip is still there. As he told NBA.com’s David Aldridge: Me: Y’all are always under the radar because [...]

December 29, 2016 admin Blogs 0

DeMar DeRozan Felt Slighted in Preseason NBA Player Rankings

DeMar DeRozan Felt Slighted in Preseason NBA Player Rankings

DeMar DeRozan is having a career year that no one saw coming. Literally no one. Except maybe him. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, DeRozan talked about how he took exception to preseason NBA player rankings that didn’t even slot him in the top 25: After his second All-Star season and strong play in the deepest [...]

December 7, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Rudy Gay Hits Fan in the Face with DeRozan’s Shoe

Rudy Gay Hits Fan in the Face with DeRozan’s Shoe

The Kings-Raptors game in Sacramento Sunday night ended with a fair deal of controversy as the Kings pulled off the season sweep of the Raptors with a 102-99 victory after a Terrance Ross three-point shot, that would have tied it, was waved off when it shouldn’t have been. Outside of all of the drama on [...]

November 21, 2016 Anou Enright Offbeat 0