Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
Would you set your alarm clock a little bit later the morning after agreeing to a new five-year NBA deal? Perhaps turn the alarm off altogether? If you’re DeMar DeRozan, the alarm clock stays on. It also remains set for the same time as usual, a morning workout alongside younger Raptors teammates on the agenda.
“Yeah,” DeRozan said. “It was just another day. I just wanted to go workout.”
And the night after agreeing to the contract, shortly after the free agency negotiation period began? Surely there was a little bit of celebration there, right?