Chalk this up to the “not surprising” category at this point, but DeMar DeRozan really likes Toronto and wants to be great here. That’s the jist of this longform interview with The Undefeated, where DeRozan discusses his equal love for Compton and Toronto.
He also discussed free agency, where he turned down meetings with the Lakers, Clippers, and Heat to settle something quickly with the Raptors.
That’s just me. If I knew where I wanted to be from the beginning … I didn’t want to waste anybody’s time and just hear somebody else talk or say something when I know in the back of my mind that I want to do something else.