Isaiah Thomas knows a thing or two about getting traded against his wishes.
Last August, the Celtics blindsided the 2016-17 All-NBA Second Team selection by shipping him to the Cavs.
On Wednesday, the Raptors traded DeMar DeRozan to the Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard.
DeRozan is not happy about this:
Meanwhile, @DeMar_DeRozan not backing off of claim he was lied to by Toronto regarding a potential trade, per source. Extremely upset.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 18, 2018
So this would explain those DeMar IG posts: “Sources close to DeRozan told ESPN that DeRozan met with Toronto brass in Las Vegas during summer league and was told he would not be traded.