DeMar DeRozan said he was shocked at the trade that sent him from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs and added that he wasn't treated with the respect he thought he deserved.
DeRozan was traded along with center Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 draft pick to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.
In an interview with ESPN.com, DeRozan explained the emotions of being traded. He says that the Raptors management, specificaily president Masai Ujiri assured him he wasn't going to be traded.
"I felt like I wasn’t treated—with what I sacrificed for nine years—with the respect that I thought I deserved,” DeRozan said.