Well before All-NBA shooting guard DeMar DeRozan became a San Antonio Spur, he was the beloved savior of the Toronto Raptors. Despite drafting one of the most prolific talents in the history of the game in Vince Carter, Toronto struggled to grow to it’s potential as a franchise through the mid-2000’s.
DeRozan came up during the early stages of power forward Chris Bosh‘s career. When he left the north to join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in Miami, Bosh handed the keys to the franchise to the young stud out of USC.