LOS ANGELES -- In July 2016, DeMar DeRozan signed a five-year, $139 million deal with the Toronto Raptors.
"I am Toronto," DeRozan said at the time. "Outside of where I'm from, I represent this city harder than anybody. I've got so many goals I want to accomplish still; I just can't wait to put that jersey back on and keep going."
On the morning of July 18, the San Antonio Spurs traded disgruntled star Kawhi Leonard for the four-time All-Star and Compton native.
The former Raptor and new Spur recently sat down in the ESPN Los Angeles offices to discuss the circumstances of the trade, how he found out, what the city and fans of Toronto mean to him and the excitement of joining San Antonio.