Amir Johnson doesn’t want to entertain the prospect of change.
Perhaps more than any other Raptor on the roster, the six-foot-nine forward from Los Angeles has embraced Toronto as his adopted home in the north.
But now, on the heels of a crushing defeat to the Washington Wizards that ended the season for his team, Johnson is forced to ponder what’s next. His five-year contract with Toronto expires this season, meaning the soon-to-be 28-year-old will either be sign again with the Raps or land elsewhere amidst the maelstrom dealings of off-season free agency.
Slumped in his chair at the Air Canada Centre on Monday, Johnson cringed at the suggestion this year’s record-setting Raptors could see some core players swap jerseys in the coming months.