DeMar DeRozan close to no longer being a Raptor

DeMar DeRozan, the kid from Compton, Calif. who once professed “I am Toronto,” is close to no longer being a Raptor.

The team’s longest serving and most successful player, who morphed from a shy teenager drafted by the Toronto Raptors into a four-time NBA all-star, is part of a franchise-altering trade for disgruntled San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard.

According to multiple overnight reports, the Raptors and Spurs could finalize the deal as early as Wednesday morning; whether other parts are included was not immediately clear.