The reverberations cast by the mega-trade are far from over. The President of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri, responded angrily on Friday to criticism during his first major press conference since the deal was announced.
I thought Ujiri defended himself admirably from the storm which has raged over the alleged ill-treatment of DeMar DeRozan. Our former shooting guard was given to believe he would not be traded from the only team he’s ever known. Masai apologized for the “miscommunication” without being prompted to do so.
There was also fulsome and heartfelt praise for the contributions of DeRozan over the years.