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Cake day: October 25th, 2023

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  • It’s not always about the chip.

    Derozan wanted to stick with Toronto, wanted to play well enough for people to want to join them instead of looking for a way out, and had, relative to the franchise’s history at the time, experienced success.

    And those endeared themselves heavily to the Toronto crowd. Especially since this was the team that had a few major issues with other players not wanting to play for them. (Alonzo Mourning refusing to play after the VC trade, and John Salmons “divine intervention” being the final straw in Bosh deciding his time in Toronto is over).

    You compare that with Kawhii’s relationship with the Spurs towards the end of his time there and it’s night and day.