DeMar DeRozan plans to meet only with Raptors in free agency: report
All-Star shooting guard has not changed mind about sticking with Toronto
DeMar DeRozan will be a highly sought after once NBA free agency opens up July 1, but the two-time NBA All-Star will reportedly meet only with the Toronto Raptors.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported that the 26-year-old shooting guard, who opted out of his contract with Toronto early this month, is not interested in talking to anyone other than the team that drafted him ninth overall in 2009.
This follows comments made at the end of the season, when DeRozan said that he is committed to Toronto despite the rumours swirling about possibly going to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers.
"My mindset has always been Toronto," DeRozan said after the end of the team's post-season run.
"I was passionate about it when we was losing. When we was terrible, I said I'm going to stick through this whole thing and I want to be that guy who brings this organization to where it is now. I definitely don't want to switch up after we win."
DeRozan chose to decline a $9.5 million US player option for the 2016-17 season in order to pursue a more lucrative deal as a free agent. He hopes to get a maximum contract from the Raptors.