DeMar DeRozan Shares Untold Story About Spurs-Raptors Trade

"To show you how crazy this guy [Rudy Gay] is, I get traded from Toronto in the middle of the night. I'm sick, I'm hot, I'm walking down the street. I'm sitting in a [expletive] fast food parking lot. I called two people. First person I called to tell was Kyle Lowry. Second, I called this [expletive], right? I said, 'Yeah, bro. These [expletive] just traded me.' [expletive] said 'Haha,' laughing. He's laughing on the phone. I'm like, 'What the [expletive] man?'

Rudy Gay had signed with the Spurs the year before, so the two would be teammates again, but after DeRozan told him he'd been traded to the Spurs, Gay laughed again, and DeRozan hung up the phone.

Carmelo Anthony asked why Rudy Gay laughed, and he explained, "He was hurt, and he was just so mad. It was funny to me. He's like, 'Yo, like man, [expletive] these [expletive].' I was like, 'Yo, chill out, man.'

DeRozan, who is now in the top 25 for all-time NBA scoring, ended up spending three seasons with the Spurs before going to the Chicago Bulls. His teams with LaMarcus Aldridge on the Spurs were always good but never good enough to compete for titles, which has been the theme of DeRozan's career, unfortunately.