With a little less than 500 players across its 30 teams, the NBA is a very small community. News travels fast around the league and even moreso in the age of social media.
So when news of the DeMar DeRozan-Kawhi Leonard deal broke, many players took to social media to express their sentiments.
Here is what the man, DeMar DeRozan,himself had to say:
DeMar reacts to being traded pic.twitter.com/TGDMfS7tcN
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2018
Smh cold game
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 18, 2018
No matter what…When I think of Toronto Raptors Basketball… I think of DeMar Derozan…He deserves a statue…🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️💯💯💯
— DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) July 18, 2018
😂😂😂😂 good morning pic.twitter.com/fQWoTOHHTz
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 18, 2018
Is gonna be hard/weird checking the Raptors without @DeMar_DeRozan .
He is gonna be missed!
Good luck in your new challenge!!!
You will be even better amigo!— jose manuel calderon (@JmCalderon) July 18, 2018
Mad respect for @DeMar_DeRozan
a classy player who has given his heart to a franchise.
One of the most Loyal player I know.
Giving you away for nothing..@Raptors— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) July 18, 2018
Dear fans of Toronto,
It’s time you guys build a statue of @DeMar_DeRozan Regardless of what happens. He deserves it. 🇨🇦— Terrence Ross (@TFlight31) July 18, 2018
😂😂😂😂 good morning pic.twitter.com/fQWoTOHHTz
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 18, 2018
Na. They ain’t snake my man like that. https://t.co/NL0b1EUg40
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) July 18, 2018
A listen man if they tell you we are not trading you ,you probably will be traded in the next 48 hours ! #nba
— Kenny Anderson (@chibbs_1) July 18, 2018
