![]() And instead of heading to Level 3, I had my team meeting on Level 2. But now instead of going to the left, where the Raptors test, I had to go to the right, where the road team tests. ![]() Still drove my normal route to the hotel where we’d get tested. ![]() One of the strange things about this trade was that I’ve been in Tampa for the regular season as a Raptor - and then I got traded right as the Blazers were about to play in Tampa against the Raptors. This has been a weird few days, for sure. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images 2. Just thinking about what could have been. So I’d say for me that was probably the most bittersweet aspect of it. And I really felt like our group, plus OG, we were destined to be the next great Raptors team. Me, Freddy, Pascal, we all kind of came up together. Not just because of the way I’ve been playing this season, but also the bigger picture - I always thought of myself as part of the core that was being built around. They’re in a position where maybe they want to get younger (and they did that).īut even with all of that said, it still caught me off-guard. I’m in a position where I can help a contender (and I’ll do that). I understand the way things work - and I knew my situation, as well as the team’s. I wouldn’t say I had NO idea a trade might be on the table. It had been a lot of just that type of back and forth.Īs soon as I saw the first text, I knew instantly. Nothing.” I think I took a phone call or two after that … asked around some. That afternoon of the trade deadline, around 12:45, I got a text from Fred, asking if I’d heard anything. ![]() And as I get started on this next journey of mine, of being a Blazer, I just wanted to put down a few thoughts for y’all while they’re still fresh.Īlright. This journey that I was on over the last six years of being a Raptor. How do you thank an entire fan base? An entire organization? An entire city? ![]()
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