DeMar DeRozan thinks Raptors would nonetheless have received title with out Kawhi Leonard commerce: ‘I’ve little question in my thoughts the identical consequence would have occurred’

Throughout an look on First Tackle Wednesday, host Stephen A. Smith famous that LeBron James had been Toronto’s “kryptonite” in earlier postseasons and requested DeRozan if he thought he may’ve received a championship with the Raptors after James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers. “Yeah, by no means to discredit these guys––they received it, they deserve it. I lastly had gotten to some extent the place I used to be completely happy for them. However for positive, I undoubtedly really feel like that. The one particular person we couldn’t beat was LeBron, that’s simply what it was. And I felt, off the yr we had earlier than, we simply wanted yet one more piece to type of push excessive, and that piece got here to be LeBron going to the West. I didn’t get a chance to see what would’ve occurred, however the utmost confidence inside myself, I’ve little question in my thoughts the identical consequence would have occurred.”
Supply: Sports activities Illustrated