Although the Raptors were considered the favorites to acquire Leonard in the last few days, details of the trade package are not yet secure. DeRozan and longtime teammate Kyle Lowry talked hours ago, sources said.- Adrian Wojnarowski July 18, 2018 Ujiri wanted to inform DeRozan himself late last night, in hours before trade call. The San Antonio-Toronto deal has been close for days and nearly fallen apart several times, league sources tell ESPN. Trade call with league office is starting shortly.- Adrian Wojnarowski July 18, 2018 Spurs have agree to trade Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to Toronto for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick, league sources tell ESPN. That deal reportedly includes trading Danny Green to Toronto as well. The franchise is finalizing a deal with the Toronto Raptors. Except the Spurs never had any intention to trade him to another West Conference team, and especially not after the Lakers signed LeBron James.ĭuring a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Coach Gregg Popovich said Leonard was a hard worker but said 'it's time to move on.'Īs of Wednesday, the Spurs have granted Leonard's wish to be traded. Leonard asked the franchise to trade him last month, preferably to a Los Angeles team. Twitter / HoopCentral After months of reported drama between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs, the franchise has finally given into the superstar's trade request – but not completely.