Twitter reacts to blockbuster Kawhi Leonard-DeMar DeRozan trade

Conor Roche

Twitter reacts to blockbuster Kawhi Leonard-DeMar DeRozan trade image

The Raptors stunned the NBA world early Wednesday morning when they traded DeMar DeRozan to the Spurs for Kawhi Leonard.

Most woke up to reports that a trade was close to being consummated after NBA insiders Adrian Wojnarowski and Chris Haynes reported a deal was close to finished at 4:23 a.m. ET. Details and updates continued to be sent out through the morning, with many first learning the disgruntled Spurs star was heading to a Raptors team that just set a franchise record by winning 59 games in 2017-18.

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NBA Twitter reacted in several different ways with players in the league expressing shock and analysts breaking down what they think will happen with the new-look teams.

 

 

Conor Roche