Masai Ujiri: If there was a miscommunication, I do apologize to DeMar and his family

Raptors president Masai Ujiri apologized to DeMar DeRozan and his family. The guard has been traded by the Raptors to the Spurs for Kawhi Leonard.

Per ESPN, "I had a conversation with DeMar at summer league, and I really want to leave it at that," Ujiri said Friday. "We spoke ... I think maybe my mistake was talking about what we expected going forward from him. So, not necessarily talking about a trade but what I expect from him going forward, and I think that's where the gap was."

"In my job, I always have to assume we're going forward with the team that I have. If there was a miscommunication there, I do apologize to DeMar and his family and his representation. It's not what I meant."

Ujiri said he appreciated DeRozan's contributions to the franchise but felt he couldn't pass up the opportunity to acquire Kawhi Leonard.
"When you have a chance to get a top-five player, which doesn't come very often, I think you have to jump on it," he said.