LiveFromKyoto said:
This is the same DeRozan who refuses to work out against human competition and whose agent said he's probably not going to work out in Toronto, right?
Off hand*, how many fingers does this guy have?
*No pun intended.
This happens every draft in the NBA. You don't go work out for every team. You work out for the teams you think you will be picked by. He is being advised by his agent, and may not end up working out for Toronto. Just like lots of players skip the combine, and other acitivies leading up to the draft.
It's all optional, and done to help your stock.
Remember, work outs this year are open. Prospect don't need to work out for 10 teams, when those 10 teams will have seen them work out 10 times.
Raptors have already seen him, and lots of top 10 guys work out, and interviewed most of them as well. Raptors will hold a few works out for certain players (like Blair) and NBA scouts will come from other teams, just like we had to for specific prospects.
It's nothing "personal". It's just how it works.