President and general manager Masai Ujiri took care of that in the first hours of the league’s free agency period because he had to, and it was logical. With the money reportedly being thrown around for big men, free agent Bismack Biyombo can expect a big pay day. He swooped in and got Carroll in the wee hours of free agency a year ago, and it took one meeting and a couple of hours to sew up DeRozan. Article Continued BelowThe DeRozan deal is the first significant player-related move of the summer as Ujiri goes about tweaking a team that got within two wins of the Eastern Conference championship last month. Ujiri’s history would suggest he is not going to wait too long before making a move, if he can find a target for his roster and a willing trade partner.

Source: thestar July 01, 2016 20:53 UTC