DeMar DeRozan has long expressed his desire to retire as a Toronto Raptor. The six-time All-Star made it clear in Open Gym that he wants to sign a one-day contract with Toronto when his career ends. Kings Trade Rumors Make DeMar DeRozan Raptors Reunion ‘Likely Demar DeRozan’s Retirement Plan: A Return to the Raptors  “It’s the only place I would want to go out as well,

I know you’re still very much in the prime of your career, hooping at a very high level and still having some really good years left. Retirement is down the line, but when you do retire, you’ve

“I’m definitely retiring as a Raptor,” Lowry said again in Toronto before his Miami Heat took on the Raptors in December, 2023. “I will sign that (one) day contract and I will retire as a Toronto Raptor. That’s just how it’s going to be.” Lowry also said it again on the Open Gym episode.

DeMar DeRozan still holds Toronto in his heart. On Jan. 28, the Toronto Raptors put out a new episode of Open Gym on its YouTube Channel featuring DeRozan and his longtime teammate and best friend Kyle Lowry.