Raptors president apologizes to DeRozan

TORONTO » Raptors president Masai Ujiri apologized Friday for a “miscommunication” with four-time AllStar and franchise icon DeMar DeRozan, but Toronto’s traded All-Star guard didn’t seem ready to make amends.

Speaking for the first time since sending DeRozan to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard, Ujiri began by saying sorry to DeRozan. The career Raptor had expressed anger and frustration in an Instagram post after learning of the deal, indicating he’d been told he would not be traded.

Shortly after Ujiri apologized Friday, DeRozan added a new post to his Instagram feed: A facepalm emoji, a symbol of frustration and exasperation.

Reflecting on a conversation he’d had with DeRozan at Summer League earlier this month, Ujiri said he “should have handled it better” when discussing future plans.

“Maybe my mistake was talking about what we expected going forward from him,” Ujiri said. “I think that’s where the gap was, because in my job I always have to assume that I’m going forward with the team that I have. If there was a miscommunication there, I do apologize to DeMar.”

Spurs sign Cunningham, Belinelli

SAN ANTONIO » The San Antonio Spurs have signed forward Dante Cunningham and guard Marco Belinelli.

Cunningham, from Villanova, spent last season with New Orleans and Brooklyn and averaged 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in 73 total games.

Belinelli split last season between Atlanta and the Sixers. In 28 regular-season games with the 76ers, he averaged 13.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists.