"DeMar DeRozan breaks into that silly grin of his and puts on his 'aw shucks' face when he's asked about the shiny new red kicks he was sporting at the Raptors' intrasquad game here Sunday.

"You're going to see a lot this season," he said, looking down at his feet. "I'm wearing wild shoes. Crazy colours. I don't know why, I've always been like that, I want my shoes to stand out."

And, finally, some personality may be emerging from a team that really doesn't have an identity or an identifiable face."