DeRozan mum on Raptors game, but Aldridge says get the popcorn ready

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SAN ANTONIO - Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan reiterated that he's had Thursday's game against the Raptors circled since July. But that doesn't mean he's ready to talk about it.

"I wish I had something cool to say, but I haven't thought about it at all," DeRozan said after scoring 13 points and dishing out 10 assists for his sixth double-double of the season and second in a row in Monday's 120-111 win over Boston.

"I haven't been thinking about it. I will have something in a couple of days. I wish I had something for you right now, but I don't."

The Raptors traded DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl to the Spurs in July in the blockbuster deal for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. The trade upset the 10th-year pro because he loved playing in Toronto and said he had been told by Raptors management he would not be traded.

"It's emotional, for sure," Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge said of Thursday's game. "...I can't speak for him, but I know it is definitely not another game, for sure."

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One thing is certain: It will be must-see TV.

"Give me some popcorn, I just want to watch it," Aldridge said. "If I could get some popcorn and watch it, I would. But I might have to play."