There's all kinds of debate about who came out on top in Wednesday's blockbuster trade between the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs, and now Kawhi Leonard's former coach is weighing in on the subject.Spurs legendary bench boss Gregg Popovich spoke with reporters shortly after the megadeal involving DeMar DeRozan and Leonard was finalized, and he took the high road despite having a strained relationship with his star forward last season.Although Popovich is glad to be moving on from the drama surrounding Leonard's mysterious quad injury that limited him to just nine games last year, he believes the trade was anything but one-sided."With DeMar coming to San Antonio, I couldn't be happier," Popovich said via ESPN. "I think this trade will be good for both teams. DeMar is a four-time All-Star, an All-NBA player, great in the community there, team player, somebody I have respected and watched play for a while now and we are thrilled to have him here. Jakob [Poeltl] is a young talent and has a great opportunity to develop into a very good NBA player. We are very anxious to get them involved in the program."Popovich also took some time to praise Leonard for his on-court demeanor during his tenure with the Spurs, and dispelled rumors the two-time All-Star was a terrible teammate."That is all ridiculous," Popovich exclaimed. "Kawhi was a great teammate the whole way through. He did his work and he was no problem for anybody. Talking heads out there have to have a story. If I was a talking head, maybe I am, I would have stories, too. All the stories that denigrated him in that regard, that was unfortunate and inaccurate.""Kawhi conducted himself wonderfully while he was here," Popovich added. "He helped us win a fifth championship. He was a hard worker, all the time. We wish him well but at this point it is time to move on."Wednesday's deal, of course, sent Leonard and guard Danny Green to Toronto for DeRozan, center Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick. The trade sent shockwaves across the NBA universe, with many believing the Spurs benefited more from the swap.

DeRozan, who lashed out in frustration on social media after learning the news, had reportedly been told he wouldn't be traded earlier this week by Raptors team executives. He had spent his entire nine-year career in Toronto after being drafted by the team in 2009.

Only time will tell who comes out on top in this blockbuster trade, with the outcome likely contingent on Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri's ability to convince Leonard, who will be a free agent next summer, to sign a long-term deal to remain in Toronto.

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