Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is all for addressing mental health issues with his players, but the brass man admits doing so is a slippery slope of sorts.

“It's a sensitive topic,” Ujiri acknowledged, according to ESPN's Jackie MacMullan. “If you aren't performing well, and I came to you and said, ‘I think you should be seeing a psychiatrist,' your first instinct is to say, ‘Buzz off. I'm fine. I don't need help.' It comes down to trust in a relationship. You try to tell the player, ‘I care about you, that's why I'm suggesting this.' But some of them just can't wrap their arms around it.”

It's still unknown if DeMar DeRozan ever reached out to the coaching staff or the front office before openly disclosing his battle with depression and anxiety, but he is far from the only player to wear a Raptors jersey that could have struggled with this problem.

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Players are well aware of the pressure that comes with being in the NBA and performing at a high level to keep their place in the team, minutes in the rotation, or even playing for their next contract.

The pressure-cooker is set at “max” during every regular season game, and while winning eases some of that pressure, it only takes one mistake to slowly lift the foot off the gas.

Ujiri must have tried this in the past in hopes of helping a player, and it wouldn't be surprising to hear that a player turned it down in hopes to keep his standing with the team.