Forget the jersey.. I'll be getting one of those 2019 Toronto Raptors NBA champ t-shirts they give out after the finals instead.
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What are the chances of Kawhi simply not opting out of his last year? What if he opts in, and decides to give the Raptors one last run before making a decision in 2020? Possible? Or so ridiculous it's not even worth discussing?
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Nilanka wrote: View PostWhat are the chances of Kawhi simply not opting out of his last year? What if he opts in, and decides to give the Raptors one last run before making a decision in 2020? Possible? Or so ridiculous it's not even worth discussing?
He’ll be taking the money on a new contract. In Toronto.
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GOLDBLUM wrote: View PostNot a snowball’s chance in hell.
He’ll be taking the money on a new contract. In Toronto.
I agree it's highly, highly, highly (did I say mention, "highly"?) unlikely, but if there's 1 player in the league unique enough to lay his own path, it's Leonard.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostWhat if the snowball had like a CLAW-sized force field, protecting it from hell's elements?
I agree it's highly, highly, highly (did I say mention, "highly"?) unlikely, but if there's 1 player in the league unique enough to lay his own path, it's Leonard.
If he's happy here, Raptors reach ECF/Finals, he'll stay, not mention he could make the most money here in Toronto with the 5th year as opposed to signing elsewhere. Plus, Toronto is under-the-radar every year attention-wise regardless of how good they are, even with Kawhi. Being in Canada, they're nowhere near the media-mess that either L.A. franchise is.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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From some of what I read over the summer.. Kawhi's biggest deal was family. Meaning his kid. His baby mamma lives out West, and his close circle of friends are over there too. That's why he wanted to go to LA. It wasn't for the money or for "winning".
Masai and the Raptors need to make him feel like this can be his home. Let's hope his family likes it here. I mean Canada fricken rocks.. who wouldn't want to be here?
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I can't believe how timely his buckets are. It feels like anytime the opposing team gets a run, Kawhi hits a clutch bucket. So poised.
I didn't catch a ton of Spurs games when he played, other than playoffs and the occasional game against the rappies, but did he complain to the refs as much?
I feel like he might be experiencing some of the conspiracy theory calls, that the NBA doesn't want us to be good, calls against him. Hopefully with wins (or maybe just shaking off the rust), those go away as well.
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planetmars wrote: View PostFrom some of what I read over the summer.. Kawhi's biggest deal was family. Meaning his kid. His baby mamma lives out West, and his close circle of friends are over there too. That's why he wanted to go to LA. It wasn't for the money or for "winning".
Masai and the Raptors need to make him feel like this can be his home. Let's hope his family likes it here. I mean Canada fricken rocks.. who wouldn't want to be here?
Work in Toronto, live in Cali. Best of both worlds.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostWhat are the chances of Kawhi simply not opting out of his last year? What if he opts in, and decides to give the Raptors one last run before making a decision in 2020? Possible? Or so ridiculous it's not even worth discussing?
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Nilanka wrote: View PostWhat if the snowball had like a CLAW-sized force field, protecting it from hell's elements?
I agree it's highly, highly, highly (did I say mention, "highly"?) unlikely, but if there's 1 player in the league unique enough to lay his own path, it's Leonard.
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Shredder wrote: View PostI can't believe how timely his buckets are. It feels like anytime the opposing team gets a run, Kawhi hits a clutch bucket. So poised.
I didn't catch a ton of Spurs games when he played, other than playoffs and the occasional game against the rappies, but did he complain to the refs as much?
I feel like he might be experiencing some of the conspiracy theory calls, that the NBA doesn't want us to be good, calls against him. Hopefully with wins (or maybe just shaking off the rust), those go away as well.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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ReubenJRD wrote: View PostPlus, plus, plus one. I had posted something about DeRozan being a throwaway scorer vs. points in timely fashion. Kawhi's buckets matter so much. He understands the flow and the impact of his shots throughout the game. Makes the right choice almost every time.
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Shredder wrote: View PostI can't believe how timely his buckets are. It feels like anytime the opposing team gets a run, Kawhi hits a clutch bucket. So poised.
I didn't catch a ton of Spurs games when he played, other than playoffs and the occasional game against the rappies, but did he complain to the refs as much?
I feel like he might be experiencing some of the conspiracy theory calls, that the NBA doesn't want us to be good, calls against him. Hopefully with wins (or maybe just shaking off the rust), those go away as well.
That's why Danny Green said he'd never heard him be so vocal. Depending on one's environment, one's status and responsibility within the group changes.
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