el_capitan
Sixth Man
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Thinking should I really respond to this or not?
Naaa..not worth it.
...yet you did.
Thinking should I really respond to this or not?
Naaa..not worth it.
The only way Toronto wins the deal is if Leonard stays in Toronto,,but I don't see that happening. 1 year rental..Toronto got screwed here.Big win for the spurs and lol @the raptors, but on a side note i dont see why it would have been such a bad idea for spurs to trade him to lakers, i mean he like 90% likely to be going there next year, why not tr add e him there and steal a bunch of their young assets and picks this year?
The only way Toronto wins the deal is if Leonard stays in Toronto,,but I don't see that happening. 1 year rental..Toronto got screwed here.
Really sucks ass for DeRozan. This move is going to send a message to many players: "Don't get comfortable, don't be loyal".
This was a guy who rode for Toronto, made it his home. The wearing the Blue Jays jersey on social media wasn't political fluff. He legit loved Toronto.
Raptors Boozered him.
It also basically says: "if you're not one of the premier franchises by name, you're screwed". which is basically NBA law anyway, but we've had outliers (Cleveland being one of them for one glorious summer).
Hope the Spurs can turn him around. I was super-down on Aldridge before he was traded there and now he looks amazing in comparison. This is like the Kyrie trade but the Raptors really got screwed in it. They don't have a Sexton/Zizic anywhere in this situation. Can't see this going out like OKC.
As for Kawhi... if he sits out like he's threatened to do? Holy SHIT. Even if he gets shoved over to LA like he wants, this dude is not going to be getting the level of slurp afforded The Snake God and LeBron for his "decision"...
This move is going to send a message to many players: "Don't get comfortable, don't be loyal".
If you're in the era of fluid player movement, who really cares about loyalty?
If guys are going to leave regardless, then treat them as assets not as partners.
Most markets like Toronto and Cleveland are screwed anyway....so why not just go for broke when the time is right?
I don't understand this guy, he played for one of the most winningest franchises in NBA history and had a chance to get a supermax contract, what more do you want? the nba should just make California into its own league if everyone is gonna pile up there. Silver should step in if he doesn't honor his contract and play for Toronto.
I can't really blame Toronto - the team they had simply was not going to get it done. And if you're a max guy on a team that just got swept in the conference semi-final...you shouldn't feel too safe.
I just don't want Toronto to trade Kawhi to the Lakers at the deadline to hand them a late-season run. Force that team of misfits to make their run as currently constructed.
If THIS is what it takes to hammer home the "this is a business" aspect, then the player who has that epiphany is an idiot.
Everyone knew it was a business before this happened.