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Kawhi Leonard Skipping Team USA Minicamp to ‘Prepare for Transition’ to Toronto Raptors

Kawhi Leonard Skipping Team USA Minicamp to ‘Prepare for Transition’ to Toronto Raptors

Kawhi Leonard will not be attending the non-mandatory Team USA minicamp following his trade to the Toronto Raptors. This should surprise literally no one. Here’s ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes with the deets: [tweet https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1021949785551470592] Though some thought that Leonard would ultimately show in Las Vegas, this was before the San Antonio Spurs officially shipped him elsewhere. [...]

July 25, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Kawhi Leonard’s ‘Uncle Dennis’ May Have Ambitions of Managing Other NBA Players

Kawhi Leonard’s ‘Uncle Dennis’ May Have Ambitions of Managing Other NBA Players

Toronto Raptors All-Star Kawhi Leonard —boy, does that feel weird to write— seems to have quite the ambitious uncle. Dennis Robertson, Leonard’s uncle and someone who is considered a driving decision-maker in his life, apparently has dreams of managing the careers of NBA players other than his nephew. Consider what the San Antonio Express-News‘ Jeff McDonald [...]

July 24, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Kawhi Leonard ‘Starting to Warm to the Idea’ of Playing for Toronto Raptors

Kawhi Leonard ‘Starting to Warm to the Idea’ of Playing for Toronto Raptors

For a short while after Kawhi Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors, it sounded like he might try to avoid ever playing for them. Rumors of him potentially not reporting to training camp were bandied about, and there was alway the chance of yet another trade should the Raptors feel like they had no shot [...]

July 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Trading for Leonard Worth Risk for Raptors

Trading for Leonard Worth Risk for Raptors

It seems as though we get one major blockbuster trade per off-season these days, last year it was the Cavaliers trading Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for a package featuring Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and what amounted to being Colin Sexton. This year it is an even bigger superstar swap with Kawhi Leonard (along with [...]

July 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rumor: Kawhi Leonard Has ‘No Interest’ in Joining Raptors, Could Sit Out Entire Season

Rumor: Kawhi Leonard Has ‘No Interest’ in Joining Raptors, Could Sit Out Entire Season

And you thought the Kawhi Leonard situation couldn’t get any weirder. The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade their disgruntled superstar and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a top-20 protected 2019 first-round pick, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Though the return seems underwhelming for someone who’s a [...]

July 18, 2018 admin Rumors 1

Toronto Raptors Now Vegas Favorites to Trade for Kawhi Leonard (Seriously)

Toronto Raptors Now Vegas Favorites to Trade for Kawhi Leonard (Seriously)

The Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes have taken a turn for the weird. According to certain oddsmakers, the Toronto Raptors are now the team favored to begin next season with the San Antonio Spurs’ All-Star forward: [tweet https://twitter.com/OddsShark/status/1017451833822994432] Wow. Just, wow. As we’ve gone over in this space, these lines say more about betting tendencies and reactions [...]

July 16, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Rumor: Philadelphia Have Yet to Include Markelle Fultz in Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks

Rumor: Philadelphia Have Yet to Include Markelle Fultz in Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks

It doesn’t sound like the Philadelphia 76ers have built their best offer for Kawhi Leonard. Well that, or they don’t consider Markelle Fultz a valuable enough asset to help swing talks with the San Antonio Spurs. From ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: P.S.: The more conflicting information I hear from people one or two steps away about [...]

July 12, 2018 admin Rumors 0

No One Seems to Have Any Idea If San Antonio Spurs Will Trade Kawhi Leonard

No One Seems to Have Any Idea If San Antonio Spurs Will Trade Kawhi Leonard

What will the San Antonio Spurs do with Kawhi Leonard? Nobody seems to know. Sure, certain rumors and reports have speculated to the contrary. A vast majority of NBA people and fans seem to think the Spurs will ultimately bite the bullet and move him. But no one really, truthfully, actually knows. That’s been the [...]

July 9, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Rumor: Kawhi Leonard Interest in Playing with LeBron James on the Lakers is ‘Overstated’

Rumor: Kawhi Leonard Interest in Playing with LeBron James on the Lakers is ‘Overstated’

So, um, about Kawhi Leonard wanting to play with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers…That’s apparently not a real desire of his. Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania said as much during an appearance on Fox Sports’ The Herd with Colin Cowherd, calling the two-time Defensive Player of the Year’s interest in syncing up with the Lakers “overstated.” [...]

July 6, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Spurs Still Want King’s Ransom for Leonard, Lakers Should Pay It

Spurs Still Want King’s Ransom for Leonard, Lakers Should Pay It

Now that the dust has settled on “The Decision” volume three and Kawhi Leonard has made it clear to the Spurs organization that he wants to be in Los Angeles, you would think the Spurs and Lakers would be working out a deal for Leonard right? Not so fast… According to ESPN’s Larry Coon, the [...]

July 5, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 1