Toews Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Leonard clearly wanted to be home. I heard he grew up hating the Lakers. Raps have a championship. Win win for Leonard and the Raps I don't think it was that personal with Kawhi. I believe he had no intentions of ever going to the Lakers but he knew by stringing them along he could reduce their options thereby weakening one of his biggest competitors next year. The result is that this is the most balanced the NBA has been in a while. @Van40 I know you were hoping for another outcome as was I but man am I excited for how wild the playoffs will be next year. If only KD hadn't gotten hurt so we could see what he and Kyrie could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Wonder what UM will do now. Green gone too. Gasol staying. Lowry, siakam, ibaka, Powell, van fleet, all pretty good parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikhguy23 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Quinn got picked, now they need to target Morris. Add Rondo too that and I still think Lakers got one of the better looking teams in the NBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAce Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Butters Stoch said: Paul George just made OKC trade him to the Clippers because of Kawhi's decision. I hate the NBA sometimes and how their superstars always just decide to build their own super teams when they feel like it. Or how after a trade they can force a team to buy them out so they can go play for a team of there choice . Why should a team have to give them money so they can go elsewhere to play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 OKC was preparing to offer Toronto George and Westbrook for Siakam + picks in case Kawhi stayed in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, Baer. said: OKC was preparing to offer Toronto George and Westbrook for Siakam + picks in case Kawhi stayed in Toronto. Yea kinda showed kwahi wanted to stay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van40 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) @Toews While it hurt he chose the freaking Clippers, it is for the best of the league. The NBA is wide open. Philadelphia 76ers have the best team in the league imo. Edited July 6, 2019 by Van40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 39 minutes ago, WalkWithElias40 said: Yea kinda showed kwahi wanted to stay I think he absolutely would have liked to stay in Toronto however being able to play in his hometown in front of family and friends must feel really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalie73 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Right now I have a little bit of hate for the Clippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Disappointing, but expected. Mostly, I'm glad he didn't go to the Lakers. I'd like to see the Raps move Lowry and build around Siakam and OG now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Baer. said: I think he absolutely would have liked to stay in Toronto however being able to play in his hometown in front of family and friends must feel really good raps were not willing/or able to give up the assets that lac did if they had been, they'd have had kawhi and george. but also sounds like okc wanted them to take on westbrook too not sure why lac was not required to also take him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 What would it take for the Raptors to get Beal out of Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 58 minutes ago, coastal.view said: raps were not willing/or able to give up the assets that lac did if they had been, they'd have had kawhi and george. but also sounds like okc wanted them to take on westbrook too not sure why lac was not required to also take him Wouldn’t surprise me if they somehow land him. Westbrook’s getting traded for sure now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Raptors probably rebuilding now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 13 hours ago, Sikhguy23 said: If you're talking about now maybe, but if you mean in terms of career your last statement proves you know nothing about basketball. With the money the lakers got to pick up pieces I think they will go further then the clippers especially with a rested LeBron Bro. Kawhi 2-1 in Finals. LeBron, 3-6. Highest winning percentage in NBA history. 2 NBA Finals MVP's. NBA record for 30+ point games in a postseason run (and he actually won the ship, unlike lebron). Elevates his game efficiently in the playoffs. And is literally the greatest perimeter defender ever. He has the clutch gene too. There is no way on the god given earth that the lakers go further than the clippers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 hours ago, GLASSJAW said: What would it take for the Raptors to get Beal out of Washington? Siakam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van40 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, ReggieBush said: Bro. Kawhi 2-1 in Finals. LeBron, 3-6. Highest winning percentage in NBA history. 2 NBA Finals MVP's. NBA record for 30+ point games in a postseason run (and he actually won the ship, unlike lebron). Elevates his game efficiently in the playoffs. And is literally the greatest perimeter defender ever. He has the clutch gene too. There is no way on the god given earth that the lakers go further than the clippers. He won a finals mvp averaging Iguodala numbers yet one guy gets no credit and revisionist historians have given the other guy all the credit. Funny considering Tim Duncan should of got fmvp in '14 but whatever. Kawhi has built an incredible resume but he isn't on Lebron's level. A 3rd chip with the Clipps would change that though. Don't see it happening as George Paul always comes up short but good luck to them. I also wonder how many games Kawhi will sit out this year and how that impacts the Clippers record 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovocop55 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 The trophy can just stay in LA, Lakers or clippers gonna win it all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Baer. said: I think he absolutely would have liked to stay in Toronto however being able to play in his hometown in front of family and friends must feel really good I think it’s the other way around, that he never intend on staying. He used the Raptors as leverage, and forced OKC in trading PG. Also, there are reports that he’s been trying to recruit PG to join him since FA started. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 NBA's wild man. A few months ago Paul George and Kawhi Leonard were the two examples of how trading for a rental can really benefit the franchise and now they're both in LA together. Can't make this stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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