Kawhi Thread, Numero 4 -- Traded to Raptors for DeRozan, others

[BigTrade92]

Raptors improved, how much so depends on how healthy Leonard is.

Still the Celtics conference to lose.

[cl2117]

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Irving > Lowry
Brown > Green
Hayward < Leonard
Tatum > Ibaka
Horford > Valanciunas

Rozier = VanVleet
Smart > Wright
Morris = Miles
Williams < Anunoby
Theis > Siakam

Baynes, Ojeleye, Wanamaker, Yabusele, Bird > Brown, Powell, Richardson

I'm really confident we are better than the Raptors by a significant margin.

Oh Definitely.
When it's crunchtime, they seem to fail, every time.

In fairness a lot of that was DeFrozen. But I also have the C's with a huge coaching advantage: Stevens >>>> Nurse .

[ConstableGeneva]

Let's see if Kawhi even plays this year.

I really wanna know where his head's at. Someone get him in front of a mic.

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[KumaJG]

People in this thread is really underestimating Kawhi. If fully healthy, dude can carry a team to the finals.

Along with people overestimating him.

Amount of Finals Kawhi has led a team to without Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker playing alongside him: 0

So we going to ignore him single handily destroying GSW with KD on the team? Dude was giving you 28ppg while locking down the best player.

Like I said, it is sad people forgot about good Kawhi was.

[FlatearthZorro]

People in this thread is really underestimating Kawhi. If fully healthy, dude can carry a team to the finals.

He can average 24-25 at best and be the best defender, definitely not the type player LBJ is for example on offense, but more impactful on defense.

[Valid]

Leonard is phenomenal, but Toronto isn't good enough to beat us even with him.

And LMAOOOO at Philadelphia. Just LMAOOOOO. They go from thinking they are getting LeBron and Kawhi to settling for Wilson Chandler and then Nemanja Bjelica backs out of his contract.

Kawhi going to Toronto is best-case scenario for us. He doesn't go to Philly, and the Lakers don't get what they want.

This is great.

[Darth Celtic]

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Pretty big gamble by Raptors here.

I don't think Toronto would have been on Kawhi's list of teams he'd go to (had he made one). And he clearly wasn't involved in this.

Fingers crossed it's a one year rental and then he goes to the Clips.

You never know, once he gets to Toronto and sees all those banners in the rafters....

spit out my coffee laughing.

[Moobydoo]

Bring it.

We need a bit of steel in the East, if we're to win it all - we need some contenders to stare down.

[CeltsfaninDC]

Raptors improved, how much so depends on how healthy Leonard is.

Still the Celtics conference to lose.

I don’t think they did actually. DD was their main scoring threat and now thats KL. They get better defensively but I think its a wash at best offensively and thats IF (and its a really big if) Kawhi is really healthy. They also are only getting him for a year before he flees CN to LA. This is a salary dump to get away from DD who they know can’t get the job done in the playoffs.

[FlatearthZorro]

Feel like Spurs are leaking this as a cry for help.

Wonder if LA buckles lol.

I didn't think so, tbh. I mean Pops wants to compete before he retires and Derozan + Aldridge is a decent combo, they will probably dump somebody on the Raps as well. I think that's a decent move for them if they get OG and Derozan- that's their starting SG and SF, Murray at PG and Aldridge at PF/C is a team that can at least make the playoffs and compete out West.

[ViperGTS]

All I can say is....lol.

[CeltsfaninDC]

People in this thread is really underestimating Kawhi. If fully healthy, dude can carry a team to the finals.

Along with people overestimating him.

Amount of Finals Kawhi has led a team to without Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker playing alongside him: 0

So we going to ignore him single handily destroying GSW with KD on the team? Dude was giving you 28ppg while locking down the best player.

Like I said, it is sad people forgot about good Kawhi was.

DA needs to trade for Zaza and bring him out only for Raps games

[SMTBSI]

And LMAOOOO at Philadelphia. Just LMAOOOOO. They go from thinking they are getting LeBron and Kawhi to settling for Wilson Chandler and then Nemanja Bjelica backs out of his contract.

Kawhi going to Toronto is best-case scenario for us. He doesn't go to Philly, and the Lakers don't get what they want.

This is great.

No question about it. PHI one of the biggest losers of the offseason.


I mean, their amount of "lose" has a floor, since a year of improvement from Simmons/Embiid is hardly the end of the world. But, with all that cap space and trade currency, and the high expectations they had, things have gone about as poorly as they possibly could have.

[BigTrade92]

Raptors improved, how much so depends on how healthy Leonard is.

Still the Celtics conference to lose.

I don’t think they did actually. DD was their main scoring threat and now thats KL. They get better defensively but I think its a wash at best offensively and thats IF (and its a really big if) Kawhi is really healthy. They also are only getting him for a year before he flees CN to LA. This is a salary dump to get away from DD who they know can’t get the job done in the playoffs.

You're underestimating Leonard's offensive prowess. Go look at the playoff series against Memphis two years ago. Averaged 31 in the series and was on fire.

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lol at that Demakis tweet saying the Raptors are the favorites to win the East.

Valanciunas stinks, Ibaka is washed up, Green is not even half the player he was a few years ago and Lowry is a well-known playoff choker. Leonard is the only player on that team to be afraid of.

[Slax]

Bring it on, Toronto.

[Valid]

And LMAOOOO at Philadelphia. Just LMAOOOOO. They go from thinking they are getting LeBron and Kawhi to settling for Wilson Chandler and then Nemanja Bjelica backs out of his contract.

Kawhi going to Toronto is best-case scenario for us. He doesn't go to Philly, and the Lakers don't get what they want.

This is great.

No question about it. PHI one of the biggest losers of the offseason.


I mean, their amount of "lose" has a floor, since a year of improvement from Simmons/Embiid is hardly the end of the world. But, with all that cap space and trade currency, and the high expectations they had, things have gone about as poorly as they possibly could have.

Last month, I said their biggest offseason signing would be J.J. Redick. I've never been so happy to be right.

[SMTBSI]

Bring it on, Toronto.

Nah, Neo eventually surpasses Morpheus.

It's more like we're Neo and they're Smith. Perpetually right about at our level, sometimes seeming a bit above, sometimes a bit below, but never quite able to close the deal when it really counts.

[Valid]

Eastern Conference rankings:

1. Boston
2. Toronto
3. Indiana
4. PhiLOLadeLOLphia

[Joshyjess]

There it is. Maybe KL ends up in LA in 2019 but until then I'm quite smug with my consistent take on this issue.

One last time: don't believe the LA media hype. No George. No Leonard. Things have changed.

You just going to forget they signed the best player in all of sports to a 4 year deal?

Wait, the Lakers signed Tom Brady???? I mean, surely you aren't calling the GLOAT better than the GOAT.