The Raptors star player Kawhi Leonard is still a free agent, and has been taking meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Raptors still believe they have a shot to keep him and according to reports, the two sides met yesterday.
According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Raptors will have some help with their pitch as Drake is expected to make his own recruitment effort.
3. The Raptors haven’t backed off one centimeter and Drake is said to be mounting his own recruiting campaign on top of whatever the freshly minted champions are doing to convince him to stay
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 2, 2019
Leonard is the last big name free agent to make a decision, as all the other big names have signed on to their new teams.
Kawhi Leonard has completed both his meetings with the #Lakers and #Clippers, a league source tells ESPN. He is also meeting with the #Raptors today. The rest of the basketball world awaits Leonard’s decision…
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 2, 2019
It should be any day now Kawhi makes his decision.
Not sure what Drake can do to sway Kawhi, but you never know what he has up his sleeve. Without Leonard, their repeat hopes go up in smoke. Then what will Drake do during the playoffs?
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