Via The Athletic:
“Privately, of course he’s upset. Most in the Raptors’ organization are, at least to some degree. This is not some shocking revelation, as they are, after all, human. Several sources confirmed this to The Athletic (the hurt feelings part). While they never felt misled, they did believe Leonard used them as leverage in free agency.
There will be no public airing of sour grapes — that’s a no-no in the NBA since Cavs chairman Dan Gilbert went postal after LeBron left the first time in 2010.
The Raptors will be gracious and appreciative in public, they want to be a destination for future free agents, after all, but they are looking at a rebuild more so than a title defense, and they barely got to celebrate. Many are still processing it all.”
The Raptors ripped up some of their culture for Kawhi (here’s how), and it worked. They’d do it again, which is why, yes, they actually are upset he’s gone. What happened to them has never happened before @TheAthleticNBA https://t.co/KAie1hWVfz
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) July 25, 2019
Of course he used them as leverage.
That’s what you’re supposed to do.
A Yahoo! Sports report, however, states that Leonard would’ve gone to the Lakers if the Clippers couldn’t swing a trade for another star.
Sorry Toronto, he’s just not that into you.
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