NBA Will Kawhi Leonard re-sign with the Toronto Raptors?

[NJDevs26]

FWIW Kendrick Perkins has it a strong possibility he's going to the Lakers (ugh), he had KD to the Nets called a couple weeks ago

 

[Terry Yake]

FWIW Kendrick Perkins has it a strong possibility he's going to the Lakers (ugh), he had KD to the Nets called a couple weeks ago

pretty sure perkins's source is doc rivers

doesn't seem like anything will be announced tonight

 

[yvrtojfk]

f***ing hell, ah well. I have to support whatever he does.

 

[Reality Check]

Last night on The Jump they also wondered if he was drawing this out as some kind of loyalty test, see if anyone would leak things. If that's the case, boy did the Lakers fail lol.

Definitely does seem like its trending that way and it's been trending that way for a couple days now. Although a lot of that is so many people insisting it's a done deal, so either he made a decision today or yesterday and is drawing it out for some unknown reason or they're all full of ****.

It's being drawn out because some guys just like the attention. Wouldn't surprise me if it last a few more days.

Certainly feels like it is down to the Lakers and Clippers though

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

It's being drawn out because some guys just like the attention. Wouldn't surprise me if it last a few more days.

Certainly feels like it is down to the Lakers and Clippers though

Yeah, but not Kawhi lol. Which is why this has been incredibly quiet, especially compared to something like KD's first free agency.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I’m trying to figure out why Kawhi would want to be second fiddle to Lebron and I can’t come up with an answer

What a weird choice by him

 

[Terry Yake]

from what i'm seeing the clippers are all but out

its lakers or raptors

 

[Suiteness]

I’m trying to figure out why Kawhi would want to be second fiddle to Lebron and I can’t come up with an answer

What a weird choice by him

He grew up a fan of the Lakers and Lebron will be out of there in 3 years. After that, the Lakers will be his and AD's team.

 

[Terry Yake]

I’m trying to figure out why Kawhi would want to be second fiddle to Lebron and I can’t come up with an answer

What a weird choice by him

he wouldn't be playing second fiddle. lebron will become more of a facilitator and cede the spotlight to kawhi with AD in the mix and with his advanced age. not to mention once lebron retires in a few years its AD+kawhi

guy just led the raptors to a title. let's not act like he'd go to the lakers and become a 3rd option

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

He grew up a fan of the Lakers and Lebron will be out of there in 3 years. After that, the Lakers will be his and AD's team.

Fair I guess

he wouldn't be playing second fiddle. lebron will become more of a facilitator and cede the spotlight to kawhi with AD in the mix and with his advanced age. not to mention once lebron retires in a few years its AD+kawhi

guy just led the raptors to a title. let's not act like he'd go to the lakers and become a 3rd option

I’ll believe that when I see it haha

But what you’re saying makes sense

 

[Terry Yake]

Fair I guess

I’ll believe that when I see it haha

But what you’re saying makes sense

lebron's seems to be slowly doing just that ever since the cavs won in '16. going to the lakers was all about the next chapter of his life

with kawhi and AD it'd be the perfect opportunity to finally take a backseat to someone else

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

lebron's seems to be slowly doing just that ever since the cavs won in '16. going to the lakers was all about the next chapter of his life

with kawhi and AD it'd be the perfect opportunity to finally take a backseat to someone else

He most certainly has not lol.

I totally believe that was a Central point of his pitch, it might have even worked and maybe, just maybe, I might believe he might actually try to do that. But yeah, I'll believe he cedes the spotlight when he actually does it.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

He grew up a fan of the Lakers and Lebron will be out of there in 3 years. After that, the Lakers will be his and AD's team.

Actually he said he wasn't a Lakers fan. But that's besides the point, going to LA would be about going home and having a chance to win. The Lakers just offer him the better chance to win out of the two.

 

[Terry Yake]

He most certainly has not lol.

I totally believe that was a Central point of his pitch, it might have even worked and maybe, just maybe, I might believe he might actually try to do that. But yeah, I'll believe he cedes the spotlight when he actually does it.

i know for a fact it was a part of the lakers/lebron's pitch to kawhi

obviously last season he was going to have 100% of the spotlight on him playing with a bunch of kids. not going to be true with AD and maybe kawhi

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

i know for a fact it was a part of the lakers/lebron's pitch to kawhi

obviously last season he was going to have 100% of the spotlight on him playing with a bunch of kids. not going to be true with AD and maybe kawhi

Lol ok, Woj is that you?

And it's very much going to be true even with the biggest three we've ever seen. I think LeBron is often very unfairly maligned but when it comes to attention seeking he really isn't at all.

 

[Neutrinos]

Lol ok, Woj is that you?

And it's very much going to be true even with the biggest three we've ever seen. I think LeBron is often very unfairly maligned but when it comes to attention seeking he really isn't at all.

Yeah, he's not at all about drawing attention to himself

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Yeah, he's not at all about drawing attention to himself

I meant that he's not unfairly maligned for that because he's as guilty as they come. Like I think the hate is often way too much and people often forget hes a legitimately good person, but when he gets criticized for those sort of antics people are spot on.

 

[NJDevs26]

I’m trying to figure out why Kawhi would want to be second fiddle to Lebron and I can’t come up with an answer

What a weird choice by him

Wants to play in LA but doesn't want the lead dog attention?

 

[Scouter]

from what i'm seeing the clippers are all but out

its lakers or raptors

Don't kid yourself, Lakers don't have a chance.

 

[Terry Yake]

Lol ok, Woj is that you?

And it's very much going to be true even with the biggest three we've ever seen. I think LeBron is often very unfairly maligned but when it comes to attention seeking he really isn't at all.

guy with verified AEG ties posts on a lakers message board i lurk. very reliable source

Yeah, he's not at all about drawing attention to himself

that's pre-2016 lebron

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

guy with verified AEG ties posts on a lakers message board i lurk. very reliable source



that's pre-2016 lebron

It's been reported more credibly than that, just making fun of the "I know for a fact" statement, like you were in the room lol.

But that might be tame in comparison to actually thinking LeBron changed in 2016, that's just hilarious.

 

[Terry Yake]

It's been reported more credibly than that, just making fun of the "I know for a fact" statement, like you were in the room lol.

But that might be tame in comparison to actually thinking LeBron changed in 2016, that's just hilarious.

uhhhh it is a fact

and its pretty obvious he did. signing with the lakers was the biggest giveaway

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

uhhhh it is a fact

and its pretty obvious he did. signing with the lakers was the biggest giveaway

Uhhhhh no it's not lol. That's besides the point but that's also again very wrong.

And yes, LeBron signing with perhaps the sports highest profile team in an attempt to kickstart his Hollywood career is obvious evidence that he is no longer an attention seeker. Are you even reading what you're typing out?

 

[Terry Yake]

Uhhhhh no it's not lol. That's besides the point but that's also again very wrong.

And yes, LeBron signing with perhaps the sports highest profile team in an attempt to kickstart his Hollywood career is obvious evidence that he is no longer an attention seeker. Are you even reading what you're typing out?

so a guy who is getting direct information from people at AEG is wrong. got it

i'm talking on the court. guy dominates the EC for nearly a decade and then leaves to join a team that's been crap for the majority of this decade and (at the time) was filled with a bunch of kids. you even mentioned the hollywood thing. that's the main reason he signed with the lakers. now with AD and possibly kawhi on the way you really think he's going to try his hardest to outshine them?

 

[yvrtojfk]

Should've posted this here: