How important is Kawhi?

I think people are really jumping the boat on this guy. He's extremely overrated and I still believe Raptors have a chance nehonxt year at winning again.

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Winning with who? We are going to trade everyone except Siakam and Vanfleet for picks and prospects.

Just imagine the anniversary celebrations tho, in 30 years

This team was a 1 seed without him and he was the 4th scorer for us in the clinching game. The way he is still limping after a month is very concerning for a long term contract.

I think they can win it again this coming year. It helps when you have reporters and the media really pushing the team too.

You people are delusional if you think we have any shot of repeateing, we'll be mediocre for the next 2 years until Kyle's contract expires (Masai won't trade him after what happened with demar) and then we go for broke in free agency. Probably not going to get close to another chip in a long time.

>This team was a 1 seed without him
implying you can extrapolate 20 games to an 82 game season. implying the regular season means shit. implying the team will have any degree of confidence without board man.

We do. Stop being so pessimistic.

kyle's contract expires after this season. he'll be shipped out at the deadline to a contender because masai isn't a cuck.

Maybe he comes back and signs in the off season with his canadian kids if he's willing to take a significant hometown discount and be a filler point guard until we get the next guy.

Gotta love the bandwagon fans that don't know Lowry has one year left on his contract, the raptors weren't a one seed this year and they were a one seed without Kawhi on the team. So knowledgeable lmao retard.

>the 4th scorer for us in the clinching game
Yes, because Draymond and Iggy told everyone "this is the guy we cannot guard 1 on 1" and they doubled him multiple times.

The basketball gods will strike down for what he did!

The Raptors gave you everything! And you were to blind to see it! Now your knee will cave and stfu and enjoy the upcoming season downs!

He stays!

He will stay and play out his days in the six at a discount!

Kyle=Gilmour

he was traded here with no say in the matter and left as a free agent you autist.

Holy shit you are dumb! Must be a liberal!

1 year in and you win with a fresh team! What makes you think you will win in LA? With what fucking load mgmt you liberal cuck? You must be a fucking leaf fan to boot!

Don't blame him for leaving. He's introverted and doesn't care for fame. Here people stalked him and helicopters followed him around, his face was all over restaurants and billboards. Who wouldn't go home to LA where you can live in relative peace because there are hundreds of people more famous than you and the people aren't insufferable casuals who invade your privacy. And the weather here sucks ass.

randomly bringing up left vs right politics in a sports thread, literal 0 iq 0 friends sad life detected.

The NBA is a business and when you are an elite player who has made it to free agency, you earn the right for once in your career to decide where you and your family will spend your life.

Raptors are getting Giannis when his contract runs out with the Bucks. Him and Masai are really close. Giannis + Siakam (who hopefully is an all star by now) + another free agent point guard.

Lowry, Ibaka, Gasol are on their way out. 2 out of 3 of them will probably be traded at the deadline.

Giannis isnt going to turn down a 5 year $250 million deal with the Bucks.

theyre not winning shit in milwaukee. has a better chance of winning by coming to the raptors

not that much. stating the obvious, but the Warriors would have won the Finals if they were healthy with KD. the east is a fucking mess. Warriors will probably tank next season but the west is still a powerhouse.

Implying you have any clue what the Raptors will look like in two years. We'd be lucky to still have Siakam. Incredibly lucky to be a playoff team.

Maybe if we literally go board man 2.0 if Giannis indicates he won't resign and we trade 5 1st rounders for him and spend a year trying to convince him again we'll get lucky the second time around.