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dviss1 said:
I think he's gonna stay. I think he'd be a fool to leave. Masai Ujiri is IMO the best GM in the league.
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For sake of argument, what if the rumors are true and the Wiz are offering Ujiri part ownership of the team in exchange for his services? Would he take the deal - and if he what effect does that have on Leonard?
 
oldmangrouch said:
For sake of argument, what if the rumors are true and the Wiz are offering Ujiri part ownership of the team in exchange for his services? Would he take the deal - and if he what effect does that have on Leonard?
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I don't think there's any way they let Masai go. The timing of that Woj news drop was not a coincidence. Masai knows what he's doing and he's gonna get PAID
 
oldmangrouch said:
For sake of argument, what if the rumors are true and the Wiz are offering Ujiri part ownership of the team in exchange for his services? Would he take the deal - and if he what effect does that have on Leonard?
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Meh. You really think he'll leave Toronto? I don't.
 
dviss1 said:
I think he's gonna stay. I think he'd be a fool to leave. Masai Ujiri is IMO the best GM in the league.
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I think Kawhi ends up signing with the Clippers. I think he's got LaMarcus-itis and wants to go home, and the Clips have the money to pay him. I don't see him going to the Lakers and playing in LeBron's shadow, but that Clippers roster looks pretty good with the addition of Kawhi. I think that winning the title in Toronto makes it easier for him to leave. He gave that franchise a trophy and doesn't owe them anything more.
 
yuyuza1 said:
I don't think there's any way they let Masai go. The timing of that Woj news drop was not a coincidence. Masai knows what he's doing and he's gonna get PAID
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He did bounce on Denver though so it's not like he can't just leave a team. I would be surprised though.
 
dviss1 said:
Only that it's not. It's a garbage franchise that hasn't done anything in years. It's a shit show.
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The only year washington won a championship the Blazers were more decimated by injuries then GS was this year. Portland was dominant that year when healthy (after winning it in 77).
 
dviss1 said:
Toronto (most diverse city in the world)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Denver
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Yes, but I'm just saying he did leave the Nuggets right in the middle of building things so it wouldn't shock me if he at least considered other offers. I did say I'd be surprised if he left though.
 
So, now comes the question. Was the one year of Kawhi rental, which lead to an NBA title with an asterisk because of KD’s injury, ultimately worth the price?
 
e_blazer said:
So, now comes the question. Was the one year of Kawhi rental, which lead to an NBA title with an asterisk because of KD’s injury, ultimately worth the price?
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For me it would... I'd take one championship followed by a decade of ineptitude.
 
e_blazer said:
So, now comes the question. Was the one year of Kawhi rental, which lead to an NBA title with an asterisk because of KD’s injury, ultimately worth the price?
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The answer to me is pretty obvious:

If you're a Toronto fan, yes.

If they didn't win it all then the answer would be no.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
For me it would... I'd take one championship followed by a decade of ineptitude.
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It really comes down to whether having DeRozan and now Siakim would make the Raptors contenders. My guess is no, so yeah, it looks like it was the right move. If KD stays healthy, then it would have been a bust.
 
hoopsjock said:
The answer to me is pretty obvious:

If you're a Toronto fan, yes.

If they didn't win it all then the answer would be no.
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I'm not sure about that. I've been at RealGM a lot and RealGM is kind of dominated by Toronto fans. And they are just about the biggest homers on the planet. And even a big majority of those Toronto fans were calling for the Derozan/Lowry back court to be broken up. They'd hit the ceiling with that back court and the flaws were always exposed in the playoffs

trading Derozan and Poeltl wasn't going to bring an all-star haul from anywhere else. Neither really had that kind of value. But trading those two got Kawhi and a championship. Having Derozan for another year and possibly, probably, having another 1st round exit would have Toronto in a bad spot right now and the value of Derozan even lower

I think they made the right decision no matter which way these playoffs would have ended
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm not sure about that. I've been at RealGM a lot and RealGM is kind of dominated by Toronto fans. And they are just about the biggest homers on the planet. And even a big majority of those Toronto fans were calling for the Derozan/Lowry back court to be broken up. They'd hit the ceiling with that back court and the flaws were always exposed in the playoffs

trading Derozan and Poeltl wasn't going to bring an all-star haul from anywhere else. Neither really had that kind of value. But trading those two got Kawhi and a championship. Having Derozan for another year and possibly, probably, having another 1st round exit would have Toronto in a bad spot right now and the value of Derozan even lower

I think they made the right decision no matter which way these playoffs would have ended
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That's easy to say since they won a championship. I agree that mixing it up was likely the best decision. If Kawhi's shot doesn't bounce in against the 76ers and they lose in OT there wouldn't be a single Raptors fan saying "good trade" today.
 
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