This is Genuinely Insane… Multiple WILD Raptors Updates | Raptors News
The Toronto Raptors’ former star Kawhi Leonard has been at the center of NBA news over the past few weeks, and the situation keeps getting even more insane. Ben Rogers breaks down the reports and what they mean for the team.
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I think our rotation is gonna be IQ, RJ, BI, Scottie and Jak as the starters and then Shead, Gradey, Ochai, CMB and Mamu as our bench
Who the hell wants this headache 😂
Kawhi should get a two year suspension, he should have to pay back the 28 million. Raptors should get minimum 2 1st from the Clipper and Spurs should get at least 2 2nds for all the tampering the Clippers did. Clippers should have to keep Lenord and not get cap relief during Kawh's suspension
If the league does not come down hard there are no rules in the NBA, tampering is legal and strict caps are wink wink. The consequences in this video are nothing that is why teams abuse it there is no punishment. Lenoard pays back 350K out of 28 million???? Balmer probably has a million in the cushions of his couch
It’s become clear to me that this league is fixed. From the refereeing to the draft lottery, to the contracts… I doubt it all. So with that said, and with Silver saying basically that the NBA is only for the elite and the rest of us, you know, can just catch the highlights on social media… I’m out. Pro Sports has lost its tether to the common man. Any city that contributes to stadiums or arenas does not care about its people.
Ayeeee
As a Raptors fan I’m biased in this clippers situation and think we should get some compensation 😅
It is going to take a long time to repair Kawhi's image, if that’s even possible. Any 'Legacy' he leaves is forever tainted now.
Clippers actually leaked to Pablo to get rid of Leonarda contract 😮….silver is clearly in ballmers back pocket
Clippers didn't just break the salary cap, they literally obliterated it. Teams are concerned about 3, 4 , 5 and 6 mil over the cap and tryin' to hide that, but the Clippers?…..48 MILLION over the cap!!!! That's what they're hiding. Unbelievable!!!!…..
I really don't are about Kawhi situation. He brought us a chip with one of the most legendary playoffs performance. He is good in my books.
Stop with the grady starting narratives. He’s not on an nba defensive level and he will be torn apart as before. Grady was Masai’s biggest mistake.
I hyped this video to help ben out … oh ya trade sloppy barnes 🎉🎉🎉
RJ to start but Ochai off the bench soon. I could see if healthy RJ getting some mins at PG. From bench. I think JMO and J Shead will get less mins than people think.
I could see CMB and Sandro being bench bigs with JMO as 5th big for both C & PF. Gradey could be backup SF and get more mins when BI out as I would not play him B to Bs. Also would give BI some rest games to help role player reps until trade deadline. Battle GT and others only for injuries. So RJ SG/PG mins both Ochia and J’KW getting SG mins. Ochia could get 6 or so a game at SF.
For the people who would want Kawhi, back, at this stage….i'm truly embarrassed you call yourselves Raptors fans
Luka to Lakers for basically peanuts and miraculously they get 1st overall pick? Yeah no wonder Cuban opened his mouth to support Blamer lol. There's tampering and then there's Uncle Dennis'ing. Meh if raps get something then good. If not then someone got paid off and I'm not surprised.
Jontay got banned for life for faking injury to win bets and was made an example. I think this is just as serious and there needs to be an example made too.
As for that starters list from the Speling Be winner: tbh I don't hate that line up except I don't see JMo over Ja'kobe. Fit wise you need someone like Grady in starters that is not demanding to eat and will be okay with 4th or 5th option. I mean he can just be a hustle and outlet guy anyways.
RJ offa the bench makes sense since he demands to eat a lot and can actually lead the 2nd unit competently. The other reason I like RJ leading bench is same reason I see Ochai getting In there too early in season: they gonna showcase 9 and 30 to up value.
Bruh. What is it like 16 days before it all starts up? Hyped fr tho!
sick of this issue blame the commish and K. leonards greed
He would have to retun 118mil to Aspiration, that is nothing to laugh at. I'm mad we wouldn't get compensated with the forfeited picks though, it's only right.
Jakobe Walter sucks you guys rate him so high
Raptors should get clippers draft picks …
If the Raptors plan to trade Barrett he has to start. Nobody is going to give up much for him while he’s coming off the bench at the money he’s making.
This is worse than the Jontay Porter scandal. If Jontay got a lifetime ban so should Ballmer and Kawhi.
raps fans need to get over it and learn to move on. even if his contract is voided he will go to a contender in the west close to his home so either the lakers or warriors.
RJ is definitely a starter material so that's not in any doubt. Although RJ coming off the bench would help settle that second squad and give them a good play run plus depth of talent. Darko will use him as a starter for the simple reason that RJ is in his contract year and Raptors are not the type of organization to torpedo a players worth to keep them on the roster with a team friendly offer. Okay maybe we tried that with Gary but his lack of performance gave us cause but with RJ he is a top performer so we have no cause to start him from the bench. I think Jakobe and Gradey need to fight it out in training camp for that secondary slot and for minutes. Jakobe is still developing his offense but Gradey is developing his defense so we have to see the cost-benefit of that trade off maybe game by game in some instances during the season … like a team mismatch on the calendar where Gradey takes the lead over Jakobe in the second unit when facing a defensively weak team we can run up the offensive numbers or vice-versa with Jakobe taking the lead when facing a team with a tough offensive unit who can attacks the rim on our side.
I think trading RJ was the move not yet done during this summer. We may come to regret it when he walks after we cannot match his terms for a big pay bump. I wonder if that transaction got lost in the mix with Masai being terminated? Also there were guys on the Raptors roster that I think were still around because Masai gave them a bit of grace to grow into the role. Ulrich and Ochai might have their days numbered and that is sad to see the new Bobby leadership have to undo Masai's legacy they built together. I don't think Bobby sees much value in an OG type role for Ochai and I think he has less patience to see the supposed "potential" of Ulrich now that his neck is on the line for keeping them around. It's different when you are advising the top guy or going off his lead compared to when you are having to bear the full consequences of those decisions and it absolutely begins to cloud your judgement. I believe in Bobby but I'm just saying new leadership role changes the outlook from what we've come to know thus far. Even Gradey or Jakobe I think Bobby will have to figure out which one to keep and which one to convert into an asset. Don't be surprised if the one he tells Darko to play more is the one they intend to package into a trade … we're going to see classic pump and dump scams this period of Raptors return to top rankings. Think of it like who's going to be our Josh Giddey at OKC between those two (Gradey/ Jakobe); it's just the NBA life-cycle and we're in the asset generation to pawn off part now. Giving Scottie and IQ big contracts is part of that life-cycle because we can pawn them off too if they're not contributing to winning basketball. With Masai he would be a bit more emotionally attached to these guys but he would also be super upfront with them about lack of performance but with Bobby it could be more transactional and less dialogue based.