Wouldn't it be amazing if Kawhi actually signs with Toronto? Some of the reactions after the trade are just plain dumb.Michael Collins sounds like a complete childish idiot. Are you sure that San Antonio is giving out high five's Will Cain? Also, I love when Will Cain says this deal defies all reason and logic.Papi saying for him to fake an injury. Got to love Adnan Kirk, who makes great points and is from Toronto. Jalen Rose always spoke highly of the Raptors from the trade to the playoffs. If Kawhi signs with the Raptors, a lot of people are eating crow
No doubt, he hit the nail on the head when all the other clowns were sticking to the I hate Canada narrative. My favourite moment of the finals was the hug between Lowry and Kawhi while Silver stands there with his arms crossed and his pout on in the background.
- Jalen Rose has always defended Toronto as a legit basketball market, he played there with Vince Carter when they had some success in their early years, Jalen loves Toronto and you can always count on Jalen to defend Toronto's honour whereas most other expert opinions on ESPN don't feel the same about Toronto for whatever reason.
@@realproject1 . I just came from the video where they were talking about who got the better deal in the trade, and Ryan Hollins was arguing against the other 3 about how Toronto was doing fine with the trade and that Kawhi has a real chance of staying whereas the other 3 guys were saying the Spurs got a better deal and stuff. It's fun going back to watch these videos now and to see how right or wrong they are. And surprisingly, Hollins was right...
And its not even a year since they posted this vid. Ayayaiii Kawhi!! Much thnks and love for giving Canada its 1st taste of victory!...in basketball that is!
philly is run by retards who hold on to draft busts for too long and end up trading them for pennies on the dollar mid-season compared to what they were worth in the preceding offseason before they played more games. Philly traded Fultz, Noel and Okafor for scraps despite wasting lottery picks to draft them.
@@gianlucan8301 Simmons is decent but the whole situation is wack. He was toxic with the fanbase before he acted like a diva with his trade request and suspensions. Lol Morey thought the worst he could do was trade Simmons to Golden State for Wiggins and some picks. The Warriors won't even pick up the phone now to entertain the idea of a straight up swap of Simmons for Wiggins. The Warriors owner is going on radio shows calling their trade for Wiggins for D'Angelo the best in franchise history. Wiggins is balling and he was always durable he suits up for a high majority of regular season and playoff games in his career. He also doesn't pass up open shots or dunks and brick free throws.
Senseationial lmao the 210 is not hicksville dumbass. Learn your geography and ethnicities. So many mexicans there. It's a pretty gangster town. I used to trap there
Holy shit some of the chuds should be shaking their heads right now. Whether he leaves or stays, Kawhi owes us fans absolutely NOTHING. He likely wasn't too happy to be here but he showed up and showed out and now look where it's taken him and the team. This was a magical season and regardless of anything else, this was one of the best trade in the history of trades. Dude will go down as one of franchise bests. Unreal.
“The Spurs are going home high fiving” - what a joke of an analyst! This was a good trade for Toronto from the very beginning even if they were NOT leading 3-1 in the finals. DeMar had reached his ceiling. So had Casey. They were both great for Toronto and have contributed to us (Raptors) reaching to this point. But it was time to move on from them and Ujiri did that. Raptors fans backed him went the trade went down and now it has paid off in the most spectacular way possible. It has also exposed mainstream US media to be utterly clueless or dishonest or both. Jalen Rose (he has always been liked by the Raptor fans from the time he was a Raptor) and Max are the only ones who did not let their bias get in their way wrt Toronto.
Jacob Potul... that was embarrassing. Has this man watched a single gosh darn Raptors game? Even a clip? Jakob Poetl ( Yakob Purtle) has to have come up. Come on Woj. I realize I am unreasonably angry about this.
This is because American media ignores Toronto. They are all incompetent idiots...not even 1 person mentioned that Toronto can romance Kawhi all year and if he still wants to leave in Feb...start a trade bidding war with the LA's. Probably the most important factor in the trade.
Natural Prep People talk about KD and Cousins being snakes. But honestly, I think Kawhi is worse than both. He's acting so entitled and childish. I've lost all of my respect for him.
what facts do you know about the spurs-kawhi situation ? or you have none like nobody else does ? the 'greatest coach' of all time they say says kawhi conducted hisself professionally during his stay there and they have a relationship so stop dckeating
ShotDead247 or just not play his best like Kyrie did in last games of finals before leaving cavs ..If a player doesn't want to play for or believe in a team the team suffers
ThePopbanks007 california has state income tax "idiot". I lived both places and Texas is almost half as expensive for day to day things. Tobacco, gas, groceries, etc.
All this lebron talk and he hasnt did shit for the lskers yet....lets talk about the whole west....rozan in a good situation....has a great coach to learn from and elevate his game....kawie has a chance to actually play in the eastern finals....interesting season coming up
As a spurs fan I like this trade, if it's one thing that pop knows how to do is to bring the best out of all his players Demar will be fine now it will take a while for him to adjust into the system but overall we will be ok
It's a win win San Antonio got a lot more back than anyone else was willing to offer and Toronto is an immediate title contender for 1 year at least then start the rebuild they need
Crazy when you think back on it that Kawhi was going to be one and done anywhere he went if it wasn’t LA at that time. So the Raptors giving up their franchise player to get Kawhi was the biggest, best gamble ever, and it paid off tremendously.
What’s also interesting is that the Raptors had their best regular season record in 2020 right after Kawhi left for not a thing in return, not even cap space. So in hindsight losing Derozan wasn’t even a gamble because Derozan and then Kawhi left for nothing and they were still elite regular season team. Lowry was the true engine and losing Derozan allowed Siakam and VanVleet to step up. I love Derozan but the “gamble” of trading him for nothing was worth it 10/10 even without the chip
Mike Roagression It's crazy how simple it is to change the image of a player with a little bit of media propaganda. Like it really does show how the entire world are sheep easy to move with a simple bark. Kawhi WAS the Spurs. People saying he benefited off of the Spurs system... How does that even make sense when he primarily handles the ball when he scores. That would apply to an off the ball player. Not Kawhi Leonard. Now there is talks of him " not being the same player " like what? People are so quick to tear you down when you don't dance to their whims.
My feeling is that all of this will hurt Kawhi Leonard.His beeing away and staying quiet and wanting to get away really badly will in my mind hurt him long term and his self esteem.Tommorow is not promised .Where DeRozan , who may not be a top 5 player will benefit from beeing someone who took a pay cut for loyalty and love for Toronto will play for Greg Popovich now and PoP will find a way to even elevate and convince DeRozan that this is a good place for him.Guys just watch and mark my words .Kawhi Leonard made a huge mistake for staying so quiet and just beeing bizzare throughout this whole season.I hope not but i feel it will backfire on Leonard.Wish them both all the best!!!!
Chris Haynes : I was told that Kawhi Leonard has no desire to play for Toronto... NBA Finals MVP and Champion : Kawhi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors.
I'm sure all of you are looking at this video and Spurs are punching the air. Because Kawahi is having having the LAsT Laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣. NOW Spurs needs to 🤫🤫🤫
I got a feeling Kawhi not gonna go the the lakers next year lol. Might shock the world and go to the clippers to be the face of an LA team or stay with Toronto to be the face of a championship contender
Lowry is a bum once the playoffs start plus once all the young celtics/sixers start approaching they prime in the next 2-3 years the raptors will be done
Him winning one ring with the Clippers and be the equivalent of him winning 5 with Lakers ... back in the day he could have probably done it but with these super teams it's near impossible now days
How come nobody is talking about the fact that DeRozan and Gay are not capable of playing together whatsoever. We sat through this in toronto and it was horrible
Watching this after the 2019 finals is hilarious. Not a single person even giving them the remotest chance of winning even a conference final. And here they are, NBA Champs
That segment talking about trading Jaylen Brown or Markelle Fultz for Kawhi was crazy talk in hindsight is fucking hilarious. I will say though Brown is about the only guy who consistently showed up for the Celtics in the playoffs.
Danny Branderson There is no amount of shoe deals that is going to make up the money he's losing in the supermax. He's losing at least $80mill before you take into account taxes.
You are all so wrong. Stop being so short sighted, look at the big picture here. If this was Paul George, CP3, Anthony Davis then sure, take the supermax. Maximize your career earnings. Be a franchise player. Thing is, this is Kawhi Leonard. This guy is tied with KD for second best player in the NBA after LeBron. One stand out season, they overtake him. This is about the long term, building a legacy in a big market franchise that will be enough to set you up, not for life, but for a hundred lifetimes. Look at Jordan, Magic, Shaq. Look at their career earnings, versus what they made AFTER they retired. LeBron will be the same, a future billionaire not from supermax contracts, but from his brand. Leonard is in a unique position. He has the talent to make it to that level, but he needs to do it in the biggest market. Ain't no GOAT ever coming out of San Antonio; their players will always be underrated, that's just the way it is. When all is said and done, if KL plays in Toronto like he did a couple of years ago, goes to LA and keeps that same form, all his antics, bad press etc will be forgotten about. The sky is the limit. Give up 80m now, for 800m in the near future and the titular role in Space Jam 3? Yes please.
Hugh Myron Nah, you've looked at this wrong bro. All those players you mentioned have a personality and a desire to be in the limelight. Kawhi doesn't. Also, Kawhi isn't an undisputed top 3 player in the league. Plenty say AD is ahead of him along with Lebron, KD and Curry. Only way he gets that status of lifetime legacy is to win with the Clippers. Good luck to him on that
Allen Zafra Huh? The Spurs are about to be eliminated and the Raptors are about to advance to the eastern finals so how did the Spurs get better and why are the Raptors bitter for advancing to the finals?
Kawhi was leaving anyway next summer for nothing. This past year Kawhi did next to nothing for the Spurs with his injury. So they basically lose Danny Green for an all star in DeRozan and a much needed center in Poetl who will see good minutes on the Spurs. The Spurs won the trade. Toronto got 1 year of Leonard and gave up a young very good back up center and an all star and a first rounder.
Josh Paulus Exactly. Also, if the Spurs are really interested in Poetl they'd make sure he turns into somebody that would help their team. Just like what they did with Kawhi.
Jalen is one of the few who can call it right. He can remain unbiased and having played in Toronto knows the reality (not the bs most of these US "broadcasters" spew) of one of the top basketball cities in the world. In fact Toronto is the 6th largest market in the NBA and continues to grow.
Who’s watching this after the Raptors won the NBA finals
It makes this video so funny... These "experts" had no clue.
Wouldn't it be amazing if Kawhi actually signs with Toronto? Some of the reactions after the trade are just plain dumb.Michael Collins sounds like a complete childish idiot. Are you sure that San Antonio is giving out high five's Will Cain? Also, I love when Will Cain says this deal defies all reason and logic.Papi saying for him to fake an injury. Got to love Adnan Kirk, who makes great points and is from Toronto. Jalen Rose always spoke highly of the Raptors from the trade to the playoffs. If Kawhi signs with the Raptors, a lot of people are eating crow
@@MrDb2728 Who cares what they're eating? We're eating championship pie
Nope
Jose el mexicano this is a prime example of media having no idea what they are talking about.
Once again Jalen Rose showing he's smarter than every other analysts and actually deserves to be called one.
Wow! Thank is all I can say.
Congrats Raptors!
No doubt, he hit the nail on the head when all the other clowns were sticking to the I hate Canada narrative. My favourite moment of the finals was the hug between Lowry and Kawhi while Silver stands there with his arms crossed and his pout on in the background.
- Jalen Rose has always defended Toronto as a legit basketball market, he played there with Vince Carter when they had some success in their early years, Jalen loves Toronto and you can always count on Jalen to defend Toronto's honour whereas most other expert opinions on ESPN don't feel the same about Toronto for whatever reason.
He was the only one out of the analysts who actually lived in Toronto for a few years.
@@ckendall67 Because we don't have ESPN in Canada. So, covering a Raptors game takes away the numbers from one of the two markets.
7:57 Hey it's almost a year later. Just letting ya know, Toronto won in this trade deal.
Hoolio Da Silva
Sadly the disrespect won't likely change... but f 'em lol
Hoolio Da Silva that can be said now that the raptors won. But you never know what else can happen on the other end of that trade in three years.
short term
don’t act like the Spurs didn’t win the trade too
@@cryomancerl413 ya Keldon a baller
Raptors hit the jackpot! Instant eastern champion and NBA finals. Sorry Pops.
Ernie Alvarez finally a comment that aged well
Take the W
Dang you is right
Spot On ! 💪🏿 awesome prediction! You were right! Whoever put this trade together is a beast!
W
Jalen looks like a prophet in this comp.
Congrats to Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors for making the finals 😂😂😂
thanks! :D
U mean winning the finals🔥
MUHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH CONGRATS TO THE WARRIORS FOR MAKING THE FINALS
@@maleeshaediriweera3312 yeah and winning it wooooohooooo!!!
Yup he and they made the finals and took the championship
RAPTORS 2019 CHAMPS...... WHERE ARE ALL THE EXPERTS NOW
" You want Markelle Fultz for a year of Kawhi? " Game 7 buzzer beater 😂😂😂
Their experts ??
Pfffft
YAH MOFOS!!!
They are busy making up excuses & praying Kawhi doesn't stay in Toronto ugh
Experts shaking their head on how lucky they got for a ring
Running through the six with my Woj.
Thrill Films I died
you know how that shit go
Why y'all worship him? He states the obvious and acts like he's reporting breaking news when he's clearly regurgitating information
You clearly don't know what you're talking about, Woj breaks almost every single breaking news story in the NBA you bum
Aye 😁
Kawhi desperately wants to go to LA & Pop ships his ass outta the country 😂
Kaque Burlington and went to a better team damn ain’t that some shit
The GM not Pop
Who give a F what Kawhi want? Dude laid down last season left his team helpless in the playoffs. Get what he deserve. Lucky he not a Net or Magic
Would you expect any less?
Kaque Burlington sounds about right
I love Jalen always respecting Toronto.
ChannelyChannel cause he use to play their
@@klaythompson6271 Nah, it's because he played in Toronto and LIKED it. Many former players have nothing good to say about their old teams.
More like the only one that didn’t disrespect Toronto.
Kawhi leads Raptors to NBA finals , AH HAHAHA
Mike Jazz now champs
@@z4ch_692 AH HAHAHAHA congrats Raptors
Mike Jazz
Ahh Hua Hua Hua 😂
Only Jalen Rose knows at all what he is talking about on this network. Thanks, I guess, for pointing out your own failings ESPN...
probably cause he knows facts opposed to the other clowns who just want to be relevant talking about things that they cant prove or made up themselves
I know, watching this now I got goosebumps during that clip from how prescient it was
this didnt age too well eh lol Go Raptors!
you should watch first take with Ryan Hollins, that did not age well at all
@@realproject1 . I just came from the video where they were talking about who got the better deal in the trade, and Ryan Hollins was arguing against the other 3 about how Toronto was doing fine with the trade and that Kawhi has a real chance of staying whereas the other 3 guys were saying the Spurs got a better deal and stuff. It's fun going back to watch these videos now and to see how right or wrong they are. And surprisingly, Hollins was right...
And its not even a year since they posted this vid. Ayayaiii Kawhi!! Much thnks and love for giving Canada its 1st taste of victory!...in basketball that is!
Jalen Rose is always on point, I love this dude's analysis
raps traded lebrons son, for lebrons father...
Pol D. 😂😂😂😂😂
Pol D. Lol oh shit
Pol D. So grandchild for his grandfather hmm..
comedic gold 😂😂
Great comment bro!!
And Raptors are laughing now while Kawhi brings them into the Eastern Conference FInals!
*championship
After seeing the Raps win it all, I bet Philly is punching the air right now for not doing that Fultz-Kawhi trade
philly is run by retards who hold on to draft busts for too long and end up trading them for pennies on the dollar mid-season compared to what they were worth in the preceding offseason before they played more games. Philly traded Fultz, Noel and Okafor for scraps despite wasting lottery picks to draft them.
Yall can check out all Raptors fans reactions to Kawhi Leonard on my channel! Lets go Raptors!
@@Sam19509 gonna happen with Simmons too. Lmao
@@gianlucan8301 Simmons is decent but the whole situation is wack. He was toxic with the fanbase before he acted like a diva with his trade request and suspensions. Lol Morey thought the worst he could do was trade Simmons to Golden State for Wiggins and some picks. The Warriors won't even pick up the phone now to entertain the idea of a straight up swap of Simmons for Wiggins. The Warriors owner is going on radio shows calling their trade for Wiggins for D'Angelo the best in franchise history. Wiggins is balling and he was always durable he suits up for a high majority of regular season and playoff games in his career. He also doesn't pass up open shots or dunks and brick free throws.
Jalen Rose only one here not eating his words
True dat
so who won this trade again? LOL
That really depends if the rap win a championship this year or not and Spurs draft pick.
@@chrisyu327 really? U really think you cant answer who won the trade?
Anjo Mendoza must be a Warriors fan
@@Samurai31631 why did you say im a warriors fan? Im a kawhi fan btw. Im just asking why asked who won the trade when the obvious answer is the raps.
Anjo Mendoza Chris Yu must be a Warriors fan so he’s in denial. My bad for the misunderstanding.
Pop is a savage Kawhi crying about wanting to go to LA. Instead Pop deports him.
Tim Puckett Lmfaoooo
You see demars reaction? The dude has to live in hickville texas.
Senseationial lmao the 210 is not hicksville dumbass. Learn your geography and ethnicities. So many mexicans there. It's a pretty gangster town. I used to trap there
Senseationial hickville? No. 60% Hispanic doesn't scream hickville to me. Somos pura raza aqui carnal.
Senseationial dumb fuck
@3:14 Jalen, thanks. Stay professional, keep up the great work
Lmao derozen still gonna have to play lebron in the playoffs😂😂
Sauce Boss 😂 that is hilarious
And now plays with the team that’s leBrons kryptonite😎
I bet you San Antonio will be wrecking Lebron's ass in the West.
J DM exactly Spurs are leBrons kryptonite
plus they lack shooter this time so its going to be easier
Anyone here after the Game Winner??
No, here after the Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship and Kawhi is 2nd finals MVP.
So who is LAUGHING now??? I am ASKING the great american sports commentators. 😂 😂 😂 😂
Holy shit some of the chuds should be shaking their heads right now. Whether he leaves or stays, Kawhi owes us fans absolutely NOTHING. He likely wasn't too happy to be here but he showed up and showed out and now look where it's taken him and the team. This was a magical season and regardless of anything else, this was one of the best trade in the history of trades. Dude will go down as one of franchise bests. Unreal.
...... Did he say running through the six with my woj?
IzaiahSantana yeah he did lol
Scotty Haines I need a timestamp lol
LEBRON'S DADDY'S 2:55
IzaiahSantana LMAO I SCROLLED HERE AS SOON AS HE SAID IT 😂😂
The American sports media is on suicide watch right now because the Raptors just hit gold.
This aged really well. Congrats Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Raptors GM looking like a genius after this trade.
Raptors President Masai
Who's here after Raptors made the finals?
LOL, who has the last laugh now! Go Kawhi all the way to the 2019 NBA finals!!
nikkisweets the bestttt
Raptors won this trade!! NBA Finals Baby!!!!
Literally none of these comments or takes went well.
“The Spurs are going home high fiving” - what a joke of an analyst!
This was a good trade for Toronto from the very beginning even if they were NOT leading 3-1 in the finals.
DeMar had reached his ceiling. So had Casey. They were both great for Toronto and have contributed to us (Raptors) reaching to this point. But it was time to move on from them and Ujiri did that. Raptors fans backed him went the trade went down and now it has paid off in the most spectacular way possible.
It has also exposed mainstream US media to be utterly clueless or dishonest or both. Jalen Rose (he has always been liked by the Raptor fans from the time he was a Raptor) and Max are the only ones who did not let their bias get in their way wrt Toronto.
0:14 “Jacob” lol
YACOB PURTLE FFS
Jacob Potul... that was embarrassing. Has this man watched a single gosh darn Raptors game? Even a clip? Jakob Poetl ( Yakob Purtle) has to have come up. Come on Woj.
I realize I am unreasonably angry about this.
Corbin Hughes these guys don't even got a clue Smh. And they are reporters getting paid.
"Jacob Purdle" 😂
This is because American media ignores Toronto. They are all incompetent idiots...not even 1 person mentioned that Toronto can romance Kawhi all year and if he still wants to leave in Feb...start a trade bidding war with the LA's. Probably the most important factor in the trade.
Wooooooooooooo
Raptors Win
Six in Six baby
2018-2019 FINALS CHAMPION
BABY
"he's a professional"
im weak
Natural Prep People talk about KD and Cousins being snakes. But honestly, I think Kawhi is worse than both. He's acting so entitled and childish. I've lost all of my respect for him.
Chigozie Ozor Kawhi is heartbroken cause two bums lost respect for him damn what a shame
Nas is the Goat hahah in fact reports just in kawhi needs another year off for a quad injury hahahahaha
what facts do you know about the spurs-kawhi situation ? or you have none like nobody else does ? the 'greatest coach' of all time they say says kawhi conducted hisself professionally during his stay there and they have a relationship so stop dckeating
He wasn’t a professional in San Antonio why do you expect him to suddenly be professional in Toronto?
It is always good to look back on the WORDS of FOOLs!!!
Kawhi gonna fake an ACL tear during the physical
ShotDead247 you can't fake ACL tears.
ShotDead247 or just not play his best like Kyrie did in last games of finals before leaving cavs ..If a player doesn't want to play for or believe in a team the team suffers
If Kawhi doesn't pass the physical, he'll be sent back to spurs.
"my stummy hurt"
The Neymar Jr. Challenge in that office
Well...with 1 year behind us, the best trade in sports EVER! We The North = We The Champs in 2019!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who is here after the Raptors made the finals
Kawhi should watch these videos when he does make his decision, total disrespect. I'm sure he doesn't care what they think though.
6:07 "You want Markelle Fultz for a year of Kawhi? No thank you said Philly!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
and Kawhi beat Philly with a tough corner fade away jumper to put an end to their season. 😂
ᴄʜʀísᴀᴋɪ Amit Singh 💀
Wait till he finds out about Canadian taxes😂😂😂😅💀
at least we have free health care
California known for it's low taxes. Idiot.
Senseationial He's quoting the video, idiot. Taxes in Canada are higher than California, idiot.
ThePopbanks007 california has state income tax "idiot". I lived both places and Texas is almost half as expensive for day to day things. Tobacco, gas, groceries, etc.
Adrian Kenton Damn useful since he's 'injured' 😂😂😂
7:59 lets wait a year and see how this trade works out lmao!
Congratulations Toronto Raptors on a 2019 NBA Championship
Runnin thru the 6 with my Woj....😂😂😂
Poor DeMar not being able to stay away from LeBron now that they’re both in the West.
DP30 By ALL means, nothing to be down about. Popovich Will sharpen DeRozan and put a shine on this pretty pennie.
All this lebron talk and he hasnt did shit for the lskers yet....lets talk about the whole west....rozan in a good situation....has a great coach to learn from and elevate his game....kawie has a chance to actually play in the eastern finals....interesting season coming up
what’s the record of LeBron against coach Pop?
DP30
😂😂😂
The person who edited this is a genius lmao
Charlie James hoya
Just going to point out the Canada's taxes are lower than California for people making 500k.
Kawhi is loving it now! KING OF THE NORTH!!!!!!
NBA champs lol proof that some of these "experts" have no idea what they're talking about
Jalen Rose was on point lol. Everyone else... LMFAO
As a spurs fan I like this trade, if it's one thing that pop knows how to do is to bring the best out of all his players Demar will be fine now it will take a while for him to adjust into the system but overall we will be ok
Raptors definitely won
Who’s watching this after the Raptors made the finals?
Coming back to all of these videos
Came back to say Toronto are the NBA champs!!! Thank you Kawhi!!
LOL at Jalen chugging apple cider vinegar.
It's a win win San Antonio got a lot more back than anyone else was willing to offer and Toronto is an immediate title contender for 1 year at least then start the rebuild they need
LeBron James Toronto will never be a contender
even if demar chokerozen stayed and they got kanji aswell.. still not a contender
Spurs made out like a bandit!!!
@@yungsosaTV Well....
I never said they wouldn’t be champions.
Finals MVP! NBA champion! He came and he delivered the 6 a 🏆
Jalen Rose once again shiwing why hes the best in the best. BOSS MOVE
Crazy when you think back on it that Kawhi was going to be one and done anywhere he went if it wasn’t LA at that time. So the Raptors giving up their franchise player to get Kawhi was the biggest, best gamble ever, and it paid off tremendously.
What’s also interesting is that the Raptors had their best regular season record in 2020 right after Kawhi left for not a thing in return, not even cap space. So in hindsight losing Derozan wasn’t even a gamble because Derozan and then Kawhi left for nothing and they were still elite regular season team. Lowry was the true engine and losing Derozan allowed Siakam and VanVleet to step up. I love Derozan but the “gamble” of trading him for nothing was worth it 10/10 even without the chip
This was super fun to watch after the Raps took home the Larry OB and Kawhi got the key to the city. Awesome.
Kwahi will never be the same. The Spurs system helped made him great. The Raptor players will excel in San Antonio.
Facts.
Spurs system actually held him back. If you watch his game he has big iso potential.
How ? Did you not see in 2017 when he was absolutely carrying them ?
I agree, plus, no one knows if Kawhi is healthy or the same pkayer.
Mike Roagression It's crazy how simple it is to change the image of a player with a little bit of media propaganda.
Like it really does show how the entire world are sheep easy to move with a simple bark.
Kawhi WAS the Spurs. People saying he benefited off of the Spurs system... How does that even make sense when he primarily handles the ball when he scores. That would apply to an off the ball player. Not Kawhi Leonard. Now there is talks of him " not being the same player " like what? People are so quick to tear you down when you don't dance to their whims.
Jalen rose is the only broadcaster I actually respect
My feeling is that all of this will hurt Kawhi Leonard.His beeing away and staying quiet and wanting to get away really badly will in my mind hurt him long term and his self esteem.Tommorow is not promised .Where DeRozan , who may not be a top 5 player will benefit from beeing someone who took a pay cut for loyalty and love for Toronto will play for Greg Popovich now and PoP will find a way to even elevate and convince DeRozan that this is a good place for him.Guys just watch and mark my words .Kawhi Leonard made a huge mistake for staying so quiet and just beeing bizzare throughout this whole season.I hope not but i feel it will backfire on Leonard.Wish them both all the best!!!!
I've said the same thing.
I got Autism from reading this
Hurt? Kawhi? Don’t think it’s possible, king of the north, get it straight bud
Well you were very wrong
Chris Haynes : I was told that Kawhi Leonard has no desire to play for Toronto...
NBA Finals MVP and Champion : Kawhi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors.
These Comments are Hilarious!!
Looking back at it now
I'm sure all of you are looking at this video and Spurs are punching the air. Because Kawahi is having having the LAsT Laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣. NOW Spurs needs to 🤫🤫🤫
Only Jalen Rose knew back then that kawhi will take the raptors to the finals but it was even better they won the championship
Im here at work enjoying all these vids from last year.
I got a feeling Kawhi not gonna go the the lakers next year lol. Might shock the world and go to the clippers to be the face of an LA team or stay with Toronto to be the face of a championship contender
Ballislife he a alien. Hed be the type to do tht
Lowry is a bum once the playoffs start plus once all the young celtics/sixers start approaching they prime in the next 2-3 years the raptors will be done
Him winning one ring with the Clippers and be the equivalent of him winning 5 with Lakers ... back in the day he could have probably done it but with these super teams it's near impossible now days
Ballislife yeah buuut he was already a face of a championship team.
Ovawhelming herbals lmao lebron hater 8 straight finals... When all is said and done...the GOAT
How come nobody is talking about the fact that DeRozan and Gay are not capable of playing together whatsoever. We sat through this in toronto and it was horrible
Watching this after the 2019 finals is hilarious. Not a single person even giving them the remotest chance of winning even a conference final. And here they are, NBA Champs
Jalen only one who got it right
And Raptors just won the NBA Championship last night... thanks in no small part to Kawhi
6:48 why they got Demar so big in the background 😂😂
Toronto gonna make the finals
masai ujury looks like a genuis now
4:48 THE SHOTS AT SKIP BAYLESS 👀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Higher taxes in canada is for public services like healthcare.
Why is that bad?
after dude said canadian taxes his laugh had me rolling lmfao
That segment talking about trading Jaylen Brown or Markelle Fultz for Kawhi was crazy talk in hindsight is fucking hilarious. I will say though Brown is about the only guy who consistently showed up for the Celtics in the playoffs.
It shows how genius this move was from the Toronto Raptors perspective
He's going to win an MVP with the Raptors
Edward Bliss i think you forget lebron exists in LA
Leave Here not LeBron lmao it's gunna be someone like Giannis or anything Davis
Leave Here not LeBron lmao it's gunna be someone like Giannis or anything Davis
The Greek will win
Not While THE GOAT KEVIN DURGOAT IS IN THE LEAGUE
8:25 What?!!! Ryan Hollins was right ?
He and the Indian dude talking to Richard Jefferson, got it right!
Shows how little these experts know about being a GM in the nba
I wish the trade would have been announced during the daytime rather than during the wee hours of the morning while we were all asleep!
Congratulations Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champions
Just laughing at this video three years later
props to jaylen
wow how do u refuse a supermax contract + no state taxes. this is insanity !!!
Poor grown man had a bruise on his thigh. Poor baby.
leericists happiness >
Danny Branderson There is no amount of shoe deals that is going to make up the money he's losing in the supermax. He's losing at least $80mill before you take into account taxes.
You are all so wrong. Stop being so short sighted, look at the big picture here. If this was Paul George, CP3, Anthony Davis then sure, take the supermax. Maximize your career earnings. Be a franchise player. Thing is, this is Kawhi Leonard. This guy is tied with KD for second best player in the NBA after LeBron. One stand out season, they overtake him. This is about the long term, building a legacy in a big market franchise that will be enough to set you up, not for life, but for a hundred lifetimes. Look at Jordan, Magic, Shaq. Look at their career earnings, versus what they made AFTER they retired. LeBron will be the same, a future billionaire not from supermax contracts, but from his brand. Leonard is in a unique position. He has the talent to make it to that level, but he needs to do it in the biggest market. Ain't no GOAT ever coming out of San Antonio; their players will always be underrated, that's just the way it is. When all is said and done, if KL plays in Toronto like he did a couple of years ago, goes to LA and keeps that same form, all his antics, bad press etc will be forgotten about. The sky is the limit. Give up 80m now, for 800m in the near future and the titular role in Space Jam 3? Yes please.
Hugh Myron Nah, you've looked at this wrong bro. All those players you mentioned have a personality and a desire to be in the limelight. Kawhi doesn't. Also, Kawhi isn't an undisputed top 3 player in the league. Plenty say AD is ahead of him along with Lebron, KD and Curry. Only way he gets that status of lifetime legacy is to win with the Clippers. Good luck to him on that
Where’s Stephen A smith reaction? Spurs got better and Raptors got better
real shit homie
the spurs.got.better and the raptor.got.bitter I guess that's what you mean holmes
Allen Zafra Huh? The Spurs are about to be eliminated and the Raptors are about to advance to the eastern finals so how did the Spurs get better and why are the Raptors bitter for advancing to the finals?
I dont think people in these comments realize Toronto isnt the arctic lol, its basically a smaller cleaner NYC
Markelle Fultz? 😂😂😂😂
I love that Jalen has what looks like ACV, maple syrup and cayenne pepper on his table. Master cleanse? Respect.
Kawhi is gonna stay in Toronto don’t @ me. I hope y’all come back to this video in a year tho and @ me when I’m right so I can say I told y’all so
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Who’s here to see who was right and wrong after the raptors championship
6:07 I bet philly wishes they took that deal now lol
who’s watching the gsw vs raptors rn
Drake too busy looking for Keke, he doesn't know derozan got traded 😂😂
4 years later.
Raptors are NBA Champions, Kawhi was the Finals MVP & now 2023 Jakob Poeltl is back home in Toronto dominating
Kawhi was leaving anyway next summer for nothing. This past year Kawhi did next to nothing for the Spurs with his injury. So they basically lose Danny Green for an all star in DeRozan and a much needed center in Poetl who will see good minutes on the Spurs. The Spurs won the trade. Toronto got 1 year of Leonard and gave up a young very good back up center and an all star and a first rounder.
Josh Paulus Exactly. Also, if the Spurs are really interested in Poetl they'd make sure he turns into somebody that would help their team. Just like what they did with Kawhi.
Masai always wins 🇳🇬 🏆🇨🇦
Jalen is one of the few who can call it right. He can remain unbiased and having played in Toronto knows the reality (not the bs most of these US "broadcasters" spew) of one of the top basketball cities in the world. In fact Toronto is the 6th largest market in the NBA and continues to grow.