The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a deal with the Toronto Raptors that will see NBA All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan swap teams, and fans seem quite surprised.
All indications have been that Leonard is adamant about signing with the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next summer. If that’s the case, the Raptors are taking a huge risk by trading DeRozan for an arguably less reliable star that may be only a one-year rental. The general consensus from the Twitterverse seems to be that Toronto is making a mistake.
Kawhi Leonard showing up to the Raptors physical pic.twitter.com/5RyoQ8Vayf
— Joshua Weidus (@WeidusKidYouKno) July 18, 2018
Feel like kawhi would benfit alot from living in a country w free health care
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) July 18, 2018
Kawhi Leonard after his 3rd game as a Raptor pic.twitter.com/s2XIsd5gaj
— Cult of Personality (@Phranchize19) July 18, 2018
Kawhi Leonard right now pic.twitter.com/71IyaLCl5e
— Cult of Personality (@Phranchize19) July 18, 2018
Lakers fans waiting on Kawhi in 2019 like… pic.twitter.com/l5d3ctbTgx
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) July 18, 2018
Kawhi Leonard finding out he may be going to the Toronto Raptors pic.twitter.com/xoEioiHqFg
— Ahil (@Ahilraj_) July 18, 2018
Kawhi Leonard when he meets Drake in Toronto after not being traded to LA pic.twitter.com/0uCN68KCj5
— Pacboy Beats 808 (@PacboyBeats808) July 18, 2018
Kawhi Leonard when the next NBA off-season comes pic.twitter.com/rldh4EvpG5
— Cult of Personality (@Phranchize19) July 18, 2018
When @kawhileonard finally gets traded but it’s not good enough. #kawhi #spurs #raptors pic.twitter.com/YzD82NhN7I
— Jason Salapich (@JasonSalapich) July 18, 2018
Multiple reports have indicated that Leonard has no desire to play for the Raptors, but they are obviously hoping they can change his mind over the course of a season like the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to do with Paul George. In the rare event that Leonard does find a way to get the trade to fall through, it seems like the Raptors will have their hands full trying to make amends with DeRozan.
