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Raptors trade for Kawhi

allpurpleallgold
allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
edited October 29 in Hardcore Husky Board
Wojbomb.

Final details haven’t come through but DeRozan is going to San Antonio.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    And it’s a thud.

    Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Poeltl and a highly protected pick.

    I think Pop has earned the right to not rebuild. If he wants to go out winning 45 games that’s fine. San Antonio is no longer the gold standard for organizations. They’ve been making bad moves for a few years now and blowing it with a top 5 player makes it official.

    The Raptors are now the favorite in the east if Kawhi is healthy.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,059 Founders Club
    Fire Magic
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  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113
    Shit show.

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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,813 Standard Supporter
    UWhuskytskeet said:

    Shit show.





    Tells me Kawhi is gay.

    Toronto women are world class.

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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    allpurpleallgold said:

    And it’s a thud.

    Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Poeltl and a highly protected pick.

    I think Pop has earned the right to not rebuild. If he wants to go out winning 45 games that’s fine. San Antonio is no longer the gold standard for organizations. They’ve been making bad moves for a few years now and blowing it with a top 5 player makes it official.

    The Raptors are now the favorite in the east if Kawhi is healthy.

    Totally disagree, this might put them above Philly for #2 but Boston is not at all scared by this move.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,059 Founders Club
    LA may be able to fleece the Raptors easier than SA
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  • Squirt
    Squirt Member Posts: 485
    UWhuskytskeet said:

    Shit show.

    Guaranteed that Pop drank Kawhi's tears like it was a fucking elixir of life.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    dnc said:

    allpurpleallgold said:

    And it’s a thud.

    Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Poeltl and a highly protected pick.

    I think Pop has earned the right to not rebuild. If he wants to go out winning 45 games that’s fine. San Antonio is no longer the gold standard for organizations. They’ve been making bad moves for a few years now and blowing it with a top 5 player makes it official.

    The Raptors are now the favorite in the east if Kawhi is healthy.

    Totally disagree, this might put them above Philly for #2 but Boston is not at all scared by this move.
    Healthy Kawhi is the second best player in the league. Boston should be, at least, a little scared. The Raptors won 59 games last year. Yeah, they got their annual playoff ass whooping but the difference between Kawhi and DeRozan is the most important thing in the playoffs.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    allpurpleallgold said:

    dnc said:

    allpurpleallgold said:

    And it’s a thud.

    Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Poeltl and a highly protected pick.

    I think Pop has earned the right to not rebuild. If he wants to go out winning 45 games that’s fine. San Antonio is no longer the gold standard for organizations. They’ve been making bad moves for a few years now and blowing it with a top 5 player makes it official.

    The Raptors are now the favorite in the east if Kawhi is healthy.

    Totally disagree, this might put them above Philly for #2 but Boston is not at all scared by this move.
    Healthy Kawhi is the second best player in the league. Boston should be, at least, a little scared. The Raptors won 59 games last year. Yeah, they got their annual playoff ass whooping but the difference between Kawhi and DeRozan is the most important thing in the playoffs.
    I know you hate Durant but no one is taking healthy Kawhi over him.

    He might be third best.

    I agree the improvement from Derozen to Kawhi is huge but it's not as big as the improvement from no Heyward to Heyward plus no Kyrie in the playoffs to Kyrie playoffs plus another year of experience for Tatum and Brown.

    Toronto got lucky to win 59 games last year, they're not going to win that many this year even with Kawhi. They're not going to beat Boston for home court unless Kyrie and Heyward are out for the playoffs again, in which case Philly was going to beat Boston anyway.

    Boston isn't worried about Team Drake.
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    allpurpleallgold said:

    dnc said:

    allpurpleallgold said:

    And it’s a thud.

    Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Poeltl and a highly protected pick.

    I think Pop has earned the right to not rebuild. If he wants to go out winning 45 games that’s fine. San Antonio is no longer the gold standard for organizations. They’ve been making bad moves for a few years now and blowing it with a top 5 player makes it official.

    The Raptors are now the favorite in the east if Kawhi is healthy.

    Totally disagree, this might put them above Philly for #2 but Boston is not at all scared by this move.
    Healthy Kawhi is the second best player in the league. Boston should be, at least, a little scared. The Raptors won 59 games last year. Yeah, they got their annual playoff ass whooping but the difference between Kawhi and DeRozan is the most important thing in the playoffs.
    I really don’t get the love fest for Kawhi. Second best in the league? He’s not in my top 5. And being healthy is kind of a big asterisk to casually waive aside.
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