I was such a huge fan of Leonard his draft year and really wanted the Raptors to get him, but after all the oddness of the last season, I'm not sure what to think. I could be wrong but I believe most of the talk about him being dead-set on signing with LA next season came about before the LeBron trade, but that might have changed the likelihood of him staying with a team like the Raptors. Still, the only way he probably has a shot to stay with the Raptors is if they make a run to the finals this year, so you've got to not only make sure that you're protected, asset-wise, if he leaves, but that you've kept yourself enough win-now assets for this year. Such a tough needle to thread.
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