Bruce Arthur: In 2019, Kawhi asked the Raptors for a no-show job worth 10M a year, plus shares in the Maple Leafs
Full story here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/inside-kawhi-leonard-s-bizarre-list-of-secret-demands-from-raptors-and-how-they-line/article_9f1b0398-0ebd-4193-bc06-798efda95023.html Key passages: But multiple sources with knowledge of Toronto’s contract negotiations with Leonard in…
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