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\n Position
\n SF, SG\n <\/p>\n
\n Age
\n 35\n <\/p>\n
\n Height
\n 198 cm\n <\/p>\n
\n Weight
\n 102 kg\n <\/p>\n
\n Birth place
\n Riverside, United States of America\n <\/p>\n
There is a strong likelihood that the NBA superstar could be dealt back to Toronto, as reports suggest that the Raptors and the LA Clippers are in active discussions around Leonard.<\/p>\n
Leonard mainly wants to remain in LA as a Clippers, but would welcome a change of scenery, preferably on his old teams. Primarily, the two-time Finals MVP would like to strike a new contract with Toronto only, as 2026-27 would be the final year of his current deal<\/p>\n
With the Raptors emerging as the most possible destination, Leonard’s ongoing trade ties with Toronto can’t be more significant from what ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne has shared on NBA Today.<\/p>\n
“From what I understand, Kawhi is comfortable going back to places he’s been comfortable before. He’s been very comfortable in Toronto. There’s a guy who runs their performance there and he managed him the entire season with all the load managing and all the injuries he had, all the way to a championship,” Shelburne said.<\/p>\n
“He’s very comfortable with the Raptors organization and he didn’t burn any bridges.”<\/p>\n
Raptors applied strict load management to historic 2019 season with Kawhi Leonard <\/p>\n
Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors fulfilled the NBA’s most successful one-and-done season seven years ago, and that is out of the franchise’s strict and comprehensive health management of the superstar.<\/p>\n
Throughout the 2018-19 NBA regular season, the Raptors have carefully applied a load management stance on Leonard, barring him from playing back-to-back games and limiting his appearances to 60.<\/p>\n
In the end, Leonard was fully healthy and conditioned to play when it mattered the most. He powered the Raptors’ first-ever NBA championship run in a historic postseason fashion.<\/p>\n
Leonard’s lone season with the Raptors may have been brief, but the franchise’s support for him left a lasting impact, which puts a reunion back on the table.<\/p>\n
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