Here we are on July 3rd, about to be July 4th and Kawhi Leonard has yet to make a decision on where he will be playing basketball next year and for possibly the years to come. He has really been taking his time, he has been taking so much time that the Knicks cancelled the meeting with him because they were afraid of losing on a chance on other free agents. I mean I like how he is taking his time with the process, but I think he should make a decision soon. Because say he doesn’t make a decision soon, the other teams that lose out on him, don’t get a chance to sign other free agents to their team.
Everyone knows that its down to three teams for Kawhi, those teams are.
The Clippers, The Raptors, and The Lakers.
People are so anxious to know where he is going to go, that people are starting this #KawhiWatch to see if there is any news on him signing with a team. Lots of people have been saying that he is going to the Lakers, I’ve heard rumors that Kawhi out of the picture for the Clippers, I’ve heard that he is definitely re-signing with Toronto, with all these rumors I don’t even know who to believe anymore! So I’m going to break it up as to see what the benefits are if he joined one of the three teams he is deciding between.
What if Kawhi joins the Los Angeles Clippers
Say Kawhi Leonard joins the Clippers, this could really bring up his fame by going to LA and playing for the Clippers. He will be the face of the Clippers franchise like he was in Toronto. Kawhi will be closer to home, he will receive lots of fame, and lots of chances to get lots of endorsements by being in the LA life. I mean just look at Lebron, he basically left Cleveland because 1. He knew the Eastern Conference was getting tougher and wanted to leave before facing fear of defeat and 2. Because there was a lot more opportunities do lots of movies and endorsements in LA. Kawhi can be a big name like Lebron, he goes to the Clippers as Kawhi has won two titles with the Spurs and Raptors. But, if Kawhi chooses the Clippers, the team talent isn’t as talented like he was in Toronto. I don’t think he has the best shot of an NBA Championship if he goes to the Clippers.
What if Kawhi joins the Los Angeles Lakers
Kawhi has a chance of being part of a Big 3 in Lebron James and Anthony Davis. This move can make the Lakers a dangerous team to watch out for, as they arguably have the top 3 of the top 10 best players in the NBA on the same team. The Lakers might have a shot to win the NBA Title, but they are in a very tough Western Conference. Teams like the Warriors, Thunder, Jazz, Trailblazers, Nuggets, are all really strong teams in the West. If you ever wanted to get to the Finals, you would have to go through them to win the title. He might not be one of the faces of the franchise, but he will be possibly be a part of one of the strongest Big 3 that the NBA has ever seen.
What if Kawhi returns to the Toronto Raptors
Kawhi returns back to Toronto like nothing ever happened. The Raptors have everyone else back from last year’s championship roster and they would run it back and be ready to go to repeat the NBA Team. If Kawhi stays in Toronto, he wouldn’t have to worry about the tough Western Conference teams, still be the face of the franchise, and have a good shot to reach the NBA Finals again. The things that would hurt in his decision in going back to Toronto is basically when the future comes, they might not be able to bring that same championship roster back every year due to money and he wouldn’t get the fame like he would in LA.
After all these talks I don’t even know which team Kawhi will be playing for next year. I know I said earlier on a past blog that I predicted him signing with the Los Angeles Clippers, but it is now so hard to tell where he will end up going. I think he wants to possibly go out to LA, but winning that NBA Title with the Raptors makes the decision so much harder.
I think the best option for him for team success is the Toronto Raptors, because I think that would be the place that he could win another title. If he wants to be in the fame, then I think that the Lakers would be the fit as they are one of the most popular franchises and him getting to play with Lebron and Anthony Davis will make his name a little bit more known.
So where do you think Kawhi will play next season? The Clippers? The Lakers? The Raptors? We will have to wait and see what his decision will be very soon.
Also quick Celtics news, I’m a little bit frustrated with the Celtics decision the other day, they decided that they didn’t want Demarcus Cousins on their team, because due to his locker room problems in the past and they just don’t want to risk the chance of it happening again like last year with Kyrie. I think that was a stupid move by the Celtics because Demarcus Cousins is a really good player, instead we are signing back Daniel Theis who couldn’t make a shot at all last year, and this French dude name Vincent Poirer. Hopefully Danny made a decision that he won’t regret in the future.
BUT, The Celtics are saying they are happy with Gordon Hayward’s progress this off season which makes me hopeful that he can return back to that all-star we saw in Utah.
Fingers-crossed
Go Celtics!
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