Kawhi Gone To Clippers
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Ya he was offered a $4.7M condo if he stayed, that Kwahi could have given to his uncle.
No, they were asking for a lot more than that. Further more, if you listen to what Masi said when asked the question at the press conference "did the Leonard camp negotiate in good faith" ?
His answer was "I believe Kawhi negotiated in good faith".
Seems like Uncle Dennis is looking out for Uncle Dennis.
Looks like details are starting to surface that Uncle Dennis is linked to finders fees.. Perhaps Steve B is spending some of that Microsoft fortune..
Kawhi just thanked the Raptors, the fans and Toronto. Nice gesture. Good luck to him and his family. (His son is Canadian born.) Hopefully, he will be on load management when the Clippers come to Toronto.
As the Irish say "he was here for a good time, not for a long time".
As the Irish say "he was here for a good time, not for a long time".
I still love Kawhi, I don't believe he's done with our city...after all LBJ went back to Cleveland.
When Steve Ballmer ran Microsoft, Steve Jobs drank his milkshake. How long can Kawhi put up with him, he should have listened to his gf. The Clippers wont win, I'm putting my money on the Denver Nuggets. With all the hoopla, nobody is talking about them.
Time for George to fess up, he said that Andrew Wiggins is better than Jamal Murray. Some things I don't forget, Wiggins again wont play for Canada, he's a stiff.
When Steve Ballmer ran Microsoft, Steve Jobs drank his milkshake. How long can Kawhi put up with him, he should have listened to his gf. The Clippers wont win, I'm putting my money on the Denver Nuggets. With all the hoopla, nobody is talking about them.
Time for George to fess up, he said that Andrew Wiggins is better than Jamal Murray. Some things I don't forget, Wiggins again wont play for Canada, he's a stiff.
Here you go Darts. Kawhi thanks Raptor fans. They guy was enjoying his summer forgive him if it took a while.
His agent did a good job coaching him what to say....
At the end of the day, he brought us a championship and his son will always be half Canadian...lol.
His son was born in Canada and 18 years from now will be drafted by the Raptors. LOL.
On a serious note, if his son does play and is a decent player but not a superstar, maybe he'll play for team Canada.
McGrady, Stoudamire, and Carter have all said repeatedly, that they regretted leaving the Raptors.
I've specifically heard McGrady say he doesn't have regrets. Carter never left, he was traded and has given half ass answers on his feeling about the trade, and Stoudamire says things like "I would stay if I was playing now but things were a lot different back when I left".
I'm pretty sure Vince Carter left when he was traded. (A trade that he asked for/demanded).
In about 3-4 minutes of Google search.....
From September 13, 2013:
“In hindsight, looking back, obviously I wish I had stayed in Toronto,” McGrady was saying in a recent telephone interview from his home in the Houston area. “There’s no doubt we could have contended for a championship. I think about that often.
August 3, 2013:
...Mighty Mouse..on the side with minority owner Isiah Thomas who couldn’t put the cash together in time to buy the entire franchise. Thomas drafted Stoudamire with his first pick and it wasn’t a popular selection as many fans of the new franchise were disappointed that the name called wasn’t UCLA’s Ed O’Bannon who was coming off a national championship with the storied collegiate program. Stoudamire’s resulting loyalty to Thomas had him asked to be traded when Thomas lost his ownership stake, and the rest as they say is history. But it’s history that the diminutive guard wishes would have taken a different course.
“I was young,” said Stoudamire with a smile. “Basketball is a business and as you get older it’s more about building relationships and that’s more important than the selfishness in which I left here. For me, I wish I could have done that over again because it just wasn’t done the right way.”
“I don’t think that I handled it the right way and I just wish that I could have cleaned it up.” But now looking back, Stoudamire realizes how lucky he was during his time North of the border. “Toronto is a first class organization,” nodded the 39-year-old Stoudamire as he reflected on his days a Raptor. “This is a first class and very under rated city. I tell people that all the time."
I've got to get some work done, but it wouldn't take long to find a V.C.15 quote I'm sure.
From September 13, 2013:
“In hindsight, looking back, obviously I wish I had stayed in Toronto,” McGrady was saying in a recent telephone interview from his home in the Houston area. “There’s no doubt we could have contended for a championship. I think about that often.
August 3, 2013:
...Mighty Mouse..on the side with minority owner Isiah Thomas who couldn’t put the cash together in time to buy the entire franchise. Thomas drafted Stoudamire with his first pick and it wasn’t a popular selection as many fans of the new franchise were disappointed that the name called wasn’t UCLA’s Ed O’Bannon who was coming off a national championship with the storied collegiate program. Stoudamire’s resulting loyalty to Thomas had him asked to be traded when Thomas lost his ownership stake, and the rest as they say is history. But it’s history that the diminutive guard wishes would have taken a different course.
“I was young,” said Stoudamire with a smile. “Basketball is a business and as you get older it’s more about building relationships and that’s more important than the selfishness in which I left here. For me, I wish I could have done that over again because it just wasn’t done the right way.”
“I don’t think that I handled it the right way and I just wish that I could have cleaned it up.” But now looking back, Stoudamire realizes how lucky he was during his time North of the border. “Toronto is a first class organization,” nodded the 39-year-old Stoudamire as he reflected on his days a Raptor. “This is a first class and very under rated city. I tell people that all the time."
I've got to get some work done, but it wouldn't take long to find a V.C.15 quote I'm sure.
From 2015
Every time he's asked the question his answers usually sound like this, and I've heard him say "no I don't regret it. I wanted to go home".
Look at the interview with Staudammire in this thread, and those are usually the types of answers he gives when asked the question.
Besides, you reading to much into these quotes. After there glory years are over and they gotten everything they wanted, they still want the love from all the fans so they tell them what they want to hear.
how many real Canadians in Raptor? If not Canadian then how could you be patriotic to Canada ... it is like a business nothing related to a country ... MS ....Google... etc... hire people ... and when those people get more money somewhere else they move on... that's what it is ... nothing personal
I'm over it, Kawhi wanted to be able to live in the palatial estate he owns, perfectly understandable.
Kawhi will get a drastically different reception when he returns than what Kyrie Irving will get when he returns to Boston.
Kawhi will get a drastically different reception when he returns than what Kyrie Irving will get when he returns to Boston.
