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Without a doubt, DeMar DeRozan is going to bring plenty to the San Antonio Spurs’ table. DeRozan was the top prize the Spurs got after finally parting ways with Kawhi Leonard by trading the embattled forward to the Toronto Raptors along with Danny Green. Apart from DeRozan, the Spurs also got young big man Jakob […]

Kawhi Leonard being sent to the Toronto Raptors was one of the biggest blockbuster transactions this summer. But what if he went to the Boston Celtics? News reveals that the Celtics offered its picks for the defensive stalwart. ESPN’s Zach Lowe, speaking on his podcast, said that the Celtics wanted to remain relevant and stay […]

Last week, the Toronto Raptors traded for disgruntled San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard despite the health concerns as well as reports that he had eyes on his Los Angeles. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the trade between the Spurs and Raptors is now official as Leonard has officially passed his physical. Kawhi Leonard […]

Danny Green played most of last season through injury, he just didn’t actually know how injured he was until the season was over. Green revealed on his Inside the Green Room with Danny Green podcast that he thought he just strained his groin in a December game against the Boston Celtics. Green found out during his […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was never shy of flaunting his friendship with his cornerstone player Tim Duncan, often saying in interviews that the two would likely hang them up simultaneously. “I kind of believed that,” Popovich said the other day in a telephone interview with Marc Stein of The New York Times, […]

It may take some time for people to get used to the fact that DeMar DeRozan is now a member of the San Antonio Spurs after he was traded to the Western Conference by the Toronto Raptors. That said, the superstar forward is making his moves to build a stronger link between him, his new […]

With the Kawhi Leonard saga completely over after a sudden trade that sent the forward northbound to the Toronto Raptors, more feedback about the process behind the scenes as well as thoughts by San Antonio Spurs personnel are starting to find its way in the news. One such player is Spurs legend David Robinson, who’s […]

The San Antonio Spurs officially moved on from All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard in a blockbuster trade to the Toronto Raptors this past week. In wake of the move, there have been plenty of reactions from around the league from both current and former players. Among those is Hall of Famer David Robinson voicing during an […]

By trading Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, the San Antonio Spurs hope that most topics with regards to the forward will no longer follow them. Of course, even the Spurs themselves know that it’s not going to be that easy avoiding Leonard-related discussions. Still, for head coach Gregg Popovich, the end of Leonard’s time […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich might be aging, but he is far from seeking retirement after being the longest-tenured helmsman in the game. Popovich faced reporters for the first time since the passing of his wife, Erin, earlier in April — which caused his absence from the last three games of playoff competition, […]

With Kawhi Leonard being traded to Toronto Raptors, more stories are coming out about his time with the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard is known to be a quiet and reserved guy, and he would take things to an extreme in order to avoid talking to others or the media. Mark Finger of the San Antonio […]

It just got interesting. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, Kawhi Leonard will be at the USA Basketball Camp in Las Vegas this week. Others that will be there are DeMar DeRozan, formerly of the Toronto Raptors, and Kyle Lowry, currently of the Raptors. As of now, Kawhi Leonard is expected to be in Vegas […]

The Toronto Raptors have done it, they traded for Kawhi Leonard, perhaps one of the best five players in the NBA — but now the impending noise to come will be deafening. Not only did Masai Ujiri have to answer to allegations that he lied to DeMar DeRozan before the trade went down, but also […]

After a Drew League game, DeMar DeRozan of the San Antonio Spurs gave his game-worn shoes to a lucky fan wearing his old Toronto Raptors jersey. As posted by Twitter user @DrewRuiz90, below is a footage of DeRozan handing out the shoes and posing for a picture: .@DeMar_DeRozan gives a fan at the @DrewLeague his […]

For the San Antonio Spurs’ newly-acquired star in DeMar DeRozan, it hasn’t exactly been the smoothest week for him. The four-time NBA All-Star was involved in a trade on Wednesday that sent the basketball world into a frenzy, as both DeRozan and seven-footer Jakob Poeltl were both sent from the Toronto Raptors to the Spurs […]

While most teams considered Kawhi Leonard’s mysterious quad injury as a deterrent, the Toronto Raptors saw it as an opportunity to place themselves in a position to sign an NBA champion-caliber player. This is what Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri confirmed when speaking to the press about their recent acquisition of the 27-year-old forward from […]

When Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan were traded for each other earlier this week, it shocked a lot of people but the most surprised person was probably DeRozan. DeRozan gave everything he had to the city of Toronto and to the Raptors for nine years and it seemed like it was where he wanted to spend […]

The drama surrounding the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard is finally over after he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan. It was a relationship that was strained mostly because of differences in opinion between the team’s medical staff and the second opinion that the player received along with his own personal […]

DeMar DeRozan felt betrayed after word of a trade involving him and Kawhi Leonard went viral, reportedly having been assured that he wouldn’t be traded just the week before the trade went down. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri briefly explained what went on last week in Las Vegas, when the two sides met during the […]

Danny Green is part of the trade that sent Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, and he understands because of the trade what type of pressure Leonard is going to be under. Danny Green told Jeff McDonald of the Express News that he is excited to be joining the Raptors but it doesn’t really matter […]

The Kawhi Leonard saga is only a physical away from being over, but his camp gave his thanks to the San Antonio Spurs, despite trifling with them for the majority of the season and testing their limits during the offseason, requesting a trade. His official Instagram fan page posted a photo of Leonard in a […]

After LeBron James signed with the LA Lakers the spotlight has rightfully shifted back on the NBA’s biggest drama this year – the Kawhi Leonard situation. At one point it seemed like the star forward had the entire basketball media world at his feet because everybody was waiting for something to happen with him. Yet […]

This is LeBron James’ fault. Last May, the Toronto Raptors suffered a 4-0 sweep in back-to-back seasons at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers after a historic playoff series by the four-time Most Valuable Player. That ultimately led to the firing of coach Dwane Casey who ironically won Coach of the Year honors at the […]

Letting go of Danny Green was a bitter part of the San Antonio Spurs’ process of putting an end to the Kawhi Leonard saga. Gregg Popovich can project himself relieved over the fact that one of the strangest stretches in the Spurs franchise’s history is finally over, but he‘s certainly not feeling any happier now […]

The social media accounts of NBA stars are bombarded with haters and their respective comments. One hater commented on San Antonio Spurs star LaMarcus Aldridge’s Instagram and got a dose of his own medicine. As observed by Quixem Ramirez, a troll outrightly told Aldridge that Kawhi Leonard is better than him. The big man came […]

The San Antonio Spurs have moved on completely from Kawhi Leonard following the blockbuster trade that sent the former Finals MVP to the Toronto Raptors. The Spurs weren’t playing around. Not only did they ship Leonard off to a different country, they’ve taken all of his merchandise out of the San Antonio team shop. At […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin believes there was one clear winner of the DeMar DeRozan-Kawhi Leonard trade between the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors — the team that took the biggest risk. “This is almost a no-lose situation for Toronto,” said Griffin as a guest in NBA TV. “DeRozan is owed a […]

San Antonio Spurs fans didn’t waste any time crossing out Kawhi Leonard from their memory after spending seven seasons with the team, quickly spraying over a mural with his face after being acquired by the Toronto Raptors. Anchor Robert Price of News 4 San Antonio was there for every step of the transformation, starting out […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge stuck to his guns during talks with the San Antonio Spurs for their estranged star Kawhi Leonard, choosing to offer a barrage of future assets instead of physical ones during conversations with the front office. What was even more surprising was the number of players Ainge had to take off […]

The Toronto Raptors were believed to be the odds-on favorites to land Kawhi Leonard last week, yet no one saw how the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference could trump the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, or the Philadelphia 76ers in this process. According to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, the […]

The NBA or any other professional sports organization is first and foremost a business. But no matter how many times that intangible piece of reality is recited, most people will always overlook it. The line between sports allegiance and business can be easily blurred, which is why feelings always get hurt whenever transactions like that […]

The last time the basketball world caught a glimpse of a fully-realized Kawhi Leonard, he was almost singlehandedly kicking the Golden State Warriors’ ass. With a superior supporting cast to the 2016-17 San Antonio Spurs, the Toronto Raptors—with Leonard—could become the greatest threat the Kevin Durant-led Warriors have faced. When the Warriors debuted their new […]

The Kawhi Leonard trade saga has finally concluded, only that the former San Antonio Spurs star is not landing in Los Angeles as he planned, but in the bitter cold of Northern Canada to join the Toronto Raptors. And as the hours go by, the details slowly begin to form — including some additional perks […]

The San Antonio Spurs have finally given themselves a reason to let out a massive sigh of relief following the conclusion of one of the most bizarre stretches in the franchise’s history. By trading beleaguered forward Kawhi Leonard along with Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs have rid the team of a big […]

If the Philadelphia 76ers had any shot of acquiring Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs prior the latter’s trade of the forward to the Toronto Raptors, they will have to break up one of the best young duos in the league. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Spurs were not impressed of a […]

Of the San Antonio Spurs’ Big Three, Tony Parker is the least outwardly changed by time. Where Tim  Duncan’s face now sports a few lines and grey specks of hair, and Manu Ginobili a bald dome, only perpetual stubble and sharpened features separate Parker young and old. And now, no Spur looks more different. San […]

DeMar DeRozan was reportedly promised by Toronto Raptors executives about a week ago during the Summer League phase that he would not get traded. Shortly afterwards, DeRozan was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster trade that netted the Raps the services of disgruntled forward Kawhi Leonard. And now, DeRozan is seemingly having […]

The relationship between San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and former star forward Kawhi Leonard will never be the same. After forcing his way out of San Antonio, it’s clear that Leonard did everything in his power to get away from Popovich and the Spurs organization. Despite their great times together, including two NBA Finals […]

After only playing in nine games last season for the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard’s health is still a huge concern. The Toronto Raptors took the gamble on Leonard by trading star DeMar DeRozan for him, and according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, are now the team will await the results of his physical. Here’s Windhorst […]