The San Antonio Spurs changed the makeup of their franchise’s present and future when they sent a disgruntled Kawhi Leonard to Toronto.
In exchange for sending Kawhi and Danny Green north of the border, the Spurs received DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a protected first round pick.
Toronto is one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this year, so that pick will almost assuredly fall outside of the top-20 protection the Raptors put on it.
San Antonio is currently in the playoff picture, so neither of their first round picks are likely to fall in the lottery this year.