When the Toronto Raptors first traded for Kawhi Leonard back in July 2018, there were question marks about his health – and even his desire to play in Toronto – following a lost season with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017-18 season.
How the Raptors would handle Leonard moving forward would be an interesting point of call throughout the season. Finding themselves in a precarious situation, Toronto would look to get all of the value out Leonard – assuming that he would leave in the summer- but would also look to shift themselves into pole position to tie Leonard down in the summer of 2019.