The Toronto Raptors fired the coach of the year, traded the face of their franchise and didn’t play their best player. Now they’re in the NBA Finals.
During the ugly, highly public divorce proceedings between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs a year ago, the Toronto Raptors looked at this mess that captivated the NBA and saw an opportunity: the chance to lure one of the best players in the league to Canada.
Leonard was an unusually tricky prize to pursue. He had missed most of last season with a mysterious injury that kept him off the court even when the Spurs cleared him to play. “Without all this medical drama, we have no chance of talking to a player like that,”...
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