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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70
OKC got a haul for PG. Raps were not going to mortgage their future for another "star" to keep Kawhi in Toronto and make another run.
Hopefully Toronto takes a run at Giannis in 2 years. lol
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Because the only way for the Raptors to get PG was going to be to take Westbrook as well. There weren't enough salary swaps and picks to make it happen.
Plus, it already seems pretty widely accepted that Presti was playing the Clippers against the Raptors to get as much as they did.
Leonard point blank told LA he wasn't going to sign without PG. So even though the players and picks went to OKC, the Clippers essentially locked in getting PG and Leonard for that trade.