Special Edition: Reaction To The TOR-SAS Trade, Day Two
NOTE: We have reviewed many of the 3 billion-plus stories that have been written about the trade and now present links to some of the best "day two" reactions. (See Wednesday's Basketball Intelligence for links to "Day One" reaction stories.)
- What The Trade Means For Both Teams & The NBA (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24128608/zach-lowe-kawhi-leonard-trade-spurs-raptors-nba
- Why The Other Kawhi Trades Never Happened (from Bobby Marks, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24136873/why-kawhi-leonard-trades-happen-lakers-celtics-76ers
- A Win For Both Teams? (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/7/19/17589218/kawhi-leonard-demar-derozan-spurs-raptors-trade
- Winners & Losers From The Trade (from Andrew Sharp, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/07/18/kawhi-leonard-trade-raptors-spurs-demar-derozan-winners-losers
- For The Raptors, A Risk Worth Taking (from Seerat Sohi, SBNation):
Read it here: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/7/18/17588166/kawhi-leonard-trade-toronto-raptors-demar-derozan-spurs
From Bruce Arthur, The Star: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/opinion/2018/07/18/raptors-gm-masai-ujiri-bets-the-house-on-the-home-team.html
From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/436531/2018/07/18/koreen-masai-ujiri-swings-for-fences-with-kawhi-leonard-trade-but-he-is-ok-if-he-whiffs/
- The Raptors Are Built For The Long Haul, No Matter What Kawhi Decides (from Jonathan Tjarks):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/7/18/17587568/toronto-raptors-kawhi-leonard-young-core
- In Trading For Kawhi, Raptors Sent A Loud Message (from Tim Bontemps, Washington Post):
Read it here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/ct-spt-kawhi-leonard-trade-spurs-raptors-20180718-story.html
- Ujiri's Career-Defining Trade (from Michael Grange, Sportsnet.ca):
Read it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-leonard-derozan-trade-career-defining-ujiri/
- How Kawhi Fits On The Raptors (from Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun):
Read it here: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/how-kawhi-leonard-fits-on-offence-and-defence-for-raptors
- How Kawhi Changes Raptors' Defensive Identity (from Steven Loung, Sportsnet.ca.):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/kawhi-leonard-changes-raptors-defensive-identity/
- A Shallow Dive Into Kawhi's Advanced Stats (from Colin Connors, Raptors Republic ):
Read it here: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2018/07/19/far-from-nothing-a-shallow-dive-into-kawhi-leonards-advanced-stats/
- What's Next For The Spurs? (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/07/18/kawhi-leonard-demar-derozan-trade-spurs-future-gregg-popovich-lamarcus-aldridge
- Popovich Looks Forward (from Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24132509/gregg-popovich-san-antonio-spurs-coach-says-kawhi-leonard-traded-move-on
- Poeltl Could Be A Valuable Piece For Spurs (from Jesus Gomez, Pounding The Rock):
Read and watch it here; https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/7/18/17586408/meet-your-new-spur-jakob-poeltl
- Spurs Finally Succumb To NBA's Chaos (from Harvey Araton, NYTimes):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/sports/san-antonio-spurs-kawhi-leonard.html#click=https://t.co/C6gqS2AgBj
- The Spurs Will Begin A Strange New Era (from Danny Chau, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/7/19/17589158/san-antonio-spurs-kawhi-leonard-demar-derozan
- DeRozan Wanted Help, Not An Escape (from Michael Lee, Yahoo Sports):
Read it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/demar-derozan-wanted-freed-lebron-help-toronto-raptors-gave-exact-opposite-193109109.html
- Podcast: Analyzing The Trade (from Alex Kennedy/FrankUrbina, Hoops Hype):
Listen to it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/07/19/nba-trade-rumors-san-antonio-spurs-toronto-raptors-masai-ujiri/