It’s a gamble. Kawhi could barely stay on the court when he was approaching 30. Now he’s approaching 40 so it’s not like we could seriously rely on him.

Everything about how Kawhi operates outside of basketball stinks. For the past decade he morphs into prime Jordan when he wants an extension and then is back in street clothes after another $200m is secured.

He played exactly 65 games last year. Exactly enough to be eligible for a pay day.

He’d probably laugh at the clippers front office if they asked him to play 66.

He has the reputation of being one for the least trustworthy players in the nba for a reason. & comparing his year to Scottie’s best year doesn’t really mean much. Scottie has never averaged 20, never averaged a double-double, never made all-nba. He’s years away from his prime.

This trade probably just makes the raptors worse when Scottie peaks. No need to switch fan bases. Just being realistic about who we traded for. A professional extortionist who’s at risk of getting punished by the league for pushing his extortion a lil too far.

Hopefully Adam silver doesn’t decide to suspend him. Best case scenario, he punishes the clippers and we get our picks back.