The NBA is on the verge of complete parity if only Kawhi Leonard will be smart and not head off to LA to become a Laker with LeBron and Anthony Davis.
Yes, I do write this from the perspective of a Warrior fan since of course Klay is going to sign a max deal and stay a Warrior forever. Klay is my favorite player. I can’t chain myself to the dimwit Thunder any longer. These people are doomed. They cannot make the right decisions. They made Mary Fallin governor….twice. For crying out loud they have Little Nick Gallo as the director of their communications operations. No wonder they haven’t found anything in the draft since James Harden.
But still, I’ll keep the domain and somewhat follow the doomed Thunder even though Sam Anderson and I both know the window is closed. You can’t make the same mistakes over and over and win a championship. NBA championships are very hard to win. Make no mistake of that. Dumb decisions don’t bring home rings.
The whole league hinges on Kawhi this week as he ponders his future. I would say to Kawhi…stay in Toronto. You just won a championship in the loveliest city in the league. The women are beautiful. You have the St. Lawrence River. You have Young Street. You have the Hockey Hall of Fame. You had Joe Carter’s walk off homer. You have the Leafs. You have the Falls of Niagara which you share with Buffalo. Buffalo is a dump—I’ve been there. Toronto is the ticket—stay a Raptor with Serge. You have the adoration of an entire country and you don’t have Donald Trump.
Sure—you could come to LA and win a ring with LeBron, but so what. Why diminish your own legacy doing this when you’ve already won two rings on two non super teams. Why become the latest NBA whore? Why do what Kevin Durant did? Why?
You can visit California whenever. I was born in San Diego. I get it. But stay in Toronto and see if you can beat the Splash Brothers with Klay on the floor.
Kawhi…please stay in Toronto.