For the Toronto Raptors, there is everything that everyone is saying publicly, and then there is a whole different series of subplots that are taking place below the surface. And so, here was Kawhi Leonard, finally speaking as a member of the Raptors for the first time since the team acquired him in July. To the extent that the famously quiet former Finals MVP said anything at all, it was colourless and anodyne. He comes to Toronto “with an open mind,” he’s excited to play here, and he’s healthy and ready to go. “I’m a quiet guy during the summer.”The truth about what is likely to happen to the Toronto Raptors over the next year lies somewhere among all those things unsaid.

Source: National Post September 24, 2018 18:56 UTC