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Kawhi Leonard is returning to Toronto - where he never should've left

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Kawhi Leonard is returning to Toronto - where he never should've left

Kevin O'ConnorNBA Senior AnalystTue, June 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM UTC

Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor reacts to the blockbuster deal that sends the seven-time All-Star back to the place where won the NBA championship in 2019. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

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Video Transcript

I'm really excited about what the Raptors are gonna be.

I, I, I'm, I'm beyond excited.

I'm shocked.

I can't believe this actually happened.

I just-- I couldn't have seen it coming.

Like, I thought if Kawhi were to get traded by the Clippers and get sent somewhere else, I thought it would be, I don't know, like a, like a, you know, the Warriors, somebody like that.

I thought it would be the Heat, you know, if they didn't get Giannis, somebody like that.

I just didn't, I didn't see Toronto coming.

And I just think it's a really cool thing that he's gonna be able to go back to the team.

Kawhi Leonard is gonna get go Kawhi Leonard is going back to the team that he never should have left.

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That's the way I feel about it.

He's going back to the place he never should have left.

He was in a place where they won a championship and they were set up to win more.

They could have won more, or at least gone on more deep playoff runs.

And look, now, now they're in a position now where, you know, a- as, as Logical Raptors Fanatic said in the chat, they had a top three defense, and now the offense is gonna be on the rise.

And I'd just be really excited if I'm a Raptors fan right now.

And as V said, just wait till the extension.

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