This just took another turn...

Things have taken another turn for the Toronto Raptors as more reports have come out following Adam Silver's Comments in the NBA Board of Governors meeting that happened a couple days ago We do have some new insights in terms of what the timeline is for Kawhi Leonard some of the latest developments and why the Toronto Raptors are not super worried about the big bombshells that dropped from Shams from Adam Silver over the past couple of days because Things are looking bleak out there for Kawhi Leonard and for the LA Clippers in terms of there being a legitimate Punishment a legitimate penalty for the LA Clippers for Kawhi for someone in his camp because of this aspiration Debacle that has gone on. It's the only word to describe it but there are some things that have now come out since Adam Silver's press conference, which is Taking a weight off of Toronto Raptors fans hearts and you know Even though there will seemingly be some significant repercussions, you know thrown out to Kawhi thrown out to Adam Silver It should keep this trade alive things should be positive should be fine for this Raptors team so we will dive into all the latest updates all the latest reports and why Raptors fans people in the front office aren't as Worried as some of the comments from Adam Silver, maybe made some Raptors fans feel at least over the past 24 hours So lots of stuff to dive into but before we do I appreciate all the support we've been getting just crossed the 43,500 milestone inching closer and closer to 44 K I mean we were just asking for a 42,000 for a long time for a long while But I appreciate all the new viewers and if you are enjoying the daily Toronto Raptors content twice a day three times a day We've been delivering it all here on Raptors. I just make sure you enjoy Make sure you hit that subscribe button. Maybe my camera will stop freezing once once we hit 44k but let's dive into the news because of course Adam Silver had a lot to say about Kawhi Leonard out there at the NBA Board of Governors meeting and we do have some new updates from insiders from charms and from you know People around the league about what is going on with Kawhi So let's take a look first from Doug Smith as he came out and said that according to multiple NBA sources When the Raptors had to commit in writing to assume any risk of penalties The Leonard might incur from the investigation into his Los Angeles Clippers contract They decided to put a pause on the transaction So this is a direct response from one of the quotes that basically Adam Silver came out and said, you know The league didn't stop the trade the league didn't put on pause. They were in calm, you know, they were in conversations They knew what was going on. He said this the issues were well known to the teams I don't think any of this information should have taken anyone by surprise but the reality is The league tried to come out and basically get the Toronto Raptors to put in writing that they would be on the line They would be liable for stuff for cap circumvention for illegal scummy stuff the Clippers front office They would be liable for it. So that of course didn't make any sense Make sense why Bobby Webster even after doing his due diligence Even after contacting the NBA and doing what a good front office should as you pursue you know a top-ten player in the league that is dealing with a lot of baggage as quiet Leonard is if the league's gonna throw A document at you and be like, okay, you're gonna be liable what? Suspensions dribble suspensions and stuff for Kawhi. That's all you know Well and good But if you're gonna be on the hook for Kawhi's contract for this stuff that you your front office didn't even participate in that your front office was specifically affected by out there in 2019 Doesn't make a lick of sense. So it makes sense. Why this your trade was put on pause despite absolutely Oh the teams knew about it. Why don't they agree to it and they knew about it, right? So, uh, some people are roasting Doug Smith's, you know takes and reports as of late You know I'm definitely standing by with him on this one and he also had this to say the sources granted an Anonymity to allow them to speak freely about the delay said Tuesday the Raptors Knowing they might be on the hook for future penalties was one thing but having to sign off on Formal conditions was enough to make the Toronto Raptors decide Let's just wait until the probe is completed So, you know They knew some stuff was coming probably that a suspension of some sort was coming for Kawhi Leonard and that's all fine I've stand on this I've stood on this basically, you know, I learned to spend it Just get some extra run for call Murray boils You get less of injury risk injury load out there on Kawhi Leonard over the course of the season. It's fine That's all good But if you're gonna be right putting in writing your Organization is going to be you on the line on the hook for some scummy stuff to LA Clippers front office It doesn't make any sense. So what else are we coming out? What other news is coming out regarding this Kawhi Leonard situation? well Shams had some new reports saying that this did come as a surprise to the Toronto Raptors and they will they took the position of Well, we'll listen if you're telling us that there is a potential risk here. We're going to just wait out this investigation So technically the deal could have went through so, you know as Doug Smith put it once it was put into writing the Toronto Raptors We're gonna be on the hook. We're gonna be on the line, you know to that extent It made sense for the Toronto Raptors to put things on hold But we did get some positive, you know updates because Adam silver when his quotes and we broke that all this down in the last video I'm not gonna rehash every single quote that he said but Indicated we're hopeful. It's done by the end of the offseason. We're not gonna rush it We're not gonna you know, just push this through over the line, even though this is something that should have been done months ago You know, he's I I get it I agree with the league that they shouldn't just you know Wipe this slate clean just because a trade happened but Adam silver was like, oh, we'll see Hopefully it's done by the end of the offseason Well, we do have a good update as Shams revealed that the LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer met with watchtel Lipton last week of course law firm that is conducting these investigations in New York City and what is expected to be one of the final steps of Investigation now This stuff came out in August last year is Steve Ballmer Just get meeting these folks like is this is this a step that had to wait 11 months to actually happen That sounds pretty bonkers seems pretty stupid to me But you know at least it's happened here right now and then hopefully we can put this to bed as soon as possible But at least a positive note rather than the ambiguous, you know, well this happened the loopy-doopy stuff We've been hearing from Adam silver So we have that but also Josh Bloomberg gave some insight in terms of what the Toronto Raptors from office is feeling out there on This front for uh, you know with the quiet lighted situation He had some interesting insight saying that basically a few reasons why the disaster scenario of voiding Kauai's contract is considered highly unlikely It's first his current contract signed in 2024 isn't under investigation now I don't know if I agree with this because we did see some reports that came out from Chomsk, Rania just a couple of days ago that basically or sorry from from the athletic from Mike or Working off that not only has watched a lip in the league's go-to law from higher for the conduct the inquiry investigating the circumvention of the NBA salary caps of Sponsored deal for Kauai Leonard with aspiration It also is looked into whether the Clippers have improperly covered expenses for Leonard and were not reimbursed for them Those sources have said and the firm has examinative Leonard has had previously unreported endorsement deal with another company. So again right now as Josh Bloomberg put it as he's kind of stating out there with these reports the front office and you know He's got his ear directly to Bobby Webster the front office But the one question that is the deal the one in question right now is the deal He signed in 2021 expired more than a year ago. So his current contract isn't, you know under investigation There but apparently there are multiple investigations going on beyond the aspiration scandal the tree planting scandal You know Kauai is Groot, you know happening So, I don't know how much I align with the thought process on this Well, there's just some Josh Bloomberg at the front office but yeah that's his update there and then also came out and said that even if it's proven Kauai Leonard asked the Clippers for the same things In 2021 that we know he asked the Toronto Raptors for in 2019 certainly possible if not likely like I've stood on this I agree with him in full tilt There's no world Kauai Leonard didn't ask for all that stuff from the LA Clippers as we know he was asking for all that stuff Or at least uncle Dennis was asking for all that stuff, you know from the Toronto Raptors He's getting that from LA Clippers It's probably one of the reasons he went there But the onus is on the team to say no if the Clippers and by extension Kauai are found guilty They will take the brunt of the penalty I mean I hope he's inferring here like the Raptors of course aren't gonna get the brunt of the penalty for a team that got screwed by All these you know requests and asks because we decide to uphold the letter of the law and not give Kauai Leonard ownership in MLC or anything like that. So Again, these are the takes these are the reports. These are the stuff that's coming out as of late regarding this situation I want to pose a question to you guys here right now How on a scale of 1 to 10 how worried are you about this Kauai Leonard trade going through right? Comment down below 1 being not worried at all 10 believing, you know The Raptors are not getting Kauai in the offseason this road, you know, there's a chance even if his contract gets voided He still comes to the Toronto Raptors and honestly, that would be by far the best case scenarios You get your picks back. You have more roster flexible You still have Ingram and Dick on the team whether it's trade assets or actual useful players. So they have a lot of options They have a lot of directions they can go but I want to know what you guys think out there in the comment section But you guys the best make sure you guys hit that subscribe button again marching towards 44,000 subscribers right now So appreciate every single one of you. I'm signing out