What's next for the Spurs after trading Kawhi Leonard?

The San Antonio Spurs agreed to send Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night, and attrition is still unbeaten. The situational confluence of time, money and personal interest remains the NBA's big change agent. There is no reminder as if the star players changed sides, with DeMar DeRozan, a player that we thought was cut off in the same way. The last two months of Leonard's rumors softened the surprise of the blow, of course. Still, it's still a little strange to understand that even the Spurs, in many ways a model franchise, are bullet-proof.

It is quite difficult to build a team of substance in any professional sport. to himself. All winning formulas ultimately control the change. The adjustment of prices by a sense of stagnation has become a reasonable off-season prerogative for the Toronto front office. It's easy to understand what's going on in Leonard's Final and over a year, and losing Jakob Poeltl and a favorably protected first-rounder while bringing in a second Danny Green player. Is not so bad. The reputation of the franchise and its long series of successes make things more difficult at the end of San Antonio, during a summer that saw Tony Parker leave and with the retirement of Manu Ginobili in the air

. Basketball was characterized by a rare disinterestedness that permeated the style of play as well as the cloakroom. Watching a more and more upset Leonard force the hand of his own team was unusual and unexpected. It was thought that he was the torchbearer post-Tim Duncan of the franchise, bursting on the stage in the 2014 Finals, painted like a silent killer without any frills. Although it's never good for a quote, Leonard's straight-face approach has always proven a compelling roadmap for the NBA stable of flashy and flashy superstars. He is coming out of an injury, and who knows what Toronto will get at this point. But at his best, Leonard remains a closed corner, the rare defensive franchise player who rejects his own celebrity, perhaps more of a "unicorn" than any other talent in the league.

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. The pathos of this divorce will have to be relaunched. Taking this case is not a king's ransom, but DeRozan will help them stay competitive. Treating an unhappy and motivated Leonard who has taken steps to separate himself from the values ​​of the organization prevents it from becoming a total identity crisis. As long as Gregg Popovich is the coach of the team, San Antonio will be able to seriously sell the strength of his own foundation. They will likely avoid a complete reshuffle, at least until 2021, with LaMarcus Aldridge under contract and DeRozan holding a player option for this year. They will hoist a cavalcade of mid-range jumpers and hope to take it away.

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