Two weeks have passed since the San Antonio Spurs made the NBA’s marquee trade of the summer, moving Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick.
This trade solved the months-long saga between Leonard and the Spurs, which evolved over the handling of the former’s right quadriceps injury, initially announced before the 2017 preseason. Leonard would only play nine games in the 2017-18 season, returning for this short stretch from December to January, without back-to-back games.
Eventually, Leonard wanted out and to join the Los Angeles Lakers.