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Fred VanVleet says Raptors are hungry to repeat as champions, even without Kawhi Leonard

Fred VanVleet never has put much stock in the opinions of media pundits. Not when his Raptors were struggling against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, not when Toronto won the title, and not when superstar Kawhi Leonard left the team for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The point guard definitely isn’t going to start listening to basketball commentators now as they dismiss the Raptors’ chances of repeating as NBA champions.

“Typical. Typical media stuff. We’ve dealt with it before,” said VanVleet on Wednesday. “I don’t think any of us felt like we were darlings of the world just because we won a championship.