When a nation celebrated Kawhi Leonard’s famous four-bounce buzzer beater back in May, there’s a reason why some were soon suggesting the city build a statue to immortalize the moment.
Everybody loves a closer, and Toronto — 18 years after Vince Carter missed his potentially franchise-changing shot against the Sixers — finally had one. It took plenty of buckets to beat Philadelphia en route to a championship, but nobody will ever forget the winning one. Make a name as an NBA star who creates and makes big-stakes shots on the biggest stages, and you place yourself in a different class of company.