The Toronto Raptors are not about bells and whistles and fireworks lighting up the skies extolling the virtues of the franchise, its record, its method of operation, its place in the NBA pecking order.
So, as they make a pitch to free-agent Kawhi Leonard — likely on Wednesday, as far as anyone can ascertain in these odd and intensely quiet times — they are certain to go soft on their selling job.
All team president Masai Ujiri has ever said publicly about how they will convince Leonard to stay after one memorable, championship season is that the Raptors “will be who we are” and that is certain to be the message they convey.