About this episode

The episode discusses the hold on the Kawhi Leonard trade and analyzes the Raptors' team dynamics.

The Kawhi Leonard trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors is currently on hold. The Athletic’s Raptors beat writer, Eric Koreen, joins Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni with the latest news on the hold up and the league’s investigation into the Clippers and Kawhi. Then, the guys take a look at the Raptors team with Kawhi, Scottie Barnes offensive growth, and their best lineups. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/eme2tPcUM2 Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Eric Koreen Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave DuFour

Guests: Es Baraheni, Eric Koreen

Topics covered

• Kawhi Leonard trade
• NBA news
• Toronto Raptors
• Los Angeles Clippers
• team analysis
• player development

Keywords

• Kawhi Leonard
• trade
• Raptors
• Clippers
• NBA
• Scottie Barnes
• team lineups
• investigation

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Organizations: The Athletic, Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto Raptors

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