Now, the real threat in the East will be the Raptors, they still have a good point guard and I am sure Leonard will like the challenge to bring his team
in the NBA Finals now that the cavaliers are gone. I like the move by the Spurs, it favors the Raptors IMO.
Just because Kawhi Leonard is
"Kawhi Leonard" does mean that they are now the real threat on the East. Maybe one but still I don't considered them as the main threat. There is Boston Celtics with the return of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward
(expected) plus their promising young stars, there is also Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and also Cleveland Cavaliers which I expect will now can play more freely without pressure.
It favors the Raptors if they able to reached the finals or only if Kawhi will surely stay with them.
I just remembered the playoffs of Raptors against the Cavaliers.
Game 4 where DeRozan was on bench because of his off night game.
I think that is already a clue that they will be trading him. Who would bench a superstar like that for a lot of minutes and that is the playoffs. It should not happen. They are already throwing him away even if the game is not over.
That was Casey's fault. He also benched DeRozan at Game 3. Maybe one of the reason he got fired by Raptors management.
I guessed the trade was unexpected and not really part of the plan.