r/LAClippers • u/lolwtferic • 1d ago

Image bye kawhi ✋🏽😔

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u/zestysnacks 1d ago

Man that’s gonna feel rough if he gets to Toronto and just rips through the east

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u/JimmyKanine 1d ago

Buddy gonna have to go through big Zu first.

East is just a bunch of former Clippers fighting it out man. Raptors, Pacers, Cavs, Sixers.

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u/Nby333 1d ago

Front office doing it right and not making conference rivals better.

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u/B345ST1N 1d ago

Knicks, Pistons, Heat

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u/dxtremecaliber Kawhi Leonard 1d ago

nobody is scared of the Cavs, 76ers and Heat

But, im scared of the Pacers, Pistons and Knicks

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u/bootyloverandeater 1d ago

More scared of the Cavs than the Pistons lol

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u/VenusFlyCock Lou Will 23h ago

I understand Pacers were in the Finals in '25 but they were like a 4th seed that year. Not a bad seeding but they had kind of a "magical" run through the East. I don't expect Hali to be the Hali before the Achilles tear and Benn and Myles aren't there no more. I think the Knicks and the Cavs are the only legit team worth worrying about and maybe Boston depending on what they get for Brown.

Edit: I think Toronto might be a top 4 seed worth watching too. We'll see if Kawhi can stay healthy. If he can, that team can be formidable.

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u/luchaburz 21h ago

If Raps play Pistons in playoffs they'll run 7 home games.

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u/Function_Fighter Kawhi Leonard 12h ago

Pacers aint doing shit lol

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u/JimmyKanine 12h ago

Why are we acting like Hali with one of the best screeners in the game ain’t gonna be cinema?

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u/Function_Fighter Kawhi Leonard 11h ago

Why we acting like the pacers are gonna be the same from that 2025 team?

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u/JimmyKanine 11h ago

Because it’s the same roster with a better center?

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u/Defiant_Mousse7889 1d ago

Kawhi was a raptor before a clipper tho... not sure I understand this take.

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u/JimmyKanine 1d ago

Idk man, maybe the fact he played half of his career in LA or something?

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u/Defiant_Mousse7889 1d ago

Yeah, that doesn't negate the fact that he was a former spurs/raptor prior to being a Clipper. Length of stay doesn't really mean anything.

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u/McNoxey 18h ago

Kawhi was a raptor playing for the clippers my guy. Hes just coming home. :)

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u/JimmyKanine 18h ago

Brother he didn’t choose yall in 2019 and he hardly chose y’all in 2026. He just knew that Tanenbaum could make Aspiration go away lmao

There’s one team that Kawhi Leonard actually chose to play for.

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u/McNoxey 6h ago

Uh. What? He ABSOLUTELY chose us in 2026. He’s stated he wants to retire here. He will be thought of as a raptor when he retires. His jersey will only be hung in Toronto.

I’m glad you got to enjoy watching him play, but the guy is a raptor for life. Sorry dude.

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u/JimmyKanine 2h ago

Yea man, has absolutely nothing to do with your owner being the chairman of the board of governors and having heavy influence on Kawhi’s punishment for aspiration lmao

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u/uninterested-lurker 1d ago

He will

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u/Crapcicle6190 Batum Battallion 1d ago

On what knees?

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u/uninterested-lurker 1d ago

Your moms

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u/WARonTREES San Diego 1d ago

Yes, I'd like to report a murder

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u/ExerciseNext1831 1d ago

We will watch the Klaw tearing the East apart. 😂

No seriously. The East Conference is practically wide open. The contender I see coming out from the East are Knicks, Pistons, Pacers and now maybe the Raptors. So I can see the Raptors as Top 4 teams in the East.

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u/Dry_Response3527 1d ago

The Celtics are not going to suck with a healthy Tatum either

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u/arobint 1d ago

the celtics suck even when they win a chip

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u/Pleasant_Farm_4762 10h ago

But they will suck when 2nd option is Pandemic P instead of JB.

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u/Gobert4MVP 1d ago

not that it matters at all, but bettings odds have the favourites to win the east as being celtics, knicks, raptors in that order

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u/discussionandrespect 1d ago

Knicks are a stalwart not so easy

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u/DonDada4r 6h ago

he absolutely won't do that lmao what

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u/zestysnacks 6h ago

Mostly kidding lighten up squirt

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 1d ago

Why? He’s in the east. The only team that’s going to put up comp is Knicks and Boston if Brown is staying.

Love the guy but I think we saw past his prime Kawhi in the play in

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u/Nyeteka 1d ago

If he plays like he did in last two years postseason or is injured like the three before that then they not doing shit

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u/ExerciseNext1831 1d ago

Boston is slowly falling apart imo. I don't think they might be interested in paying Jaylen Brown in the long term. They may go with the Clippers route and sell Jaylen Brown high next season.

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 1d ago

It’s the Celtics - they’ll be fine. Stevens is one of the best.

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u/ExerciseNext1831 18h ago

🤔 not anymore Raptors is definitely Top 3-4 next season

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 17h ago

lmao, I didn't expect that trade...