{"id":6553,"date":"2019-06-18T15:47:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=6553"},"modified":"2019-06-18T15:47:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T15:47:54","slug":"kawhi-leonard-makes-no-mention-on-future-as-toronto-celebrates-nba-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/kawhi-leonard-makes-no-mention-on-future-as-toronto-celebrates-nba-title","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard Makes No Mention on Future as Toronto celebrates NBA title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kawhi Leonard hoists the championship trophy above his head during ceremony celebrations in Toronto on Monday.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Toronto Raptors are still in celebration mode after winning their first NBA Championship, and for parade leader Kawhi Leonard and recipient of a key to the city, the decision on whether to stay with the franchise he led to victory, or whether to move on.<\/p>\n

At the moment, Kawhi Leonard<\/a> has not commented on his intentions as to if he plans to use the door that is open to the NBA Finals MVP<\/a>, he also hasn\u2019t commented on whether he will close it and stay in Toronto. After Game 6, Leonard heading off to Los Angeles and Las Vegas with several teammates to party and celebrate before returning to Toronto to join in parade celebrations joining teammates in one of the double decker buses that rode along the parade route.<\/p>\n

It is expected that Leonard will decline the option to remain another year on his current contract and instead will test the waters to see what offers come and which teams express interest. The reality is the Raptors have the ability to offer Leonard about $190 million over five years, and that is close to $50 million more than other NBA teams are in a position to offer.<\/p>\n

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