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In hindsight which basketball decision y'all think was worse: KD leaving Golden State or Kawhi leaving Toronto?

I feel like they both left at least one title on the table with those decisions. There's no doubt in my mind the Raptors repeat in 2020 if Kawhi stays. With KD the Warriors would've had as good of a shot as anyone to win in 2021 instead of losing in the play-in, and obviously they won in 2022 without him.
 

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In hindsight which basketball decision y'all think was worse: KD leaving Golden State or Kawhi leaving Toronto?

I feel like they both left at least one title on the table with those decisions. There's no doubt in my mind the Raptors repeat in 2020 if Kawhi stays. With KD the Warriors would've had as good of a shot as anyone to win in 2021 instead of losing in the play-in, and obviously they won in 2022 without him.

GSW forced him out. He was stealing stephs shine.
 

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In hindsight which basketball decision y'all think was worse: KD leaving Golden State or Kawhi leaving Toronto?

I feel like they both left at least one title on the table with those decisions. There's no doubt in my mind the Raptors repeat in 2020 if Kawhi stays. With KD the Warriors would've had as good of a shot as anyone to win in 2021 instead of losing in the play-in, and obviously they won in 2022 without him.
Still to early to tell either guy might be part of another championship team before they retire.
 
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In hindsight which basketball decision y'all think was worse: KD leaving Golden State or Kawhi leaving Toronto?

I feel like they both left at least one title on the table with those decisions. There's no doubt in my mind the Raptors repeat in 2020 if Kawhi stays. With KD the Warriors would've had as good of a shot as anyone to win in 2021 instead of losing in the play-in, and obviously they won in 2022 without him.
Kawhi leaving Toronto.

KD could never find true happiness in The Bay and staying would've only made him more miserable (he just failed to carry over what he learnt from his time in GS and translated it to the Nets). Whereas Toronto embraced Kawhi like no other and everything was set up for him there to manage his load and still compete.
 

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In hindsight which basketball decision y'all think was worse: KD leaving Golden State or Kawhi leaving Toronto?

I feel like they both left at least one title on the table with those decisions. There's no doubt in my mind the Raptors repeat in 2020 if Kawhi stays. With KD the Warriors would've had as good of a shot as anyone to win in 2021 instead of losing in the play-in, and obviously they won in 2022 without him.
KD leaving Golden State wasn't the issue.

KD even going to Brooklyn wasn't the issue.

Hitching his future to Kyrie in hindsight was just bizarre.
 

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Kawhi leaving Toronto.

KD could never find true happiness in The Bay and staying would've only made him more miserable (he just failed to carry over what he learnt from his time in GS and translated it to the Nets). Whereas Toronto embraced Kawhi like no other and everything was set up for him there to manage his load and still compete.

Yeah for sure, if Kawhi stayed and won again he would’ve been a messiah out there. And wouldn’t have had anywhere near the pressure to win and could load manage in peace
 
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