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Opportunities & Threats
The opportunity and threat for the Raptors during the 2018-19 season will be Kawhi Leonard's impending free agency in the summer of 2019. Will he do a Paul George and re-sign with the team based on how well the year goes or will he eventually end up where he's always wanted to - in Los Angeles?
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President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri has taken the same gamble Sam Presti, President of Basketball Operation for the Oklahoma City Thunder, took last year. Ujiri expects the team's structure, functioning and atmosphere along with the city to convince Leonard to stay and re-sign with the team as a free agent.
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If he does, the team has received their next star for a long-term and in a LeBron-less East, they could build around Leonard for a realistic shot at winning a championship. If he doesn't, the team could quickly go into rebuild mode with their books being free of any huge payments to any player from 2020 onwards.
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