Kawhi should stay in Toronto

ONE of the most interesting NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors versus the Toronto Raptors is over and done.
And the Raptors just made a liar out of me by winning the series, 4-2, against my prediction of the Warriors repeating as NBA champions.
No excuses, Toronto deserved the win. They have developed that championship poise that I thought was the Warriors’ biggest advantage. And for those who would say that Toronto beat an incomplete team that played with an injured Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, they may be right but that’s part of the game.
Yes, Lady Luck smiled at Toronto just as she could have smiled at Golden State or any other NBA team or any sports team in any event all over the world. I would say this is part of what we call “breaks of the game” and unfortunately for the Warriors, the breaks went their opponents’ way.
But really, at the start of the NBA season, who would have thought Toronto would end up winning its first ever NBA championship.
Who would have thought guys like Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam would shine in the biggest stage of basketball. Or even the rebirth of Serge Ibaka and the maturity of a Marc Gasol?
Honestly, outside of Kyle Lowry, I am not familiar with Toronto’s lineup the way I am now and I believe Lowry should be given an equal credit with Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard as far as being responsible for the win, or for that matter, at par with VanVleet, Siakam, Gasol and Ibaka. Throw in Danny Green in that bunch, too.
Leonard, though, was the most impressive throughout the Playoffs and deserves the Finals MVP award. I am just saying that he alone could not have succeeded in bringing the championship trophy to Toronto.
And the same can be said with Steph Curry who simply could not do it alone even with Draymond Green at his side. He needed Durant and Thompson and even DeMarcus Cousins.
How can any team consistently make up for the loss of two key players who were giving the team more than 40 points a game? It was just too much to hope that the Warriors could overcome that kind of situation.
Even if the game reached a Game 7, I just could not see the Warriors winning over the Raptors. So does this mean it is indeed the end of the Warriors dynasty?
Durant and Thompson are both free agents after this season and without them, the Warriors simply would not be the same.
However, there are news that Durant and Thompson will stay mainly because they are both injured and may miss a lot of games next season.
On the side of Toronto, without Kawhi who has not decided yet where he will play next season, the Raptors may not be able to return to the NBA Finals.
Personally, I hope the Ka-wine and dine program of Toronto will help entice Kawhi to remain a Raptor and I am sure Toronto will do anything to retain the guy.
If you ask me, it is best for Kawhi to stay in Toronto.
Kawhi is from Los Angeles and the Lakers are interested in signing him.
The Lakers will get Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans via a trade and getting Kawhi would form a formidable frontcourt along with LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma for next season.
Of course that remains to be seen.