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Sources: Kawhi to let Raptors make final pitch

Free agent Kawhi Leonard is expected to allow the Toronto Raptors to make the final presentation among the teams meeting with him in Los Angeles next week, league sources tell ESPN.

The incumbent often prefers to go last in trying to convince a player to stay with the team.

Leonard is expected to decline his player option and become an unrestricted free agent.

He was named NBA Finals MVP after helping the Raptors win the franchise’s first championship in his first season with the team. He was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs last summer.

Raptors president Masai Ujiri said earlier this week that he texted with Leonard as recently as Monday and talked to Leonard’s uncle and adviser, Dennis Robertson, on Tuesday. Ujiri said he’s “confident” Leonard will decide to return to Toronto.

“We’ll wait. He’s our player and he’s a superstar on our team and we’ll wait on that,” Ujiri said.

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