Alas, Kawhi, We Hardly Knew Ye: Related Stories and Resources
The Related Stories and Resources page is where you can find additional material related to the essay Alas, Kawhi, We Hardly Knew Ye by Terence C. Gannon. You can also listen to the original essay on your favourite podcasting platform where it appeared as part of the Not There Yet podcast narrated by the author. Items below appear in reverse chronological order based on the date of original publication.
Masai Ujiri Says Pascal Siakam ‘Want To Be A Superstar’ ClutchPoints, August 11, 2019 by Reid Goldsmith. In his original article Terence C. Gannon speculated that while there are a few different roads for the Toronto Raptors to go down in the upcoming season, putting Siakam front and centre seemed the most likely. Here’s some independent confirmation Reid Goldsmith’s article: “Nonetheless, Siakam will likely be the face of the franchise in the future, with Leonard’s free-agent signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors still have Lowry, Gasol, and Serge Ibaka.” The rest of the article is well worth a read.
Kawhi left Raps for home, family: ‘It was never about winning a championship’ theScore, July 25th, 2019 by Jonathan Soveta. An all-too-brief article, but long enough to include a revealing quote from Kawhi: “It’s no discredit to Toronto, I just wanted to play at home…I wanted to do that before I got traded there, and obviously when I got there, it was a goal of mine to make history and get them a championship, and I feel like I did my job there pretty much and that I should be granted to go play where I wanted to after I gave them what they needed.”
