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Ujiri sure NBA champions Raptors will re-sign Leonard

Toronto Raptors President, Masai Ujiri said Tuesday he has met with Kawhi Leonard, who is days away from becoming a free agent, and is confident the NBA champions can re-sign the superstar, reports Reuters.

Toronto Raptors President, Masai Ujiri said Tuesday he has met with Kawhi Leonard, who is days away from becoming a free agent, and is confident the NBA champions can re-sign the superstar, reports Reuters.

Speaking at a season-ending news conference, Ujiri said he had “very good meetings with him the last few days” but declined to elaborate.

Wherever Leonard, who turns 28 on Saturday, chooses to sign, the Raptors “will respect his decision,” Ujiri said. Ujiri’s words came amid numerous reports that Leonard has scheduled a meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers for July 2.

The Clippers have long been considered a front-runner to sign Leonard, who is a native of Southern California.One person staying put with the Raptors is Ujiri. Other teams expressed an interest in him — the Washington Wizards reportedly were set to make him a lucrative offer to run the team — but he said he is happy in Toronto.

“For me it’s always been about Toronto,” he said. “I love it here, my family loves it here, my wife loves it here.“For me the blessing is being wanted here and finding a place that makes you happy and finding challenges that really make you grow as a person. And this place has made me grow as a person and I identify with this place and I love it, so in my mind I’m here.”

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