Kawhi free agency - I'll be very surprised if he stays in Toronto............

[JIBBBY]

He's gonna be a Clipper.. No NBA top players that is black wants to live and play in Canada.. Frozen tundra.. Not in their DNA...

[xKMACKx]

But it freaking cold!! If you put it someplace else im sure it be fantastic. I’m sure it great for the 2 months it not freakin cold!!

Huh? Vancouver and many Canadian cities out west are warmer in the winter than a lot of US cities, including St. Louis.

[homie1975]

On his way now to LA to talk to Clipper management -

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-kawh...033102255.html

Jibbber between this and my OJ thread I believe a bromance is budding lolol

[Yulia74]

toronto was in danger of losing Kawhi the day they signed him last summer


spurs are out, my source says hes going to LAC but hes been wrong about everything

[Bluehorseshoe]

.....

But the Toronto Raptors are based in Canada, which means players – who are often U.S. residents – face different tax liabilities.

American players in Canada pay tax on their Canadian-sourced income. Most athletes will be subject to the maximum rate of 53.53 percent (combined federal and provincial) on the income earned while playing there. As U.S. residents, they will also be taxed by the IRS on all income, where the top federal rate is 37 percent. They also may owe state taxes based on where they are a resident, and jock taxes for income earned in different cities.

[JIBBBY]

KD signing will be interesting since the tendon snap.. Not easy to rebound from!! Who wants to roll the dice and pay the big bucks????

[jjgold]

nobody knows anything

[JIBBBY]

^^^Actually I do know something JJ and let me break it down off the dribble for you boys

This is my logic with KD.. You come off a major injury like this you DO NOT want a new start where there is pressure with a new team to deliver.. I think he stays in Golden State next year..

I'd bet on that after thinking it over. KD stays put...

[Mike Huntertz]

Huh? Vancouver and many Canadian cities out west are warmer in the winter than a lot of US cities, including St. Louis.

The ONLY Canadian city with the population and decent weather in winter is Vancouver.
The NBA players didn't want to play there at all.

[Mike Huntertz]

But the Toronto Raptors are based in Canada, which means players – who are often U.S. residents – face different tax liabilities.

American players in Canada pay tax on their Canadian-sourced income. Most athletes will be subject to the maximum rate of 53.53 percent (combined federal and provincial) on the income earned while playing there. As U.S. residents, they will also be taxed by the IRS on all income, where the top federal rate is 37 percent. They also may owe state taxes based on where they are a resident, and jock taxes for income earned in different cities.

This is double taxation and doesn't exist. If it did no US athletes would play in Canada.

[homie1975]

toronto was in danger of losing Kawhi the day they signed him last summer


spurs are out, my source says hes going to LAC but hes been wrong about everything

Zero Zero Zero chance he plays for Pop again. Zero

[JIBBBY]

But the Toronto Raptors are based in Canada, which means players – who are often U.S. residents – face different tax liabilities.

American players in Canada pay tax on their Canadian-sourced income. Most athletes will be subject to the maximum rate of 53.53 percent (combined federal and provincial) on the income earned while playing there. As U.S. residents, they will also be taxed by the IRS on all income, where the top federal rate is 37 percent. They also may owe state taxes based on where they are a resident, and jock taxes for income earned in different cities.

This is double taxation and doesn't exist. If it did no US athletes would play in Canada.

Marketability and endorsement opportunities can off set State taxation in major NBA markets and in the State Taxation States..

Something any NBA star should take into consideration when signing on with a new team. It takes a chunk out of your annual income for sure every year... Lebron didn't blink and California has high State taxes though. I know I live here ...

https://smartasset.com/taxes/states-with-no-income-tax

[Mike Huntertz]

Marketability and endorsement opportunities can off set State taxation in major NBA markets and in the State Taxation States..

Something any NBA star should take into consideration when signing on with a new team. It takes a chunk out of your annual income for sure every year... Lebron didn't blink and California has high State taxes though. I know I live here ...

https://smartasset.com/taxes/states-with-no-income-tax

You don't know what high taxes are until you live where I do.
A place called Canada.

[thomorino]

Look like the final nail in the coffin, ujiri staying, I don't think he'd be staying after getting offers of 10 million a year from other teams if Leoanrd wasn't coming back.

[firekillex]

he literally just won a championship , has a great team around him and is in the East , plus just signed multiple Canadian company deals / has a whole country behind him

odds reflect Free Agency pretty well 90%+ of the time

kawahi stays in toronto -225 ill go with that
KD to nets -125 not as huge odds but ill take that slightly over warriors who selfishly ruined his career and knew it all along


Jimmy butler 50/50 sign and trade to rockets

[Bluehorseshoe]

But the Toronto Raptors are based in Canada, which means players – who are often U.S. residents – face different tax liabilities.

American players in Canada pay tax on their Canadian-sourced income. Most athletes will be subject to the maximum rate of 53.53 percent (combined federal and provincial) on the income earned while playing there. As U.S. residents, they will also be taxed by the IRS on all income, where the top federal rate is 37 percent. They also may owe state taxes based on where they are a resident, and jock taxes for income earned in different cities.

This is double taxation and doesn't exist. If it did no US athletes would play in Canada.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/toronto-raptors-taxes-nba

[Cuse0323]

People still talking about this? He’s fcking going home to LA, and always has been. It’s not difficult to understand.

[Cuse0323]

He’s going to LA, and always has been. Not sure why anyone thinks otherwise. Big market, and his hometown. Absolutely zero chance he ends up anywhere besides the Clippers or Lakers. This was a one year thing for him to get things in order to go back home. He has all his marketing ordeals in order, and will be huge in the LA market. He’s in line to make bank, and LA is the perfect spot to do so. Kids will be running out to buy New Balances like crazy. He played the Spurs well, and this was his plan all along whether they won a championship or not.

Shit, good post pal. I don’t know what you were on, but you made my point exactly. Forgot all about you. Xanax is a bitch.

[Cuse0323]

I have a grand, or whatever the hell you wanna do, that says he goes to LA. No clue if it’s the Clips or Lakers, and don’t care to guess. He will go home though. Feel free to email at this name at yahoo. I got away with it before, so let’s try it again. Hey Shari. Just be a man of your word, and pay when you lose. I’ll take up to 10K on it, even money.

[Mike Huntertz]

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features...tors-taxes-nba

Thanxs Blue......Wow, I never knew that. For poor guyz (blue collar) the diff. is very little.

[Snowball]

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features...tors-taxes-nba

American athletes only liable to pay Canadian tax on the games they play IN CANADA
should be stated more clearly in that article.

Still, it's bullshit. Canada would make more money doing away with this
and attracting more teams and better players.

[jjgold]

I think we know in 2 weeks

[homie1975]

he literally just won a championship , has a great team around him and is in the East , plus just signed multiple Canadian company deals / has a whole country behind him

odds reflect Free Agency pretty well 90%+ of the time

kawahi stays in toronto -225 ill go with that
KD to nets -125 not as huge odds but ill take that slightly over warriors who selfishly ruined his career and knew it all along


Jimmy butler 50/50 sign and trade to rockets

even though i am a clipper fan i cannot disagree with anything you said in here. good post on all accounts covering Kawhi, KD, and Jimmy.

If I'm KD i get the phukk away from toxic cancerous dray green and that organization that played russian roulette with my livelihood.

[Cuse0323]

Damn, a gift of a line at even money, and no takers.

[JIBBBY]

You don't know what high taxes are until you live where I do.
A place called Canada.

Well you guys have universal free healthcare for all.. To have that your taxes have to be jacked through the roof.. Looking at the Canadian tax brackets it's not any worse then the USA taxation income brackets though..

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/frequently-asked-questions-individuals/canadian-income-tax-rates-individuals-current-previous-years.html

[homie1975]

Damn, a gift of a line at even money, and no takers.

Cuser what's the wager? you are taking Clips at Even Money on points?

[lakerboy]

Damn, a gift of a line at even money, and no takers.

Why not just take your money and bet clips +150 with the books?

[cwnotorious]

He will be a clipper, but not for another few years. Toronto 1 and 1
Easier path to the finals in the east

[JIBBBY]

I'm not convinced Leonard makes the Clippers an automatic championship contender.. Clippers are young and play hard but no real stand out talent, just a group of good players that play hard and well together..

Leonard should stay in Toronto. I don't think the Raptors will repeat though. Other teams around the league about to get stacked.

[homie1975]

Why not just take your money and bet clips +150 with the books?

right.

even though i am rooting hard for the clips to get him, i am willing to wager all 5900 of my points that he will Not be a clipper.

the problem is SBR only allows me to transfer 2 points per day to another poster

[firekillex]

even though i am a clipper fan i cannot disagree with anything you said in here. good post on all accounts covering Kawhi, KD, and Jimmy.

If I'm KD i get the phukk away from toxic cancerous dray green and that organization that played russian roulette with my livelihood.

its just common sense, everybody talking about taxes and all this.. kawahi literally would make more money playing for the raptors yearly then leaving again.... he literally just won a championship and the east is very open if philly losses pieces + bucks cannot resign everybody.... much easier path to the finals then in the west which is absolutely loaded.. raptors are a very deep team and can easily sit him 15-25 games again and still be a top 3 seed which is the major key here.. in the west he cannot do this.... his sister and uncle dennis love toronto and Masai, where Masai has also said he loves toronto and is staying for sure... you have the MIP player Siakam whos a budding star, a very veteran group with one of the best defenses ive seen in years .... he will most likely move to LA in the future but id say in a few years after trying to win a couple more championship in Toronto where an entire country is behind him


and yes KD + Kyrie in Brooklyn .... damn that would be crazy

[firekillex]

Damn, a gift of a line at even money, and no takers.

500 points even odds Kawahi stays in toronto
wouldnt wager real cash over SBR , if you can just bail tbh but down for some betpoints on here
its either Raptors or Clippers no other options im seeing that are actually realistic , could go either way , who knows how the clippers meeting goes, accept by tonight if serious

let me no

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OddsShark Staff
June 25, 2019, 7:38 PM

Kawhi Leonard has remained silent on his plans for next season, but with the two-time NBA Finals MVP set to become an unrestricted free agent the odds of him returning to the Toronto Raptors have vaulted to a short -225 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.

Leonard reportedly expressed little interest in making the move to Toronto last summer after being acquired along with Danny Green in a deal that shipped Raptors fan favourite DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs.

But after leading the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history, Leonard has stuck around town.

The 27-year-old made a surprise appearance when the Toronto Blue Jays played the Los Angeles Angels last week, and he has reportedly engaged in talks on sponsorship deals with multiple Toronto-area companies.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/sportsbooks-favour-raptors-kawhi-leonard-odds/

The Los Angeles Clippers remain the +175 second favourite to bring Leonard back to his hometown, well ahead of the Lakers at +800, and the New York Knicks at +1400, while the Brooklyn Nets lag at +1600 on those NBA odds.

[firekillex]

went from +110 both to that in days
odds change and hes the one saying hell give even odds..... not sure why youre trying to be a snitch and show odds that anybody has access too???

bet offer open until 12 midnight, with all the talk im not seeing a response ???

[DavidGoliath5003]

Gasol said his future depended on what Kawhi does. He said he would comeback if Kawhi does. Gasol exersised his option to play another year for the Raptors today