A report surfaced last week that the player, who becomes a free agent next month, had bought a house in the city.
Toronto - The gossip that Leonard was buying property in Toronto. He already owns a home in Southern California — the Clippers have long been considered the heavy favorites by people around the league to land Leonard if he leaves the Raptors this summer — but why would he buy property in Toronto if he wasn’t staying?
Sunday, in advance of Game 5, Leonard was asked if he brought property in Toronto.
“No, it didn’t. It didn’t happen yet, no,” Leonard said.
Yet.
There are a few ways you can read this. It could mean yet as in “I’m not doing that until I decide what I am doing this summer.” Or, it could mean yet as in “we’re in escrow, so no I haven’t bought it yet, but I plan to.”
Or, it could mean nothing at all.
Raptors fans had hoped it was a clue that Leonard planned to re-sign with the Raptors during free agency.
The Raptors acquired Leonard from San Antonio in last summer’s blockbuster trade that saw DeMar DeRozan go to the Spurs.
