Webster: Kawhi’s return different from first Raptors tenure - TSN

The reacquisition of Kawhi Leonard brings back memories of the 2018-19 season for the Toronto Raptors and their fans. That déjà vu was on full display Tuesday night when Leonard made his first appearance as a Raptor in more than seven years and scored an effortless 21 points in a blowout win over the New York Knicks. But according to general manager Bobby Webster, there aren’t many similarities between the trade that first brought him to Toronto in 2018 and the deal that went down this past summer to bring him back. “I do think it’s different. I think there’s going to be so many comparisons to 2019 and for obvious reasons. I think for a couple of important reasons, it’s a little different is he signed the extension,” Webster told TSN’s Kate Beirness in a wide-ranging interview posted to TSN.ca Wednesday. “We all knew last time coming in, it was in many ways a one-shot deal. And I think this time is, we feel like we have a bit of a bigger window.”By the end of the 2018 season, the Raptors has made the playoffs five years in a row but were eliminated by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in three straight seasons.