Jay King: Kyrie Irving on Toronto’s overlooked Danny Green acquisition: “He’s a champion, so, somehow champions still end up making a mark in this league no matter what team they’re on, no matter what role they are. They understand the sacrifice.”
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Position: G
Born: 06/22/87
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
Salary: $10,000,000
Born: 06/22/87
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
Salary: $10,000,000
The adjustments are going to take time, probably more than anticipated. During Wednesday’s season-opening win over the LeBron-less Cavaliers, Leonard asked teammate Danny Green about Cleveland forward Cedi Osman. “Osman, you don’t see him, you don’t know how well he plays until you see him,” Green said. “And this guy is pretty damn good and I kind of forgot Kawhi didn’t play last year so he’s asking me about him and I said, ‘You’d know him if you see him’ and he was like, ‘No I wouldn’t because I didn’t play last year.’ ”
Doug Smith: Raptors say Kyle Lowry, Kwahi Leonard, Jonas Valanciunas, Serge Ibaka, Fred VanVleet and Danny Green are all resting tonight at New Orleans and Norm Powell and Delon Wright not playing, either. Pre-season too long? Nah!
Josh Lewenberg: New personal claim to fame: I made Kawhi laugh today. Was joking around with Danny Green re: the broken stats computer in the locker room post-game, Kawhi overheard and chuckled. Sorry to quash the legend, but it was a normal, understated laugh.
Nick DePaula: BREAKING: PUMA has signed NBA Champion and newly acquired Toronto Raptors forward Danny Green to a multi-year shoe deal, as hinted over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/2ahpHfRP4r
Leonard has always just gone about his work in a low-key fashion, but long-time teammate Danny Green has noticed a difference since both arrived in Toronto. “He’s definitely more vocal than he’s ever been, on and off the court. It looks like he feels comfortable. It looks like he feels at home,” Green said after the two former Spurs were the last two Raptors on the court after practice on Monday.
Danny Green: “He’s talking to guys, he’s leading by example. In the huddles, he’s chiming in, saying what he feels, saying his opinion. Before, he didn’t really show or tell his opinion much… He’s leading vocally more than ever before.”
