Kawhi to Clips was the ultimate best case scenario for us and frankly the whole league. If he had stayed in TOR, it would have been a competitive season, but with Toronto being the best team in the east. If he had signed with LAL, they would have been the next GSW juggernaut. Thank god it didn't happen.
Yes, LAC have a nice roster and Kawhi + PG is a pretty good 1-2 punch, but it's hardly unbeatable.
And as far as the Raptors are concerned...I don't like them, but they should be thankful that they got a championship out of this opportunity with Kawhi. Keeping Leonard was obviously never in the cards. The only reason it took so long to sign with LA was the holdup in the recruiting department. But the fans shouldn't fault KL at all, it was known even before the trade that he was very likely LA(C) bound. Same as Davis had we traded for him in the summer. Sometimes it works out (though George is now in LA, just later than expected), but most of the time it's a huge gamble.
So anything more than getting to hang a banner was gravy. They turned DDR into a ring and now have Siakam as a good foundation piece to rebuild. Masai is a good GM, they may be back with good drafting and trading.
I am stoked for the season, our roster is a huge box of chocolates, the floor is the 2nd round, but the ceiling is a finals appearance.