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Dan Woike: Now that Kawhi Leonard made history, Raptors can't blame him if he leaves

OAKLAND, Calif. - In what feels like an eternity ago, journeyman point guard D.J. Augustin made the biggest shot of his NBA career in the final ticks of the first game of the playoffs. Marc Gasol and Kawhi Leonard botched a pick-and-roll coverage and Augustin stepped into a top-of-the-key jumper for an Orlando win in Toronto.

Between then and now, we've seen the Toronto Raptors and Leonard have many moments that define a career and create a legacy.

We saw Leonard's high-arching jumper hang in the air for seemingly

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