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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4293214, member: 1969"] Which ever team trades for Durant will need a strong established leadership presence like Kyle Lowry when the Raptors acquired Kawhi Leonard. I am not sure if Butler or Lowry (as a Heat player) has that same presence, but they may. As great a player as Kawhi is on the court, a total professional on the court that gives it his all, he was given some preferential treatment by Raptors management to deal with his various needs. Apparently near mid season there was a near implosion in the Raptors locker room between Kawhi and a group of Raptors (Fred Van Vleet being the primary one). Lowry was essentially Mr. Raptor - he did an effective job being in the middle and put the more mediocre players in their place and told them to follow Kawhi's lead on the court and stop complaining about the rest. He had the respect of all sides so it worked. [/QUOTE]