Raptors 24-Year-Old Player Gives Honest Thoughts On Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard, who is now 35 years old, will be joining a young, emerging group with the Toronto Raptors, following his trade from the Los Angeles Clippers. Among the young players of the Raptors is Jamal Shead, a 24-year-old guard…

By Rob Andrew Lo · Heavy

Published: Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 6:45 AM

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Jamal Shead expressed excitement about learning from new Toronto Raptors teammate Kawhi Leonard.
Kawhi Leonard joined the Toronto Raptors following a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Shead described the 35-year-old veteran as cool, open, and easy to talk to.

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Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead shared his thoughts on teammate Kawhi Leonard following Leonard's trade from the Los Angeles Clippers. Speaking on the Off The Roster podcast, the 24-year-old guard expressed his excitement about playing alongside the two-time NBA champion. Shead noted that he has already had several conversations with Leonard and described him as cool and open.

Shead is coming off a solid season with Toronto, where he appeared in all 82 regular-season games as a backup point guard. He averaged 6.6 points and 5.4 assists per game, raising his production in the playoffs. The Raptors are looking to build on last season's playoff run, which ended in a first-round, seven-game series loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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