Uncle Dennis is a pirate

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Per Sam Amick: Uncle Dennis wanted part ownership, 24/7 access to private jet, guaranteed endorsement money, among other demands for neph to sign.



Lol.

[playblair]

peter holts wife shouldve given him everything spurs r cheap...........move the team to austin

[FkLA]

Fucking amateur fancies himself an agent but doesn't even know how the CBA works. :lol

https://twitter.com/gothedistance49/status/1209193455689199617?s=19

[K...]

I think trash hustler is more apt. Spurs talk never really confronted the Kawhi delimna of having to choose team identity over players
. The FO cut Dedmon for much much less than this, and as good as Kawhi was, there's no way they'd give front office control away. I suspect Uncle knew it was a poison pill request

[gospursgojas]

Begs the question if the Clips obliged with these requests?

[4lifecowboy]

He knew he wasn't getting that, just needed a reason to leave.

[gospursgojas]

https://theathletic.com/1481876/2019/12/23/improper-requests-an-investigation-and-a-superstar-chase-gone-sideways-the-untold-stories-from-kawhi-leonards-free-agency-that-left-the-lakers-fuming/?source=shared-article

Someone post the article if you can.

[Dejounte]

The Kawhi-Leonard-to-the-Lakers buzz was building in a big way.

These visions weren’t just coming from the outside, either, although there were plenty of plugged-in people outside those El Segundo headquarters who believed this might happen. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported that Leonard was “seriously considering” the prospect of joining LeBron James and Anthony Davis and forming the NBA’s next Super Team.

Other reputable reporters followed with even stronger declarations: The Lakers were deemed “extremely confident,” and “LA’s true threat” over the Clippers as those first days of free agency unfolded. “Barring a last second change of heart,” said Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard, Leonard was about to don the purple and gold. There was even a person who put $10,000 down on a Lakers title just as the rumors of Leonard picking them heated up, and we all know Vegas has a way of hearing things before they happen sometimes.

But inside the actual Lakers’ facility, where their most influential operators were monitoring the situation in those three days after their July 2 meeting with Leonard, his uncle, Dennis Robertson, and agent, Mitch Frankel, there was a strong belief, for a short time, that Leonard would be a Laker. And then, after all the waiting and worrying about whether this pursuit would cost the Lakers dearly elsewhere in free agency if he didn’t come their way, the news broke. Leonard was joining the Clippers — along with Paul George, who would be traded from Oklahoma City in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, five first-round picks and two pick swaps.

Nearly five months later, with the Clippers and Lakers set to face off in the NBA’s centerpiece Christmas Day game on Wednesday, resentment remains at the highest levels of Laker Land over how Leonard and his camp handled the process. And as if the growing rivalry between these intra-city teams wasn’t enough to make for a fascinating LA story, now there’s this previously unreported reality: According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, the NBA conducted a formal investigation of the Clippers last summer after complaints surfaced that Robertson had asked for improper benefits during the free agency process.

While sources with knowledge of the investigation said no evidence was found indicating that the Clippers had granted any of the lavish requests, the underlying message coming from Commissioner Adam Silver remains: He sees salary cap circumvention as a cardinal sin in the NBA, and will always keep a watchful eye on that front. If any relevant evidence of improper benefits surfaces in the future, the league will re-open the investigation and pursue the charges yet again.

“We did tell our teams (at the Board of Governors meeting in New York in late September) that we are looking into and continue to look into activities from this summer,” Silver told The Athletic earlier this season when asked if the Clippers were under investigation. “I will also say that we (were) trying to draw a line at this board meeting, and focus everyone on the (free agency) rules going forward. I think that (I’ll) just leave it at that. We are looking at the behavior from the summer. We have and we continue to look at it, but first and foremost we want to change the way business is done going forward.”

The stories about Robertson’s wish list made their way to the league office soon after Leonard made his decision, with concerned parties reporting that Leonard’s uncle had asked pursuing teams for much, much more than a max contract (Kawhi ultimately signed a three-year, $103 million deal with the Clippers). Sources say the league was told that Robertson asked team officials for part ownership of the team, a private plane that would be available at all times, a house and — last but certainly not least — a guaranteed amount of off-court endorsement money that they could expect if Leonard played for their team. All of those items, to be clear, would fall well outside the confines of the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

A source with knowledge of the Kawhi-Lakers talks said Robertson made those requests repeatedly to owner Jeanie Buss over the course of three phone calls that spanned several days, and that she made it clear that such perks were illegal and would not be considered. There was even a question raised by Robertson about why Lakers legend Magic Johnson had been given a small piece of Lakers ownership so many years ago, with Buss explaining that the two situations couldn’t have been more different – even beyond the fact that one was legal and the other was not.

When Johnson was forced to retire in 1991 because he had contracted HIV, the late Lakers owner and Jeanie’s father, Jerry, still owed him approximately $14 million on the 25-year, $25 million deal he had signed a decade before. So, Jerry decided at the time, the Lakers would enter into an equity relationship with Johnson in his post-playing days as a way of ensuring that he and his family – who feared the worst at the time – were financially secure.

Those uncomfortable discussions with Robertson, along with Buss’ growing sense at the time that the Lakers were being used as leverage to help Leonard get what he wanted out of the Clippers, are at the heart of the frustration that remains to this day. What’s more, sources said that Robertson made similar requests of the Raptors.

The presumption among rival teams, of course, is that he did the same with the Clippers. The ripple effect of those extraordinary requests would be felt all around the league last summer.

As Silver made clear to the owners during those New York meetings, he would be revamping some free agency rules and reinforcing the ones that were too often ignored. Tampering fines were doubled, from $5 million to $10 million. The league’s ability to perform random audits of teams was re-emphasized. The threat of suspension for executives was openly discussed, as was the potential for a loss of draft picks or even the voiding of player contracts as the most extreme of measures. The league even opened an anonymous tip line so that accusers could share information without fear of reprisal. The league’s proactive efforts didn’t end there, either.

Sources say the NBA has asked the National Basketball Players Association to assist with this problem as well by re-emphasizing the rules of representation with its 400-plus players: Only certified agents are authorized to negotiate directly with teams. Translation: No more relatives leading the way, unless they’re also certified as an agent.

Conversely, team officials are expected to engage only with the agent of record when it comes to negotiations. The NBPA, sources say, has no issues with the league wanting to remind its players about the rules of operation.

As one prominent agent said at the time about the league’s renewed focus on laying down the law over the summer, “This is because of Dennis. He didn’t know the rules.”

Said one owner: “This (league-wide discussion) is all because of Uncle Dennis.”

Robertson did not return a call for comment from The Athletic.


(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images)
From the union’s perspective, this sort of situation is more of an outlier than a trend. Multiple owners and front office executives polled by The Athletic agreed that it’s exceptionally rare. It’s one thing for superstars to make special demands relating to support staff (i.e. asking the team to hire their trainer or associate), or perhaps asking for other perks around the edges. Those sorts of things happen on a fairly routine basis.

But this was something altogether different. And Lakers ownership, make no mistake, was not thrilled with how their part in the Leonard saga all went down.

Even before free agency arrived, the Lakers’ courting of Leonard was getting messy – even if they had nothing to do with the damage being done. Magic was at it again.

Just two months after his abrupt resignation as Lakers president of basketball operations in late May, when he made that bizarre exit out of the Staples Center and then torched Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka on national television in the weeks thereafter, Johnson told The Los Angeles Times that he had met with Leonard’s camp. The Times also reported that Johnson planned on being part of the meeting with Leonard and the Lakers, only to inspire a quick response from the NBA reminding him that — since he was no longer employed by the Lakers — that would not be allowed.

These were baffling moves, to say the least, considering Leonard and his family placed a premium on privacy and didn’t want the free agency drama to play out in public. Alas, Johnson had taken that tact anyways.

As one person involved in the process told The Athletic in July, “I truly believe that when Magic started telling the media about the meeting he had with Kawhi and Dennis, that sealed the fate of the Lakers.”

As the Lakers saw it, the notion that Leonard’s decision would be impacted by something Johnson did simply didn’t add up, especially since he was no longer part of their team.

“We did exactly what (Robertson) asked us to do,” a Lakers official involved in the process said. “They never said anything about keeping Magic’s mouth shut.”

Leonard, it should be noted, told Yahoo Sports in late July that Johnson speaking publicly didn’t play a part in his decision. Still, Johnson’s handling of it all sent the discussions sideways at the outset of the Lakers’ pursuit. And after everything they’d done to make room for him to come, they weren’t about to back out of the pursuit now.

Back in mid-June, Pelinka was being roundly accused of botching the timing of the Davis deal in a way that prohibited the Lakers’ ability to have enough cap space for a third max star. Opinions differed about whether Pelinka had indeed blundered, or if he perhaps had a Plan B in store that might salvage their ability to chase the likes of Leonard, Kyrie Irving, D’Angelo Russell, Jimmy Butler or Kemba Walker. Yet by the time July arrived, after Pelinka sent Moe Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones to the Washington Wizards in exchange for a second-round pick, he had cleared the $32 million worth of room and set the stage for a star-chasing summer.

Above all else, they were back in the game for Kawhi. Or were they?

While Davis and James have said publicly that they believed Leonard was serious about joining them and have been consistently respectful regarding his final free agency choice, some key Lakers officials still question whether Leonard’s interest was real or part of a sordid plan to aid his cause with the Clippers en route to joining them. The suspicions that they were used as leverage aren’t hard to understand.

Until that stunning turn of events, there was no shortage of league insiders who believed the Clippers were trailing in the Leonard race. What’s more, Leonard’s well-chronicled desire to return to his home region in Southern California had left many people skeptical that he would return to Toronto.

No matter the intent, having a second suitor in Los Angeles was a key component in his bold plan that broke new ground on the player empowerment front. Consider this much, too: A source with knowledge of Toronto’s process said the Raptors never truly believed that the Lakers were an option for Leonard.

There was some skepticism within the Clippers’ group as well that Leonard was actually considering the Lakers, albeit not from their top decision makers. The driving force in that line of thinking, it seems, was the belief that Leonard wanted to build another title contender as the foundational piece rather than teaming up with LeBron and becoming the Lakers’ third new star on the scene.

But a source with knowledge of the Lakers’ thinking said they maintained the pursuit, in part, because one of their players had been told that Leonard truly wanted to come. There was a fear that they would lose out on other free agents while playing the waiting game with Leonard, but this calculated risk was deemed to be worth it, even if the structure of their meeting with Leonard wasn’t what they’d hoped for.

James and Davis had expressed a desire to take part in the meeting, to share their vision for the league’s latest Super Team in much the same way that the incumbent Golden State Warriors had with Kevin Durant during that legendary Hamptons visit in 2016. James, who learned the power of sacrifice in his Miami ‘Heatles’ days, had made it clear privately that he would go to great lengths to empower both Leonard and Davis. But none of that mattered in the end, as Leonard’s camp requested that the July 2 meeting only include Buss and Pelinka. As was reported at the time, the meeting took place at a Westlake Village Four Seasons hotel 41 miles north of the Lakers’ facility.

Davis, meanwhile, would later share that he spoke briefly over the phone with Leonard.

“Somebody said he don’t really like all the recruitment and all that stuff, so I felt like I overstepped my boundaries,” Davis told reporters with a laugh.

And isn’t that ironic? Little did Davis know at the time how much recruiting Leonard had been involved in as he tried to find a co-star with the Clippers.

In the end, the Lakers aren’t about to complain about how it all turned out. Their James-Davis pairing has been nothing short of spectacular, and they enter this showdown with the Clippers with a 24-6 record that is tops in the Western Conference. The players they were able to add in the wake of Leonard’s July 6 decision — Danny Green, Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso, Troy Daniels and Jared Dudley — have fit in well while making them one of the league’s deepest teams.

Even still, the frustration in some Lakers corners about the unsavory nature of the Leonard subplot won’t go away anytime soon. So no, in other words, there will be no Lakers Christmas card being sent the Leonards’ way this holiday season.

(Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)

[r0drig0lac]

smart

[JeffDuncan]

"Sources" this, a "source" that, har har. Haven't people caught on about anonymous sources yet?

Amick is just kissing Faker ass so they'll give him media access. That's all it is.

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

He’s a weasel. Thanks for the 2014 title, now fuck off, basically.

[Genovaswitness]

oh wow! Sure showed him!

I’m sure fucktard OP and PATFO love seeing demar and LMA midrange their way to an 8th seed sweep (best case scenario).

[Yogatti]

oh wow! Sure showed him!

I’m sure fucktard OP and PATFO love seeing demar and LMA midrange their way to an 8th seed sweep (best case scenario).

Spurs owner skimping out on medical staff and got rid of all the cheerleaders. They can't afford any of Uncle Dennis's demands anyway :lmao

[gospursgojas]

I’ll take this shitty season and rebuilding only to get away from Kawhitter and his uncle. Lol letting another man control you.

[loveforthegame]

Wasn’t this reported months ago? Oh it must be the timing of the Christmas game. lol. Maybe they’ll chant uncle Dennis and rattle Kawhi. Wait. Teams have done that too to no avail.

Lost in the article is ...


While sources with knowledge of the investigation said no evidence was found indicating that the Clippers had granted any of the lavish requests...

[lefty]

Nothing wrong with what he asked tbh

[timvp]

One rumor is that Uncle Dennis asked for unfettered use of MLSE's private jet if Neph re-signed. That's one hell of a demand, tbh.


Funny note: I've been contacted by an investigator regarding things I've posted about Uncle Dennis and nephew. Someone (NBA? Lakers? Raptors?) is angry and looking for dirt on those two :rollin


:reading

[RC_Drunkford]

Not surprising at all, the Raptors said the same thing

[Russ]

Not surprising at all, the Raptors said the same thing

Kawhi could become a world-class diplomat.

He's already something that the Spurs, Raptors and Lakers can all agree upon . . .

[Genovaswitness]

:reading

lowkey top spurs insider on the net..

[K...]

This isn't about the Spurs at all, at least directly. If it was reported before, this is a better sourced story, discloses the investigation, tells us how mad LA is still. Also lol that everyone calls the new anti tampering laws the Uncle Dennis laws (instead of the LeBron James anti tampering)

[Uriel]

As I’ve been saying from the start, the true villain behind all of this is Uncle Dennis, not Leonard. He’s the mastermind pulling the strings, while Leonard was his brainwashed puppet.

[spurs1990]

— along with Paul George, who would be traded from Oklahoma City in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, five first-round picks and two pick swaps.


Fantasy land but if George was worth these assets, imagine the haul Leonard would've brought if he asked for his trade in Summer 2017, before his knee 'injury' plummeted his value.


lowkey top spurs insider on the net..
Seriously paywall worhty

[loveforthegame]

They investigated and it was closed.

What funny timing of the article.

[vavvi]

Fuck them

Neph isn’t winning a single chip from now on.

[lefty]

Fuck them

Neph isn’t winning a single chip from now on.

Reset?

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

hated to see him leave but glad he’s gone

[loveforthegame]

It’s hilarious actually. 3 teams reported on Uncle’s antics and the NBA can’t find one shred of evidence? You know the commissioner would love to nail the Clippers ass to the wall yet case closed.

[apalisoc_9]

:reading

someone from NBA reddit claimed that after feb of last year, Kawhi was already medically cleared to play all games. He still didnt. I remeber thinking it was to save himself from LA but he still doing it in LA.

I really wonder if Dennis fucked up Leonards outlook of the regular season.

Really starting to wonder if Leonards autism played a huge part in his decision making...or Robertson decision making.

[MoSpur02]

Been knowing that Uncle Dennis was something else. Let's not act like Kawhi didn't have anything to do with him leaving though. He's a grown man and had some input as to what was and is going on.

[tbdog]

Fantasy land but if George was worth these assets, imagine the haul Leonard would've brought if he asked for his trade in Summer 2017, before his knee 'injury' plummeted his value.


Seriously paywall worhty

Clippers didn't see it as a trade for PG, it was for both.

[apalisoc_9]

Not surprising at all, the Raptors said the same thing

yeah.

Also the Raptors coaching stuff actually had the same thoughts with Leonards Load Managment. This was never toronto idea. If you look around January and Feb last year...Nurse thought leonard was good to go.

The Spurs have been on the right side of this feud.


Kawhi and Camp dont communicate well and its evident with how even Rivers himself was blindsided this year and have no idea.

[apalisoc_9]

Been knowing that Uncle Dennis was something else. Let's not act like Kawhi didn't have anything to do with him leaving though. He's a grown man and had some input as to what was and is going on.

Kawhi has autism. People like him dont trust people outside of who they grew up with.

[apalisoc_9]

and people like kawhi trust their family members more than anything. All people with autism are like that

[ChumpDumper]

It’s hilarious actually. 3 teams reported on Uncle’s antics and the NBA can’t find one shred of evidence? You know the commissioner would love to nail the Clippers ass to the wall yet case closed.I mean I guess it's not illegal for him to ask teams to break the CBA unless there is some way to sanction him as a player representative. I can't see Ballmer biting on these demands regardless, not after paying such a premium to get the team in the first place.

[MoSpur02]

The only thing the Spurs front office did that was wrong in this whole Kawhi Leonard mess was not make deal with Boston before the trade deadline back in January of 2018.

[EasyMoney]

The only thing the Spurs front office did that was wrong in this whole Kawhi Leonard mess was not make deal with Boston before the trade deadline back in January of 2018.



What was Boston offering at that time?

[daslicer]

What was Boston offering at that time?

Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

[JuneJive]

What's the deal with that whole "it's not entirely Kawhi's fault" scoop?

[Mugen]

All of that seems pretty reasonable considering what PATFO is about to give Bryn this summer :lol

[NASpurs]

With the way he wanted teams to bend over, he seems more of the "butt" kind.

[Mugen]

The only thing the Spurs front office did that was wrong in this whole Kawhi Leonard mess was not make deal with Boston before the trade deadline back in January of 2018.

:lol You mean the only thing they did wrong in the Kawhi trade was the actual trade itself?

https://media1.giphy.com/media/l49JK1KIUc9xjrjSE/giphy.gif

[TD 21]

Old news and who cares?

I have zero sympathy for the Lakers, who's incompetence still led to James and Davis because they were the Lakers or the Raptors, who were gifted a contrived championship.

The only victims from the sleazebag and scumbag, were the Spurs, but nobody cares because they've had a lot of success and don't play the media's games.

[baseline bum]

Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

No they weren't. It was something like Jaylen Brown and a pick. Which is still worlds better than DePression I guess.

[phxspurfan]

In the end, the Lakers aren’t about to complain about how it all turned out. Their James-Davis pairing has been nothing short of spectacular, and they enter this showdown with the Clippers with a 24-6 record that is tops in the Western Conference. The players they were able to add in the wake of Leonard’s July 6 decision — Danny Green, Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso, Troy Daniels and Jared Dudley — have fit in well while making them one of the league’s deepest teams

:lol Alex Caruso and Jared Dudley make the Lakers the NBAs deepest team? Fucking Laker slurping ass article

[phxspurfan]

No they weren't. It was something like Jaylen Brown and a pick. Which is still worlds better than DePression I guess.

It was already discussed here that Ainge never offered Tatum or Brown for Kawhi. He was arrogant af thinking they would land either Leonard or Ant Davis in free agency. He failed miserably and even lost Horford in the process.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Begs the question if the Clips obliged with these requests?


Teams are not allowed to get involved in endorsement money. Serious big infraction. If they allowed it, that would be an easy way to get around the salary cap. Sign a player on the cheap, but get a "sponsor" to make up the difference. If Dennis was really talking that shit, the Spurs REALLY had to tread lightly. Remember what the league did to the T-Wolves over the Joe Johnson infraction - guaranteed endorsement money would be worse.

I don't know if there's any truth to it, but if it happened, Uncle should be banned from having anything to do with any player ever.

[ZeusWillJudge]

The only thing the Spurs front office did that was wrong in this whole Kawhi Leonard mess was not make deal with Boston before the trade deadline back in January of 2018.


Can't do anything about the past. Pop is playing Beli and Forbes this year.

[weebo]

Fuck them

Neph isn’t winning a single chip from now on.

Unfortunately, neither are the Spurs. :lol

[baseline bum]

It was already discussed here that Ainge never offered Tatum or Brown for Kawhi. He was arrogant af thinking they would land either Leonard or Ant Davis in free agency. He failed miserably and even lost Horford in the process.

He didn't offer Brown in the summer but at the trade deadline before that summer I think it was reported that he did.

[DavidTheGoliath]

All of that seems pretty reasonable considering what PATFO is about to give Bryn this summer :lolSo youd rather be a cuck than tell someone to piss off? OkDo you have a wife? I can bend her over in front of you anytime, just pm me your address. That is IF you have one.

[weebo]

Kawhi has autism. People like him dont trust people outside of who they grew up with.

bullshit...KL knows exactly what he's doing brah...if he was so easily steered why is he not on the lakers or knicks

[r0drig0lac]

Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

?

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

Per Sam Amick: Uncle Dennis wanted part ownership, 24/7 access to private jet, guaranteed endorsement money, among other demands for neph to sign. I'm sure he asked the same from the Spurs, they said no and Leonard sat out.



Lol.

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

Begs the question if the Clips obliged with these requests? Guarantee they gave some of it.

[RC_Drunkford]

I still think he will sign with the Lakers as soon as LeBron calls it quits. He just seems like that kind of person.

[Mugen]

So youd rather be a cuck than tell someone to piss off? OkDo you have a wife? I can bend her over in front of you anytime, just pm me your address. That is IF you have one.

:lol Dennis really got you riled up

[Roscoe P. Coltrane]

I mean I guess it's not illegal for him to ask teams to break the CBA unless there is some way to sanction him as a player representative. I can't see Ballmer biting on these demands regardless, not after paying such a premium to get the team in the first place.He's exactly the type person to give some of the demands.

[JeffDuncan]

Unka Dennis jerking people's chains to see if they bark.

[Dverde]

Madam Silver ain’t going to do shit against the star players. Nephew and Uncle doing some shady stuff.

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oh wow! Sure showed him!

I’m sure fucktard OP and PATFO love seeing demar and LMA midrange their way to an 8th seed sweep (best case scenario).

How embarrassing for you, that you stan such a fucking loser of a player that they are instituting new rules of player and agent conduct because of him.

Congratulations on being a fucking loser.

[Genovaswitness]

How embarrassing for you, that you stan such a fucking loser of a player that they are instituting new rules of player and agent conduct because of him.

Congratulations on being a fucking loser.

starting five tonight is DJM, bryn, demar, lyles and LMA :lmao

I bet you like that, you fucking retard

[DavidTheGoliath]

:lol Dennis really got you riled upYeah some dude 11k kms away will rile me up. Keep reaching though cuckboi.

[ChumpDumper]

He's exactly the type person to give some of the demands.Which ones couldn't immediately be discovered?

[ElNono]

Brotha just trying to make a living tbh... haters just jealous...

[tim_duncan_fan]

I’ll take this shitty season and rebuilding only to get away from Kawhitter and his uncle. Lol letting another man control you.

This.

One should only stoop so far into bitchdom.

[Philthemage]

This really speaks volumes about PATFO.

I can't see uncle Dennis not pulling this shit in kawhis last year here. Yet Spurs being their usual classy selves keeping it behind the scenes. Lakers being the petty drama queen organization they are, not surprised they're airing out his dirty laundry.

Years from now when Kawhi looks back he should be thanking the spurs brass for keeping his image in check when he's got shit heads like Dennis around him.

[duncan2k5]

Now we are believing Laker sources? LMFAO! They're salty because they felt entitled to every great player and don't want to admit Kawhi turned them and the great LeBron James down... So they try to pain a different picture to the fans that don't know better... If this were true Lakers would have GLADLY showed the league the evidence during the investigation...

[spurs10]

Uncle and nephew have to consider the adage 'what goes around comes around.' 'Money doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are,' said someone who knew what the fuck they were talking about. Is it not illegal to shake people down like this obvious case?

[ElNono]

This really speaks volumes about PATFO.

I can't see uncle Dennis not pulling this shit in kawhis last year here. Yet Spurs being their usual classy selves keeping it behind the scenes. Lakers being the petty drama queen organization they are, not surprised they're airing out his dirty laundry.

Years from now when Kawhi looks back he should be thanking the spurs brass for keeping his image in check when he's got shit heads like Dennis around him.

How is this a positive for PATFO? Lost Kawhi anyways, team is trash, ended up looking like losers after Kawhi rang again... but, but classy :cry

Lakers can vent all they want because they’re the best team in the NBA right now...

[ElNono]

And lol @ Kawhi looking back and thinking anything other than “I can’t believe I had to play with Pau, Patty, Marco” :lol

[duncan2k5]

This really speaks volumes about PATFO.

I can't see uncle Dennis not pulling this shit in kawhis last year here. Yet Spurs being their usual classy selves keeping it behind the scenes. Lakers being the petty drama queen organization they are, not surprised they're airing out his dirty laundry.

Years from now when Kawhi looks back he should be thanking the spurs brass for keeping his image in check when he's got shit heads like Dennis around him.

Behind the scenes?? Spurs were airing everything out to the media! It's kawhi's camp that wasn't saying anything...what are u on? That's why they did that test with the Lakers where they told them something and wanted to see if it leaked to the press...Lakers failed

[duncan2k5]

Uncle and nephew have to consider the adage 'what goes around comes around.' 'Money doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are,' said someone who knew what the fuck they were talking about. Is it not illegal to shake people down like this obvious case?

Yes it is...that's why it didn't happen...Lakers would have LOVED to give all the evidence to stick it to the clippers...they're just salty

[TDMVPDPOY]

he gave those demands to the spurs, raptors, lakers

but we the public will never know if those same demands were also given to the clippers?

maybe he made those high demands just hoping those teams wouldnt agree so they can transition themselves to the clippers without looking like culprits

[exstatic]

Guarantee they gave some of it.

Guarantee you they didn’t. Money and assets are dead easy to trace these days, and the league would have voided any contract signed by those means. Joe Smith proved what a pissed off NBA does to cheaters, and their golden child franchise came out on the short end of this deal.

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Now we are believing Laker sources? LMFAO! They're salty because they felt entitled to every great player and don't want to admit Kawhi turned them and the great LeBron James down... So they try to pain a different picture to the fans that don't know better... If this were true Lakers would have GLADLY showed the league the evidence during the investigation...

It's far from just Laker sources. It is Raptors and other agents, too.

Your mouth is agape.

[exstatic]

It's far from just Laker sources. It is Raptors and other agents, too.

Your mouth is agape.

This is only a story BECAUSE the Lakers got punked. The NBA only cares when one of their Golden Child franchises comes up on the short end of the stick.

[SpursBig3s]

The only thing the Spurs front office did that was wrong in this whole Kawhi Leonard mess was not make deal with Boston before the trade deadline back in January of 2018.



do you know what Boston was offering?

[duncan2k5]

It's far from just Laker sources. It is Raptors and other agents, too.

Your mouth is agape.

no it's not...it's laker "sources" claiming he did it to the raptors too...like i said...if he did it to the lakers, they would provide the proof so fast! literally the same day kawhi signed...they cant because they know it's a lie and trying to save face...the king wants ppl to think there cant possibly be any other reason a star wouldnt want to play with him...this is all orchestrated by lebron

[ChumpDumper]

lol defending uncle at all costs

[ZeusWillJudge]

...this is all orchestrated by lebron


LMAO... seriously? You should be in TV news. Pick a network, it doesn't fucking matter. But you've missed your calling.

[GreekSpursfan]

Pop always talked about Kawhi's camp before all this happen and that's all you need to know about uncle D. Uncle found the golden goose with Ballmer and took advantage of his abition to finally win something as a Clippers owner.

[Dex]

lol defending uncle at all costs

:cry "Y'all just don't like me" :cry

[MoSpur02]

do you know what Boston was offering?

Not 100% sure what the package included, but if I remember correctly it included one of Tatum or Brown for sure, but could've been both. I just remember receiving info back then that the trade was going down and I posted it here. The trade was almost gonna go down, but Spurs backed out of it.

[Dejounte]

Not 100% sure what the package included, but if I remember correctly it included one of Tatum or Brown for sure, but could've been both. I just remember receiving info back then that the trade was going down and I posted it here. The trade was almost gonna go down, but Spurs backed out of it.

We would have been set.

Dejounte/ White
Jaylen/ Lonnie/ Mills
Tatum/ Beli
Gay/
Aldridge

Actually we would be a little weak in the front court and we probably wouldnt be able to keep all the young players (if they exploded) because they all need extensions at the same time.

[tbdog]

Not 100% sure what the package included, but if I remember correctly it included one of Tatum or Brown for sure, but could've been both. I just remember receiving info back then that the trade was going down and I posted it here. The trade was almost gonna go down, but Spurs backed out of it.

The rumours were that Brown and Tatum were not on the table. I remember smart was on the table.

[Manu&Duncan fan]

I hate Leonard and Uncle Dennis. But it's hilarious that people believe in this kind of garbage "news". I guess this is bad consequence of freedom of speech. Anyone can make up lies.

[Bill_Brasky]

I hate Leonard and Uncle Dennis. But it's hilarious that people believe in this kind of garbage "news". I guess this is bad consequence of freedom of speech. Anyone can make up lies.

Jeannie Buss, the person who owns the Lakers, is the one making the claims. Regardless of the truthiness of said claims, the fact that someone in her position would make them makes it newsworthy, you free speech hating faggot.

[baseline bum]

Jeannie Buss, the person who owns the Lakers, is the one making the claims. Regardless of the truthiness of said claims, the fact that someone in her position would make them makes it newsworthy, you free speech hating faggot.

But Uncle Dennis was so straight with us, how could anyone believe he'd be an ass to another team?

[BackHome]

Not 100% sure what the package included, but if I remember correctly it included one of Tatum or Brown for sure, but could've been both. I just remember receiving info back then that the trade was going down and I posted it here. The trade was almost gonna go down, but Spurs backed out of it.

Bullshit - Fake News

[SpurPadre]

Bah Humbug to the REAL Uncle Scrooge, tbh.