No contract extension for Kawhi

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs have ended contract extension talks, meaning he will explore restricted free agency after the 2014-15 season, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Oct 31 2014, 1:39 PMRotowire

[TheWriter]

There's already a thread for this topic, attention .

[Brunodf]

Thank God they didn't overreact and paid him the max

[Southwest Texas Fan]

There's already a thread for this topic, attention .

Then don't click on the thread.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Thank God they didn't overreact and paid him the max

Agreed - it makes complete sense to see how he plays this season, and also see if he can stay healthy before breaking the bank. Plus the future salary cap increase is only going to benefit both parties here.

[baseline bum]

Thank God they didn't overreact and paid him the max

Unless Leonard blows out his ACL he's getting every penny of the max. This was about using his rookie scale cap hit to open up cap space to rebuild if Duncan and/or Ginobili retire at the end of the season. Then the Spurs could go over the cap to give Leonard a max deal.

[objective]

His agent fired a shot with the threat of a scenario where Kawhi gets to do the Parsons opt out. He's a broke agent with one client who could make the agent enough to pay his rent on time, but the spurs done messed with his money.

[Mark in Austin]

Unless Leonard blows out his ACL he's getting every penny of the max. This was about using his rookie scale cap hit to open up cap space to rebuild if Duncan and/or Ginobili retire at the end of the season. Then the Spurs could go over the cap to give Leonard a max deal.

Jesus Christ. Don't you know by now that rational thought and logic have no place when spurfan gets all panicky?

[Brunodf]

Unless Leonard blows out his ACL he's getting every penny of the max. This was about using his rookie scale cap hit to open up cap space to rebuild if Duncan and/or Ginobili retire at the end of the season. Then the Spurs could go over the cap to give Leonard a max deal.

Maybe he will, but there is no reason to give him the max right now, lets see if he can stay healthy and perform at high level during the entire season first...

[baseline bum]

Maybe he will, but there is no reason to give him the max right now, lets see if he can stay healthy and perform at high level during the entire season first...

Kawhi Leonard is a max player under this collective bargaining agreement. Anything less than 4 years at max and he walks, which he should do if the Spurs won't pay him market value.

[baseline bum]

LOL Klay Thompson just got a $17.5 million a season deal and people think Leonard won't get that kind of money?

[cjw]

LOL Klay Thompson just got a $17.5 million a season deal and people think Leonard won't get that kind of money?

But but but he torched us in that one playoff game!

The Warriors have officially locked in a team that maxes out as a WCF team (if the shooters get hot). Stinks for their fans, though they've still got the Giants. Their only hope is to trick someone into trading them an upgrade over Lee for Lee+Barnes, but not sure that deal's there anymore.

[Brunodf]

LOL Klay Thompson just got a $17.5 million a season deal and people think Leonard won't get that kind of money?

You know that 17 mil in Cali= 12-13 mil in Texas right

[vander]

Contract year FTW

[baseline bum]

You know that 17 mil in Cali= 12-13 mil in Texas right

Where did you get that horse from son?

[TheWriter]

You know that 17 mil in Cali= 12-13 mil in Texas right

That makes zero ing sense.

[TheyCallMePro]

Thank God they didn't overreact and paid him the max

Seriously. I don't care who else gets max contracts throughout the league. Kawhi is simply quality role player and should be paid like one. This max contract talk is absurd.

Glad the Spurs have enough sense to see it too. As Shaq said on TNT after last game vs the Mavs: "It doesn't matter who plays for the Spurs, it's how they play, not who they play."

[TXstbobcat]

Where did you get that horse from son?

The standard of living is a lot more expensive in California compared to Texas.

[dabom]

State tax too.

[baseline bum]

Seriously. I don't care who else gets max contracts throughout the league. Kawhi is simply quality role player and should be paid like one. This max contract talk is absurd.

Glad the Spurs have enough sense to see it too. As Shaq said on TNT after last game vs the Mavs: "It doesn't matter who plays for the Spurs, it's how they play, not who they play."

LOL Shaq is a re and Leonard will be paid market value.

[baseline bum]

The standard of living is a lot more expensive in California compared to Texas.

And better too.

[dabom]

Seriously. I don't care who else gets max contracts throughout the league. Kawhi is simply quality role player and should be paid like one. This max contract talk is absurd.

Glad the Spurs have enough sense to see it too. As Shaq said on TNT after last game vs the Mavs: "It doesn't matter who plays for the Spurs, it's how they play, not who they play."

He says that as backhand swipes at Tim Duncan's career.

[TheWriter]

The standard of living is a lot more expensive in California compared to Texas.

So then, why would the contract be LESS in Texas if the COL is higher in California?

[TheWriter]

And better too.

Ha.

[TheWriter]

Seriously. I don't care who else gets max contracts throughout the league. Kawhi is simply quality role player and should be paid like one. This max contract talk is absurd.

Glad the Spurs have enough sense to see it too. As Shaq said on TNT after last game vs the Mavs: "It doesn't matter who plays for the Spurs, it's how they play, not who they play."

Change your name to TheyCallMeRe ed.