Kiwi now has a "chilling" relationship with the Sp*rs FO?

[szkorhetz]

His value is extremely high. Don’t be fooled. He is viewed as a top 5 player and teams would kill themselves to get him.

Maybe his talent is. But his value is a player, who can't play without getting hurt is not. Grant Hill 2.0.
And the league is more and more moving away from the only thing Kawhi is really top 5. Isos.

[MoSpur02]

Once everyone is healthy and the Spurs start gelling and put together a lot of wins, this will blow over. Winning cures everything in this business.

[daslicer]

Oh yeah that is what Spurs fans want. Sign an extension and when he gets hurt again, they can about him signing the extension. Lord knows Tony has just been treated with such love and respect over the years..

Knowing how re ed some of these fans are they will about him taking the extension before the injury and will be disappointed that he didn't leave.

[TimDunkem]

Once everyone is healthy and the Spurs start gelling and put together a lot of wins, this will blow over. Winning cures everything in this business.

This is a lost season without Kawhi and there is no guarantee he will play anymore this year. This story won't just blow over.

[r0drig0lac]

Maybe his talent is. But his value is a player, who can't play without getting hurt is not. Grant Hill 2.0.
And the league is more and more moving away from the only thing Kawhi is really top 5. Isos.

funny

[DAF86]

You’re being an idiot. Simply put. If you’re argument that you are trying to pick with me is that Tim was no different than pretty much every other NBA superstar it’s really, really stupid. No matter how much you want to argue.

All I'm saying is that Duncan also had a time where he wasn't completely on the same page with the front office. So much in fact, that he was a simple concession from Doc Rivers away of leaving the team.

That to me seems more tiring or nerve breaking for Pop than a simple rumour of Kawhi having a "chilling" relationship with the FO, tbh.

[DAF86]

Stories about what? Tim was team first, who stayed out of the spotlight. He was not partying hard on the road, or cared about getting all the credit for wins. He was about basketball and winning..

Stories about Duncan having pretty much set his mind on leaving San Antonio untill Doc Rivers told him that his family couldn't get into the team's plane.

Besides, Kawhi is also a team first player that doesn't care about the spotlight so in that regard he doesn't bring "normal star drama" either.

[cjw]

Call up Magic and send Leonard, Mills, and Joffrey over there for Randle, Nance Jr, and Clarkson and a pick

No. Just no. Randle is a RFA after this year and will get a pay raise. Nance is cheap for another year but you don’t need four bigs in today’s NBA. And Clarkson is overpaid and a dime a dozen.

[dbreiden83080]

Stories about Duncan having pretty much set his mind on leaving San Antonio untill Doc Rivers told him that his family couldn't get into the team's plane.

Besides, Kawhi is also a team first player that doesn't care about the spotlight so in that regard he doesn't bring "normal star drama" either.

I don't see how Duncan talking to another team and visiting them as a FA has anything to do with Star Drama. If anything Tim being so smart, he realized how much of a damn idiot Rivers is, and it made the lure of playing with Hill that much less..

[Chomag]

He's walking sons

[TheGreatYacht]

PATFO fluffers blaming new age Stars for their ego problems when they're ragging for the biggest ego of them all.... Pop.

Pathetic. That guy is the furthest away from "getting over himself" as they come

[bic50]

I love Kawhi, but honestly I would be okay if he leaves as long as the Spurs get big talent in return or high lottery picks. One thing I can’t stand about Leonard is he at times becomes a ball hog and holds onto the ball for long periods of time when on offense.

What other big talent do expect not to do the same?

[sasaint]

No. Just no. Randle is a RFA after this year and will get a pay raise. Nance is cheap for another year but you don’t need four bigs in today’s NBA. And Clarkson is overpaid and a dime a dozen.

I am with you.

[Chomag]

Honestly though would you blame him after the roster the FO put around him this last off-season?

[Clipper Nation]

So it begins...

Damn... even Laker fans are begging Kawhi to sign with the Clippers.

[TimDunkem]

PATFO fluffers blaming new age Stars for their ego problems when they're ragging for the biggest ego of them all.... Pop.

Pathetic. That guy is the furthest away from "getting over himself" as they come

I've said it before and I'll say it again: There are no egos on this team because there isn't enough room to fit in with Pop's.

[bic50]

Maybe his talent is. But his value is a player, who can't play without getting hurt is not. Grant Hill 2.0.
And the league is more and more moving away from the only thing Kawhi is really top 5. Isos.

Stupid

[DAF86]

I don't see how Duncan talking to another team and visiting them as a FA has anything to do with Star Drama. If anything Tim being so smart, he realized how much of a damn idiot Rivers is, and it made the lure of playing with Hill that much less..

He didn't just "talk". He was decided on leaving.

If you don't see the threat of your star player leaving as "drama", then this rumour about a "chilling relationship" isn't drama either, tbh.

[SAGirl]

I suspected that for some time, but it wasn't confirmed so it was speculation on my part... just based on how obscure the whole thing was and the fact no one had seen him at the training facility.. plus Pop didn't seem like he knew timeline and was annoyed to be asked about it. When asked about having a second opinion, Kawhi deflected as is his right.. but it just raised su ion things were not fine.

The report someone posted about the Dallas radio reporter sources also aligns with this .. but that was an uncredited "source".

[TheGreatYacht]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: There are no egos on this team because there isn't enough room to fit in with Pop's.

Truth bomb. If a player even comes close to suggesting Poop is doing something wrong, they're outta here. Only yes men are allowed thanks to Fascist Pop

[Darius Bieber]

Truth bomb. If a player even comes close to suggesting Poop is doing something wrong, they're outta here. Only yes men are allowed thanks to Fascist Pop

Example: Stephen Jackson

[sasaint]

Honestly though would you blame him after the roster the FO put around him this last off-season?

I think he may have been less than thrilled about signing LMA away from Portland. He is such a Sphinx it is hard to tell. But I don't ever notice them interacting like we once saw Tim, Manu and Tony interact. Forgetting (for the moment) how difficult it is to have a couple of iso-players in the same lineup, I have doubts that a team can thrive with two introverted stars like Kawhi and LMA. Seems to me you need to have more personal cohesion than I "feel" among the Spurs players, especially their stars.

[Dre_7]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...mpression=true

Kawhi's camp has denied the rumors. RC has also. That's two named sources that have quickly spoken out. Are you going to believe RC and Kawhi's camp or the unnamed sources??

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I think it’s a combo of Kawhi having nothing else in life besides basketball and he’s not playing so he’s going crazy. I also think some of this could be angling for the SuperMax and letting everyone know that Kawhi won’t be taking less due to his injury history.

What I got from reading the report was Kawhi is the one who is reluctant to play. The Spurs shut him down because he told them he was still uncomfortable. Maybe the issue is the Spurs think he's ready but he doesn't want to rush himself?

[DPG21920]

1) LBJ

2a) or 2b) is toss up between Kiwi (when healthy) and KD tbh. KD is playing better defense than when he was in OKC so he might be ahead, for now. After them I'm going with either Chef or Greak Freak to round out my top 5.

I would agree with that overall. Have to put KD ahead IMO because he’s amazing and healthy but Kawhi stil viewed as top 5.