Poll - Would you offer Leonard the $219m extension

[TheGreatYacht]

Absolutely. It's not like PATFO will do anything with the money saved, so why not pay the guy making them look good...

[dbreiden83080]

To me he has to come back and prove his value next season. It’s quite possible he is simply extremely injury prone. Imagine having somebody making more money than any player has ever made in the history of the team, and they are constantly out dealing with injuries. He has to come back and show us that he is still a great player. Quite frankly he needs to show the entire league. He missed an entire season. He and his stupid uncle are not swinging some big hammer in this off-season. The Spurs are not going to get top value in a trade.

[dbreiden83080]

Absolutely. It's not like PATFO will do anything with the money saved, so why not pay the guy making them look good...

Who the did he make look good this season? What?

[dbreiden83080]

Without knowing exactly what is going on with his injury is hard to say YES. At this point I'd say NO but it's all up in the air right now

Can’t do it. And that is why only teams with GM’s that are ready and willing to get fired over a bad result, would offer up top value for him in a trade. He could be extremely injury prone. Imagine a team giving up top draft picks and he is sitting out most of next season again.

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Let's get a measure of what San Antonio Spurs fans online are thinking as of right now (your view is subject to change as the summer evolves).

Just a simple yes or no question, knowing everything you've learned through this entire 2018 season.

You should qualify it that he averages only 58 games per year moving forward, as he has to date now, with this season included.

That might change some votes.

[TheGreatYacht]

Who the did he make look good this season? What?

Don't act stupid.

[dbreiden83080]

Don't act stupid.

Do you have an answer? What did he do? He didn’t play all year. Did I miss something? You must’ve watched a different season.

[hater]

The poor bas cannot even wipe his own ass let alone sign a contract

[TheGreatYacht]

Do you have an answer? What did he do? He didn’t play all year. Did I miss something? You must’ve watched a different season.

He's made PATFO look great with back-to-back 60+ win seasons despite having mediocre talent around him which included Aldridge at the time.

Why on earth would he sacrifice money so they can give Fathead and gy Danny some nice big paydays?

[boutons_deux]

a long term extension is BY FAR the ideal scenario for the Spurs tbh.

he'd be very smart to do that

Spurs would be very stupid

he gets the contract, but the Spurs NEVER get a 2014/15/16 season from him again? what if he misses many 10s of games/season?

I wonder how the Spurs insurance companies, and their docs, evaluate K's futures.

[dbreiden83080]

He's made PATFO look great with back-to-back 60+ win seasons despite having mediocre talent around him which included Aldridge at the time.

Why on earth would he sacrifice money so they can give Fathead and gy Danny some nice big paydays?

It’s funny how one season changes everything. Because everybody was on his bandwagon the last two years. He earned that. Now he must re-earn that. There are consequences for blowing off an entire season. You can’t pretend it didn’t happen.

[SpursforSix]

it. I would offer it too him.

Either:

1) he signs and comes back healthy as it top 5 player
2) he turns it out and confirms he's a got
3) he signs but it's a career altering injury so the Spurs just have one more overpaid player on the roster.

[exstatic]

it. I would offer it too him.

Either:

1) he signs and comes back healthy as it top 5 player
2) he turns it out and confirms he's a got
3) he signs but it's a career altering injury so the Spurs just have one more overpaid player on the roster.

The last year of the SuperMax would be $49M. You can't carry that as deadweight. That's damn near double what Pau and Patty make, combined.

[SpursforSix]

That's damn near double what Pau and Patty make, combined.

Sounds right. He's at least twice as good as those two combined. Injured or not.

[BackHome]

You would have to be a ing idiot to sign this china doll

[-21-]

He'll pass any physical. There is nothing that shows on even an MRI. THAT'S why the Spurs cleared him. Everything else is just bull and games.

If what you're saying is correct then it would be a huge disappointment and I wouldn't blame Pop if he doesn't offer the supermax. It's such a shame, Kawhi seemed like a good guy, I don't think any of us ever expected any drama from him but his 'group' totally blindsided us.

Anyway, I wonder what the Spurs can actually get in exchange for a 1-year rental of Kawhi. I imagine everyone would try lowball to PATFO.

[cd021]

If the meeting goes well and he can explain why he abandonned the team.
Instead of the full 35%, I hope PATFO only offers him 32% or 33% of the cap.
Spurs could save millions per year and take advantage of the situation.

[John B]

Kawhi is a once-in-a-lifetime player, who doesn’t come around too often in a small market like San Antonio. That’s ticket sales for the next 5 years and more. FO will suck up and forget nothing happened. But Kawhi needs to do his part to attract big name FA. He can’t just sulk in the corner for people to read his mind. He’s a special who other players want to play with when he is at his best, albeit including LeBron. I’m a Spurs fan since 1988. We’ve been spoiled with being a contender except when DRob was hurt. Keep the winning tradition.

[AFBlue]

Kawhi has likely peaked and proved this season he can't be relied on to carry the franchise forward. Sell now.

[SnakeBoy]

Yes. Losing Kawhi means full rebuild mode which could take years or decades to get a team capable of contending.

[AFBlue]

Yes. Losing Kawhi means full rebuild mode which could take years or decades to get a team capable of contending.

Losing Kawhi doesn't automatically mean the Spurs plunge into rebuild mode. It would depend on the return in a trade. They made it to the playoffs without him already. I'm sure they wouldn't get fleeced in a deal for him and end up worse than they were without him.

[DMC]

Since no other superstar is going to come to SA, even for big money, I'd offer it to Kawhi. If he takes it, he's staying. I'd take him staying over rolling the dice with the G-league, old washed up stars and Euroballers.

[DPG21920]

Since no other superstar is going to come to SA, even for big money, I'd offer it to Kawhi. If he takes it, he's staying. I'd take him staying over rolling the dice with the G-league, old washed up stars and Euroballers.

He can take it or even a different contract from SA and still leave. There are reasons for both, even if Kawhi wants out and SA wants him out, to ink a deal together.

[BackHome]

We made playoffs with out him we trade him we will make playoffs again.

[DMC]

We made playoffs with out him we trade him we will make playoffs again.

That ship has sailed. The goal shouldn't be "make the playoffs". We should either compete for a championship or rebuild.