Young: sources tell @ExpressNews that Kawhi Leonard wants to be traded from Spurs

[Mr. Body]

I'd do the Cleveland deal. the Lakers and let Kawhi start breaking down in the Mistake by the Lake.

[SpursDynasty85]

He really wasnt....he certainly wasnt better than LBJ or Durant. And he went up against and dominated a ing garbage Grizzlies team and his scoring actually went down against a defense in Houston. He had some amazing games and was definitely a top 3 player but he certainly wasnt the best

It's what makes this so sad. Those expectations were shattered because of ZaZa and this past season. He certainly looked to be top 3 and is younger than KD and Lebron and was oddly getting better every single game it seemed like. Pattern seemed to show he was going to be the best player this season but we never got to see it.

[tbdog]

[Lowe] The Cavs have offered Kevin Love and the No. 8 pick for Kawhi, the Grizzlies with No. 4 and Chandler Parsons, the Clippers with Tobias Harris and Nos. 12 and 13

Love deal wouldn't be so bad if they could add in something like Nance Jr. Thats a pretty solid roster with Love, LMA, Murrary, 8th/18th pick.

No. 8pick means little. Love is passed his prime. Rather get Ingam. He can easily be an allstar player and beyond. Has a bit of Leonard in his game too.

[r0drig0lac]

Leonard was by in large the best player last playoffs. He is by in large the best wing defender in the league. Finals MVP. Clutch as . 25ppg. Nearly a 50/40/90 guy. Here is a top 5 player. He isn't Lebron. That is one in a generation and one of the goats. But he can slay the king. And has.

Kawhi is probably the best perimeter defender in the game's history (more steals than fouls without handcheking? wtf) and became pretty much a 25/6/4 guy in the 50/40/90 territory, that's the worst part of losing this guy

[Spurs4#5]

Do you guys think LMA is being actively shopped too?

I would be shopping Aldridge regardless of the kawhi situation. His value won’t be as high again coming off a big season especially if someway kawhi stays

[baseline bum]

No. 8pick means little. Love is passed his prime. Rather get Ingam. He can easily be an allstar player and beyond. Has a bit of Leonard in his game too.

Yeah the bit about missing a lot of games with injury.

[Joseph Kony]

I'd do the Cleveland deal. the Lakers and let Kawhi start breaking down in the Mistake by the Lake.

its tempting because it may keep Lebron in Cleveland and LA would only end up with PG this season

[99 Problems]

Lou Williams 31 years old, destined to be a good player on a bad team, or a bench player. Harris is 25 and still has the potential with good coaching to be a top 10 player.

He’s a good player for sure, I really like him. Could he arrive here and take another leap like Dipo did this season. Who says he couldn’t? He’s a year younger than Dipo and put him in the Spurs system?

[Joseph Kony]

any team the spurs trade with, spurs NEED to make them take Gasol or Mills back or it aint worth it

[RD2191]

, this sucks. Bunch of trash players we'd get in return.

[tbdog]

Gasol is essentially an expiring next season. We are are retooling and not contending next season. So who cares if Gasol is around for another year.

[ernest787]

I'd consider that Memphis trade if doncic is there at 4.

[sasaint]

any team the spurs trade with, spurs NEED to make them take Gasol or Mills back or it aint worth it

Gasol.

[sasaint]

its tempting because it may keep Lebron in Cleveland and LA would only end up with PG this season

Regardless of which team they were to play for, it would be entertaining to see LeBron and Kawhi play together.

[sasaint]

I'd consider that Memphis trade if doncic is there at 4.

Bamba.

[sasaint]

I would be shopping Aldridge regardless of the kawhi situation. His value won’t be as high again coming off a big season especially if someway kawhi stays

I am of the opinion that "Pop" and "rebuild" don't really mix. But maybe... What if Pop got several young guys who could be coached up to play the beautiful game? Nah. I really can't imagine Pop in the midst of that kind of roster turnover.

[Lostwingman]

I'd consider that Memphis trade if doncic is there at 4.

It's possible, and I wouldn't throw fits if that was what ended up happening if Kawhi is deadset on getting to LA.

[HarlemHeat37]

The Kawhi that we last saw in the 2017 WCFs was unquestionably a top 3 player in the world(with LeBron and Durant), no denying it..who knows if he will still be the same player when he returns, but it sucks that the Spurs only got 1 truly great year out of him..

[Ginobilly]

Man lebron and kawhi in cleveland could def challenge the warriors but i could see kawhi have an "injury" the moment lebron yells at him and he goes crying to his uncle in new york.

[FkLA]

Told you Don is a ing re ...

Booker

[Slippy]

The Kawhi that we last saw in the 2017 WCFs was unquestionably a top 3 player in the world(with LeBron and Durant), no denying it..who knows if he will still be the same player when he returns, but it sucks that the Spurs only got 1 truly great year out of him..

He wont be the same. The kawhi we saw in Jan was that of a 16ppp scorer who physically looked limited to his 2017 form.

[objective]

Told you Don is a ing re ...

Booker

Harris has always been a buffoon

Between him, McDougal, and Jabronie the San Antonio media is about as bad as it gets

[Spurs4#5]

I am of the opinion that "Pop" and "rebuild" don't really mix. But maybe... What if Pop got several young guys who could be coached up to play the beautiful game? Nah. I really can't imagine Pop in the midst of that kind of roster turnover.

When we beat the heat in 14 we didn’t have a clear cut superstar Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker already past their prime and kawhi still coming into his and that team beat a super team of James, wade, bosh and Allen. The point of the beautiful game was that it wasn’t iso ball dependent 1 or 2 players catching the ball. I’d be more inclined to think pop would much rather coach a team full of rookies/young players that have potential to thrive in a system rather than coach 2 but heads in Aldridge and kawhi. If we could haul in 4 solid player plus 3 solid pick for this year and next for Aldridge and Leonard I’d take action on betting the spurs to win the championship.

[objective]

The Kawhi that we last saw in the 2017 WCFs was unquestionably a top 3 player in the world(with LeBron and Durant), no denying it..who knows if he will still be the same player when he returns, but it sucks that the Spurs only got 1 truly great year out of him..

I think he's the same guy.

As rusty as he was, he still led the Spurs in advanced stats and in his last 3 games with supposedly crippling pain he averaged 4 steals a game.

He's fine.

[sasaint]

When we beat the heat in 14 we didn’t have a clear cut superstar Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker already past their prime and kawhi still coming into his and that team beat a super team of James, wade, bosh and Allen. The point of the beautiful game was that it wasn’t iso ball dependent 1 or 2 players catching the ball. I’d be more inclined to think pop would much rather coach a team full of rookies/young players that have potential to thrive in a system rather than coach 2 but heads in Aldridge and kawhi. If we could haul in 4 solid player plus 3 solid pick for this year and next for Aldridge and Leonard I’d take action on betting the spurs to win the championship.

As much as Pop might like to revive that kind of offense, I believe PATFO's aversion to roster turnover trumps that desire. I would love to see us dump both of those guys if it meant a return to the beautiful game, but that is a video game fantasy where Pop is concerned.