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

[bklynspursfan]

Kawhi played for the Spurs and having his family in LA never was an issue. His fams even bought houses in SA in these years...

Things changed for the Spurs when his family started to have a voice on his decision...Again, it's clear, the Spurs don't like them.

If his decision was to stay with the Spurs for his career (like he said in 2014) then I'm sure they would be fine with it regardless of what he was getting from his family.

The problem was when they stopped communicating with Pop/Spurs and left them out the loop with what was happening this year. All year they (Pop/Players) deflected answers and what not for him and his group. He did one disingenuous interview and that was it.

[Spurs4#5]

Jabari, whom you would think has inside sources with Kawhi's camp, has most definitely intimated exactly that he has not been offered the supermax. Take that for what value you place on Jabari's credibility though.

Yeah that’s still a media source though. I tend to not trust the media so much since most of them just try and make speculation fact. Especially one who is severely one sided as Jabari young.

[rjv]

a good amount of the chatter was about a meeting they had prior to the draft and afterwards. I wasn't even paying attention prior to the draft.

no one knows what was said at the meeting. if you want to equate "chatter" to the spurs told kawhi they have no intention of ever offering him the super max then so be it. but i haven't read one article from anyone that indicated this. what jabari and other reporters are saying is that it hasn't been offered. this could mean that the spurs didn't mention it but that't not the same as the spurs saying we won't ever offer it. now, if July 16 comes and goes and more time passes without an offer then it would be easier to infer they may have no intention to do so at all.

[SAGirl]

How can Leonard and his camp have shown interest in a supermax deal to the Spurs if they hadn't talked about it at some point?

The contract may not be before him to be signed, but these parties have discussed the contract probably at more than once this past season.

[sasaint]

At least touches works hard. It was more about the nonchalant at ude of KAT and the other young guys on the team

I liked Butler as a player with Chicago, but kinda lost track of him. Some suggested he had an at ude problem. But if he wants to work hard with other guys who are dedicated, then he could probably coexist with LMA and Pop.

[apalisoc_9]

Done deal. Just close this thread.

[TXstbobcat]

Sending Kawhi to NBA Siberia...er the T'Wolves.

let Leonard and his uncle spend a miserable winter in Minneapolis before he goes to LA.

[rjv]

How can Leonard and his camp have shown interest in a supermax deal to the Spurs if they hadn't talked about it at some point?

The contract may not be before him to be signed, but these parties have discussed the contract probably at more than once this past season.

again, that does not mean the spurs indicated that it would not be offered.

[gambit1990]

I liked Butler as a player with Chicago, but kinda lost track of him. Some suggested he had an at ude problem.

[Spurs9]

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yd7fre2l

[Pavlov]

Done deal. Just close this thread.

What is the deal?

[RD2191]

Done deal. Just close this thread.

What's a done deal?

[DAF86]

How can Leonard and his camp have shown interest in a supermax deal to the Spurs if they hadn't talked about it at some point?

The contract may not be before him to be signed, but these parties have discussed the contract probably at more than once this past season.

Comments like these are what makes me believe the rumour that Kawhi has a chronic injury is real. I have a feeling that if Spurs offered the Supermax, Kawhi's camp would accept in a second.

[marinoman]

How can Leonard and his camp have shown interest in a supermax deal to the Spurs if they hadn't talked about it at some point?

The contract may not be before him to be signed, but these parties have discussed the contract probably at more than once this past season.

Supermax is 221 million now btw, it went up a few days ago

[DPG21920]

But the Spurs denied him the supermax, that's not and won't be an option so why his camp would care about...

PG13 signed with OKC the same deal, $139M 4 years just a few days before and didn't die...I guess Kawhi and his family will survive with that $140M contract.

Wrong. PG did that deal with OKC because it gave him security of something goes wrong but also he can mega cash in again if it doesn’t.

Without bird rights that is not an option for Kawhi.

[spurraider21]

Supermax is 221 million now btw, it went up a few days ago

Now it’s a mega super max

[RD2191]

Have or had shown interest? That's an important distinction.

[SpursforSix]

What's a done deal?

Probably the Parker and Manu extensions. With Leonard gone next year, there will be plenty of money for everyone. Even Mills and Gasol.

[spurraider21]

Comments like these are what makes me believe the rumour that Kawhi has a chronic injury is real. I have a feeling that if Spurs offered the Supermax, Kawhi's camp would accept in a second.

If this was all a maneuver for the supermax then embellishing an injury was an awful play, especially given his history

[ducks]

leonard might not have said anything to pop directly his uncle leaked stuff


la has alot of pressure for a le now with james there
with sa there is no pressure for a le everything thinks it will be gs,lakers,boston,sixers and rockets

[DAF86]

If this was all a maneuver for the supermax then embellishing an injury was an awful play, especially given his history

That's the thing though, if this is the case, it means there was no embellishing.

[marinoman]

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yd7fre2l

And a first, btw am i reading that right? Butler gives us alot more wins but Leonard gives them alot more losses

[RD2191]

Probably the Parker and Manu extensions. With Leonard gone next year, there will be plenty of money for everyone. Even Mills and Gasol.

[offset formation]

How can Leonard and his camp have shown interest in a supermax deal to the Spurs if they hadn't talked about it at some point?

The contract may not be before him to be signed, but these parties have discussed the contract probably at more than once this past season.

This directly conflicts with the statement from S.A.S. that Kawhi sat down and told Pop to his face that he wanted out and he wanted to be in LA.

These two people are ostensibly ing colleagues at ESPN. So which story is it that ESPN the network is reporting precisely? Either he told "the Spurs," which presumably can be considered telling Pop, or he didn't.

Come on ESPN, get your together. You are so ing discombobulated that one arm doesn't have a clue what the other is doing. Pathetic.

[Marcus Bryant]

Here's Uncle Dennis' master plan. No, it's not about forcing the trade, though if it did happen I'm sure there would be no complaints.

Think more basic. Kawhi couldn't get a massive shoe deal because why? Market? Come on. He couldn't get a deal because nobody was talking about Kawhi Leonard. This is America. The only bad news is no news, if you're a celebrity.

Uncle Dennis: Hold my beer...https://trends.google.com/trends/exp...awhi%20leonard