***OFFICIAL KAWHI RELATED NEWS Thread***

[TheSpurglar]

My guess is that it's something contract-related, I can't really picture anything else..

Either they were reluctant on the supermax due to injury concerns, maybe wanted him to prove his health on a shorter deal, maybe they wanted him to take less to help the team's future, something of that nature..

I really hope that isn't the case, though..the team that bid against themselves for Patty Mills at 12:01 and got finessed by Pau Gasol should have offered Kawhi all the money and all the years, including giving Uncle Dennis an ownership stake..

Not saying these things aren't possible, but lol at nephew and his group if the above was the deciding factor, as their ultimate decision was to sacrifice millions of dollars which they'll never get back for... what? The principle of the thing? How dare they not pay up right away, so we'll wait even longer and get way less? Smart.

[DPG21920]

Uncle Dennis living the high life lol

[Twisted_Dawg]

If he goes to LA, will there be closure?

Likely for most people. It will have proved that we would have gotten NOTHING for him if we kept him last summer. If he goes to LA, he was always going to go to LA, and the trade, although pennies on the dollar, was the right thing.

But if he resigns with Toronto, this thread hits a 1000 pages.

[Twisted_Dawg]

The guys to the right of Uncle Dennis are billionaires in some kind of private Jet business. Uncle Dennis and Kawhi have been seen at their tail parties in downtown Toronto. Dennis has also been on vacation with one of them. He has formed a bond with these Toronto businessmen.

Did Uncle Dennis sit courtside in San Antonio?

[james evans]

It's Uncle Dennis bro...he wants to turn Kawhi into the next Lebron...Uncle Dennis has dollar signs in his eyes...his plan is to get Kawhi to a bigger market so he can cash in...everyone knows he has a lot of say in what goes on with Kawhi's career..he could have stepped in and told Kawhi to chill and wait it out until he got paid the super max and then bailed...but Uncle Dennis sees himself as some genius business manager...totally backfired on his dumb ass

we keep hearing about “the uncle “ in he media but that man has said absolutely NOTHING on any shows. I wouldn’t even recognize him if I walked past him in the street. You’ve got to excuse me for not believing I hear in the media. Like I said, the truth WILL come out. Everyone talks about how I classy Kawhi and his people are but it was the spurs organization doing all the talking. They’ve said absolutely nothing. Lol

[UZER]

man! Where did it ing go wrong?

That’s the point I keep trying to make. People only giving Kawhi 100% of the blame is dumb. There is more than likely some blame on both sides. But something happened that turned this thing so bad, that his group was hiding Kawhi and even sabotaging potential trades requests. Something went horribly wrong to take the animosity to that level.

PATFO ed up somewhere too. Bottom line.

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Dude i was commenting and highlighting the bolded part about the contract.

I didn't imply about Uncle Dennis.

I didn't even like those cringy hugs with the Raptors FO after game 7.If that's what he was after,yeah,he wasn't getting that here and rightfully so.

Ahh, gotcha.

[HarlemHeat37]

But if he resigns with Toronto, this thread hits a 1000 pages.

That would be a disaster

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This sixers team was better than any of the teams DeRozan faced pre LeBron in 2016

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Likely for most people. It will have proved that we would have gotten NOTHING for him if we kept him last summer. If he goes to LA, he was always going to go to LA, and the trade, although pennies on the dollar, was the right thing.

This.

Plus, this year marks the end of his actual Spurs contract he signed and for which then proceeded to steal $19M.

I'll never forgive that mofo, but I think my energy will not be used on hating him after this season because he was always free to sign elsewhere as a FA.

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The guys to the right of Uncle Dennis are billionaires in some kind of private Jet business. Uncle Dennis and Kawhi have been seen at their tail parties in downtown Toronto. Dennis has also been on vacation with one of them. He has formed a bond with these Toronto businessmen.

How Uncle Dennis-y of Uncle Dennis.

Learning this just altered my steadfast view he was 100% headed to LA. Now I'm only 80% sure.

[spursistan]

If the s bag resigns with Toronto this place is gonna be Hiroshima post the bomb

Honestly, it seems Uncle Dumbass power play has worked with the Raptors (front seat row, feted by billionaires in tail parties, last call on load management etc..)

[apalisoc_9]

If the s bag resigns with Toronto this place is gonna be Hiroshima post the bomb

Honestly, it seems Uncle Dumbass power play has worked with the Raptors (front seat row, feted by billionaires in tail parties, last call on load management etc..)

Not even mom, girlfried gets the same seat. His GF and Mom have to squeeze with the rest of the plebs

[Chillen]

Spurs fans want him to go to an LA team and not stay in Toronto. If he stays in Toronto it means that the Spurs situation could have been mended somehow.

[Johojowhite]

Not even mom, girlfried gets the same seat. His GF and Mom have to squeeze with the rest of the plebs

His girlfriend was watching the game from the team tunnel next to Masai Ujiri. She came out and gave Kawhi a hug after the gamewinner.

[Spurs fever]

Making Spurs nation eat ...

[exstatic]

Spurs fans want him to go to an LA team and not stay in Toronto. If he stays in Toronto it means that the Spurs situation could have been mended somehow.

No. When you're actively hiding the player from the team, there's no fixin' that ish.

[RD2191]

Uncle Dennis tbh. Worthless bas .

[RC_Drunkford]

I'd really like to know what caused the rift. Kawhi doesn't come off like an egoistic asshole and him saying he doesn't even want to step into the locker room is just weird. Spurs definitely didn't handle all that drama well, they should've just not commented on the whole thing in public. Pop should've just said he's injured and that's it. No player says anything. But then again he probably said what he said cause he couldn't even get in touch with Kawhi.

I still think it's mostly Uncle Dennis trying to get some major major money out of his nephew's career and being in his ear. Remember the report about the All-Star game when Kawhi had to walk through New Orleans just cause Uncle Dennis didn't want to follow the Spurs schedule? I really hope the Spurs offered the super max, but I can see how you don't want to do that if your player is faking an injury and sitting out an entire season. Still weird tbh

[SupremeGuy]

I'd really like to know what caused the rift. Kawhi doesn't come off like an egoistic asshole and him saying he doesn't even want to step into the locker room is just weird. Spurs definitely didn't handle all that drama well, they should've just not commented on the whole thing in public. Pop should've just said he's injured and that's it. No player says anything. But then again he probably said what he said cause he couldn't even get in touch with Kawhi.

I still think it's mostly Uncle Dennis trying to get some major major money out of his nephew's career and being in his ear. Remember the report about the All-Star game when Kawhi had to walk through New Orleans just cause Uncle Dennis didn't want to follow the Spurs schedule? I really hope the Spurs offered the super max, but I can see how you don't want to do that if your player is faking an injury and sitting out an entire season. Still weird tbh

It was a combination of things; but Tony Parker's comment, and then the team meeting. It seems like that's what ended Kawhi's relationship with the Spurs.

[slick'81]

No. When you're actively hiding the player from the team, there's no fixin' that ish.

But what was so horrible here as opposed to toronto

[kobyz]

I want Bruce Bowen as SAS head coach instead of Pop!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

Spurs fans want him to go to an LA team and not stay in Toronto. If he stays in Toronto it means that the Spurs situation could have been mended somehow.

I want him in TOR. Not only because I want every team that tried to strong arm SA to be punished, but because I would rather him be in the East, get paid more money and that TOR be rewarded for an incredible bold move where others failed.

But IT IS NOT happening. He’s going to LAC and there is already a lot going on behind the scenes for years that will be proven right.

Place your bets now while the value is still good.

[kobyz]

I'd really like to know what caused the rift. Kawhi doesn't come off like an egoistic asshole and him saying he doesn't even want to step into the locker room is just weird. Spurs definitely didn't handle all that drama well, they should've just not commented on the whole thing in public. Pop should've just said he's injured and that's it. No player says anything. But then again he probably said what he said cause he couldn't even get in touch with Kawhi.

I still think it's mostly Uncle Dennis trying to get some major major money out of his nephew's career and being in his ear. Remember the report about the All-Star game when Kawhi had to walk through New Orleans just cause Uncle Dennis didn't want to follow the Spurs schedule? I really hope the Spurs offered the super max, but I can see how you don't want to do that if your player is faking an injury and sitting out an entire season. Still weird tbh

He could have made the most money in San Antonio, so it doesn't make sense why he left...

[Johojowhite]

Place your bets on the clippers if you want to lose your money.