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

[Mr. Body]

Look at the replies to this tweet.

1. Kyrie will walk after the coming season
2. The reporter doesn’t view Kyrie in a positive light
3. Woj’s report that Celtics’ starting five is untouchable is hokum

If it's true. Boston fans think their team is made out of gold..I think its pretty clear Kyrie is gone when he can, but Ainge is really tight fisted.

[tonight...you]

Thanks for the podcast recap. Utter craziness. I feel like Kawhi is mentally or emotionally handicapped, and getting fleeced by his "group." I kind of feel sorry for him. I hope he snaps out if it, ditches his Uncle and Impact, and stays in SA. But that seems impossible, considering he's not even allowed to talk to Pop without his Uncle there.

This is full-on special needs consideration going on here.
And I mean short-bus special needs, not Paris Hilton special needs.

[coachmac87]

No confirmation these stories are even true.

Ohhhhh yet you used MCW “Kawhi wants to play for Clippers” as your way to justify your sources from someone’s twitter

Pick and choose your battles bruh

[Pavlov]

No confirmation these stories are even true.

Done deal.

[baseline bum]

I just don't understand this gratuitous attempt at humiliating an old man who just lost his wife- much less a lifetime mentor..How can this dude be mentally right?

There is always something ed up with these introvert types.

Maybe he's incel

[John B]

Who is this guy in Rafunzel trapped in a castle by evil uncle? Geez. Fire your uncle Kawhi and lets go.

[Kori Ellis]

No confirmation these stories are even true.

Wright would know. He's not going to make up the All-Star story or the NY hiding story.

[Mugen]

Wright would know. He's not going to make up the All-Star story or the NY hiding story.

apa has no connections/sources.

He's just posting in between changing bedpans.

[Mugen]

Where's that got, YGWhi? Pretty silent when all the truth starts coming to light about Uncle bag and his lackey nephew.

[RD2191]

Lol at first, I thought u meant Applesauce getting shot lol... This site would be like 6-8 regular users light with a dead Applesauce + his/her alts

Lmao

[tbdog]

The information being provided by Wright is absolutely incredible. When this is all said and done, this story can easily be sold as a book.

David Lynch would direct the movie adaption. Because he would be the only one to understand the plot.

[007nites]

Wright would know. He's not going to make up the All-Star story or the NY hiding story.

Oh it's true, it's damn true.

[Mugen]

Great info from Wright, really gives you the full picture of what's going on.

Interesting that he thinks the turning point was the trade request and that Pop potentially meeting with Kawhi was what spurred it.

Kawhi was literally too scared to meet with Pop so he had his group demand a trade

[007nites]

Great info from Wright, really gives you the full picture of what's going on.

Interesting that he thinks the turning point was the trade request and that Pop potentially meeting with Kawhi was what spurred it.

Kawhi was literally too scared to meet with Pop so he had his group demand a trade

[bklynspursfan]

What's the context behind the all Star game part? I feel like it's something obvious but I'm missing it lol

[FkLA]

If I had a choice between Kawhi and the Spurs making up and living happily ever after or watching Kawhi's career crash and burn somewhere else, I'd probably choose the latter, tbh.

[SPURt]

Full podcast notes:

— Spurs wanted sit-down early on to air everything out but were afraid to approach Kawhi’s team because they didn’t want to be perceived as trying to rush him back

— Mike Wright tells the late all-star game story and pins it right on Uncle Dennis. Said traffic was so bad they walked from the hotel to the arena.

— Kawhi’s group feels Spurs are too controlling, but Wright and hosts point out that Uncle Dennis has no frame of reference to compare to. Mike Wright concurs with a statement that Uncle Dennis is “clueless”

— Host says this is a lesson in everything not to do in handling a young superstar

— Host asks if this is, at its core, about lack of trust over the misdiagnosis. Mentions Kawhi also sought a 2nd opinion on his wrist injury in 2014 so this may be a long standing issue between player and team. Mike Wright thinks that’s the essence of it, but the major component is Uncle Dennis fanning the flames. Spurs admit they may have ed up injury diagnosis, but they can’t be sure because they lost control of rehab on Aug 8th. Wright mentions the rumor that Kawhi shopped around for doctors

— Spurs reps were in New York during rehab but had no say or input on rehab at that point

— It’s fair to question what’s going on from Kawhi’s side both from a management perspective and a medical perspective. Spurs were in the dark medically all year.

— There was a point last year when Spurs flew to New York but as soon as they walked in the building, Kawhi’s team “sequestered” him so the Spurs couldn’t see him. Wright said he shouldn’t tell that story but he thinks Kawhi is gone so it doesn’t matter

— What was impetus for Spurs handing over rehab in August? Kawhi felt the rehab exercises were hurting him worse. He went and got multiple opinions, then Spurs handed over rehab

— Spurs could not get a hold of Kawhi when he visited China. Spurs wanted to send team security, but everything changed for them when they couldn’t reach him in China

— Wright says Spurs gave Kawhi an inch by giving up control of rehab, and Kawhi took a mile. Host says of course every team would want to control their franchise player’s rehab. That’s not controlling to want to do that. Wright thinks Spurs were too accommodating in giving up rehab and Kawhi took advantage of them.

— The Spurs still don’t know what they want to do with him. Don’t know if they’ll keep him or when they’ll trade him

— Seems obvious that a path to reconciliation is the Supermax. But is there a guarantee Kawhi and Uncle Dennis won’t pull this again 3 months later? “It’s a band-aid on a gunshot wound.” Wright says too risky to offer a supermax now.

— Co-host says Kawhi’s people really screwed this up. Contrasts him to Lebron in saying that Lebron is not a fool, but Kawhi is being a fool and being played. Ultimately it’s on Kawhi because he has the power to change it

— Wright says the Spurs are going to do what’s best for them regardless. It’s not about what Kawhi wants for them anymore.

— Wright says the Ingram/Kuzma/Hart/Picks package was accurate but he heard Spurs asked for 4 picks and not 2 picks and 2 pick swaps

— Wright said Spurs just want Kawhi alone in a room and can’t get it. Everything is going through Dennis and Spurs aren’t sure what really comes from Kawhi and what’s just Dennis

— All agree it’s just a bad idea to mix family and business

— Host asks if Kawhi is staying off the court because he’s worried teams will be scared off that his level of play has dropped or he’s still injured? Wright said it’s gone off the rails and no one knows. He thinks Kawhi should keep the Uncle on the payroll but just not be represented by him.

— Wright doesn’t think anything gets done anytime soon because the Spurs don’t want to trade him. Both sides in a bad spot

— How much did Pop’s comments contribute to Kawhi’s unhappiness? (Host mistakenly thinks Pop made the “100 times worse” comment). Wright says comments were not meant to be critical of Kawhi. Tony’s ultimate message was “be positive.” Wright was standing there and knew it was going to get exaggerated. Kawhi’s taking offense to that and using that as a reason to want a trade is just an excuse

— Wright says he talked to a high ranking Spurs official 2 days ago and that person did not know the context of the “100 times worse” comment. He knew the quote but had never watched the interview in its entirety for context

— Might be tough to sell vets on Kawhi returning because Kawhi and his team kept giving false dates as to when he’d return. It would be this game, then that game, then that game. Moving target. That’s what led to Ginobili comments. After series with GSW previous year, vets thought the team could be compe ive for a ring and Kawhi said “ it.” Then Kawhi shows up for picture day, leaves before shootaround, and they basically don’t see him again

— Wright knew it was over when Kawhi requested trade. Before that, team thought they could fix it. Wright wonders if Pop would have been able to focus more on repairing the relationship had he not been dealing with aftermath of wife’s death.

— All Kawhi had to say from the beginning is “I don’t want to play in San Antonio.” Instead it’s a littany of excuses for why he wants out. Spurs went out of their way to protect him. How many media markets can your star player go 2 months without making a comment? Once Spurs couldn’t protect him anymore he started looking bad. Wright doesn’t see a reconciliation

— Co-host suggests team promises to trade Kawhi, but explains to him that he has to restore his value by playing. They’ll update him on trade talks every week. Wright says they may not be able to even get to that conversation. He says all the reports about Uncle Dennis are not exaggerations. He can’t even tell most of the stories of the various wild an unorthodox things Uncle Dennis has requested

— Wright says Kawhi wants the Clippers, but he thinks a dark horse team will wind up with him. Clippers are a mismatch as a trade partner. Wright wants him to go to LA though and experience that media so he knows how good he had it in San Antonio. Skipping interviews is not an option in LA. 10x more reporters focused on him, and wait until “Lonzo’s Daddy” says something about him. Will he think the team betrayed him when they don’t protect him from the media like the Spurs did?

Thanks for taking the time to do this. It’s really sad to see someone with so much potential get taken advantage of by someone that “loves” them.

[apalisoc_9]

apa has no connections/sources.

He's just posting in between changing bedpans.

Called the Mills, Joffrey, Aldridge deal before anyone did in the media before it was even a rumor.

Cats just jealous

[FkLA]

What's the context behind the all Star game part? I feel like it's something obvious but I'm missing it lol

It's pretty straight forward, no?

-Spurs security was with him at all-star game
-Spurs security advised what time he should leave to assure he doesn't get stuck in traffic
-Uncle Dennis was like nah y'all being controlling, we leave when I say we leave
-Spurs security say ok
-Kawhi leaves when Dennis the Menace tells him to
-Hotel is only 3 blocks from Arena but they're stuck for 3+ hours
-Eventually they return to hotel, park the car there and have to walk to Arena with Kawhi hiding himself with his hoodie

[picnroll]

Nice to see the truth coming out p. It was inevitable and it’s going to get even worse for Kawhi and his group. ESPN can eat it.

[Mugen]

Called the Mills, Joffrey, Aldridge deal before anyone did in the media before it was even a rumor.

Cats just jealous

So why are you still Mursin' around? We gotta get you out in ESPN, Eric.

[Eaglenole2002]

Kawhi Leonard's former agent claims that Impact Sports Basketball has had Kawhi’s uncle and mother on the company payroll for at least five years. https://t.co/iEmSfS4Jfk

https://www.kens5.com/amp/article?se...mpression=true

[nym]

If Kawhi and his camp can't handle the heat they are catching now no way in he is gonna survive a very unforgiving large market. Especially if he is dead set on LA. They will eat him alive. That whole not speaking to fans or media isn't going to fly. He is in for a rude awakening.

[apalisoc_9]

So why are you still Mursin' around? We gotta get you out in ESPN, Eric.

I make more money than reporters.

Cats stay jealous.

[Spurs9]

Kevin Love apparently on the trading block.