Kawhi Leonard wants OUT from the Spurs.

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Big dude with a bad achillies? you sure?

What do you think they need Boogie to do?
They won titles with Bogut and McGee as rim protectors with almost zero offensive value.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

How? Even with Kawhi the Lakers getting washed by the Warriors

No team looking good with Boogie going to the warriors

He's only there for 1 year. Stop over hyping the move




lakers are clearly waiting for next year, when by that time, boogie will be gone from the warriors

The Lakers are in position to treat the 2018-19 season as a lengthy audition for those seeking long-term employment as a James teammate. Those who don’t pass muster can be set free next summer, when LA will have on their books only about $21 million for the four youngsters and Wagner, the waivable (and stretchable) $18 million on Luol Deng’s contract and the $38 million they’ll pay James.

That’s $76 million — or more depending on Deng’s future — leaving ample space to sign a major free agent among a group that could include Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant or, yes, Kawhi Leonard.

Leonard, of course, could inspire the Lakers to alter their plans altogether. He has made clear he wants out of San Antonio and would like to head to the Lakers. But the Spurs and Lakers have not gotten too far on their trade talks — not yet, at least. If that changes, the Lakers will have to part with some number of the group of youngsters, a price the team will be willing to pay.

But the one-year contracts they’re amassing send a clear message, to the Spurs, to Leonard and to any team considering trading for Leonard — no matter what happens, the Lakers will keep themselves in position to sign Leonard in 12 months if they can’t trade for him now.

If you’re the Sixers and deciding whether to make a play for Leonard, the Lakers maintaining their 2019 flexibility is intimidating. No matter how thoroughly you woo Leonard after trading for him, if you’re not the Lakers, you’ve got to be worried about Leonard bolting.

That’s the method behind what seems to be some Lakers madness. It’s not the fearsome lineup many expected would have to land in LA for James to agree to go there, but there is a plan here, even if no deal for Leonard emerges: Give the one-year free agents a shot, see how the young guys come along next to James and keep yourself in the running for a big-time player in 2019.

The Lakers won’t challenge for a championship in the short term that way. But in the long term, the method could pay off.

Don't worry, LeBron James — there is method to Lakers' free-agency madness

 

[No Ma’am]

What would Barack do, Kawhi??

 

[FaTaL]

Deadline pass yet?

 

[Dr. Hibbert's Revenge]

this fukkin mute is really staying in s.a.

hope he enjoys playing (and risking further injury) for a team, an organization, and a city that hate his guts

 

[Everythingg]

So now it’s a race issue?

Something a cac would say

You must be a crakkka if you think Kawhi being a bytchmade snake is a something that is common for a black man

A man looking out for his best interest is being a "bytchmade snake"?

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Free this dude, pop you sob..let my my mans go to la

 

[Leasy]

He wanted his own team not being Lebron side kick.

. But now that LeBron James has agreed to join the Lakers, Leonard might be opening up his options. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports that Leonard is far from a lock to join the Lakers as a free agent in 2019, and that he isn't necessarily interested in joining a team with LeBron. In fact, he might be more open to playing with the Clippers, or even the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kawhi Leonard trade rumors: Spurs star could prefer Sixers, Clippers over Lakers superteam

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

The sixers would be a superteam

 

[STAN JONES]

whos the source? the Spurs?

that nikka aint choosing Philly over LA if he has a choice

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

"might" be more interested... this report can

 

[BaggerofTea]

Gotta love how Kawhi is controlling the message to the media. Guiding the process to him.

Players need to look into Kawhi's agent

Brian Elfus

 

[iamduval]

I thought y’all loved Shams

 

[KingJay]

I'm not buying it. Maybe Clippers because it's still LA, but as a Philly fan want I don't wanna deal with Kawhi anymore.

This could all just be a ploy from his camp so we actually go through and trade for him because as it stands now we're the only ones looking to make a deal it seems considering that they don't want to deal him to LA.

If we get out of trade discussions for Kawhi, no one is making an offer. They're probably panicking he starts the season with that team.

 

[EBK String]

some players still got balls and want to be the man.