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Hall-of-Fame NFL receiver Cris Carter has consistently been a source of reliable news on the Kawhi Leonard situation this year.
During his playing days, Carter was represented by Mitch Frankel, who represents Leonard at the moment, so Carter has some inside information that others don’t have access to.
On Friday, Carter revealed some new tidbits regarding the Leonard situation on “First Things First” and says Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is trying to accommodate Leonard in trade talks.
“Kawhi, in meeting with Pop, Pop gave him every indication that he was going to trade him and he was going to try to make Kawhi happy,” Carter said. “I never said that before, because I was holding it until now. So, all these discussions about Kawhi going to the East, I believe Popovich is trying to accommodate Kawhi and trying to please him.”
A sports betting website recently made the Raptors heavy favorites to land Leonard. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year reportedly wants to play for one of the teams in Los Angeles (Lakers or Clippers) and will likely be a one-year rental if he’s traded anywhere else.
“Nothing’s changed from Kawhi’s side from these standpoints: He still wants to go to Los Angeles, and he’s still not interested in being rented out for one season,” Carter said. “So that being Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto or any other team. The thing that we should know is San Antonio has been in contact with Kawhi and his people, and they’ve told them that if something was to get real, real close, we’ll reach out to you. Well, it’s in their best interest and smart to reach out to him, and typically the other team that’s involved in the trade would be granted permission to reach out to the player that’s being traded. None of those things happened yesterday.”