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Kawhi Leonard has reportedly completed his free agency meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, according to Jordan Schultz of ESPN.
Leonard is now expected to meet with the Toronto Raptors later today.
Kawhi Leonard has completed both his meetings with the #Lakers and #Clippers, a league source tells ESPN. He is also meeting with the #Raptors today. The rest of the basketball world awaits Leonard’s decision…
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 2, 2019
The Lakers and Clippers can offer Leonard four-year max deals, while the Raptors can offer the two-time Finals MVP a five-year max contract. The Purple and Gold are hoping that the chance to play with LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be enough to persuade Leonard to sign with them instead of joining the Clips — a team which has been deemed the front-runners to land Kawhi since last offseason when he requested a trade from the San Antonio Spurs.
The Raptors are banking on their 2019 title run and the way they managed Leonard's health during the regular season as two components which will convince the two-time Finals MVP to stay in Toronto. Leonard is the last big free agent left on the market. He's got fans of the Lakers, Clippers and Raptors waiting on pins and needles right now.
It's hard to envision a scenario where Kawhi Leonard joins LeBron James and Anthony Davis after winning the title this past season. However, the allure of playing for the Purple and Gold and being back home in Los Angeles might be enough to get Kawhi to team up with The King and AD.
