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NBA analyst Chris Broussard believes that money could be a factor on Kawhi Leonard’s decision this summer. Broussard said that Leonard will make more than $11 million more if he decides to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers over the Toronto Raptors. Sean Packard of Forbes also confirmed that the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player […]

Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green is one of the many people eager to know the decision of Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player has yet to announce his decision on where he will sign this summer. According to Alex McKeen of The Star Vancouver, Green admitted that he never thought that it […]

It seems LeBron James, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart have moved on from the Los Angeles Lakers-New Orleans Pelicans trade saga. The Lakers traded Ball and Hart along with Brandon Ingram and multiple picks to the Pelicans earlier in the offseason in exchange for All-Star forward Anthony Davis. It ended a long and frustrating narrative […]

NBA superstar LeBron James received a standing ovation from the Las Vegas crowd as he came out of the dugout and went to his seat to watch the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League team compete against the Chicago Bulls. LeBron James enters w/ Lakers shorts to a standing ovation from Lakers fans at Las Vegas […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch some NBA Summer League action — and he was spotted speaking to new assistant coach Jason Kidd. Caption this… (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/edHsJTBjV5 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) July 5, 2019 Kidd was hired by Los Angeles after the Lakers missed the […]

As Kawhi Leonard continues to take his time in deciding with whom he will sign as a free agent (as he should), the Los Angeles Lakers are finding themselves in a pretty tough spot. The Lakers agreed to trade for Anthony Davis last month, but the trade cannot become official until July 6, Saturday. Right […]

#KawhiWatch has intensified Day 6 into the start of free agency, with San Diego residents vigorously tweeting Kawhi Leonard’s San Diego location and NBA fans calling a convenience store asking whether the All-Star was there or not. Day 6 of Kawhi's Free Agency: Upon possible spotting of Kawhi Leonard, fans have now begun calling the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday rookie small forward Talen Horton-Tucker won’t play in the 2019 Summer League due to a right foot injury. Horton-Tucker has a stress reaction in his right foot. The Lakers open up Summer League play against the Chicago Bulls. #Lakers rookie Talen Horton-Tucker (stress reaction in right foot) will […]

Kawhi Leonard would make less money if he signs with the Los Angeles Lakers after the Anthony Davis trade goes through, according to Jeff Siegel of Early Bird Rights. Leonard can sign with the Lakers after the Davis trade is complete and make $29.55 million in his first year, more than $3 million below his […]

Over one-third of the NBA could be affected by Kawhi Leonard’s free-agency decision delay, according to Jeff Siegel of Early Bird Rights. In addition to the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz are […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will have courtside seats for Zion Williamson’s Summer League debut on Friday against the New York Knicks, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Technically, Davis is still a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. The trade between the Lakers and Pelicans is set to […]

Cris Carter now says Kawhi Leonard won’t make his free agency decision on Friday. Earlier in the day, Carter reported Leonard could make his decision today. Cris Carter has been consistently plugged into Leonard’s camp. During his playing days in the NFL, Carter was represented by Mitch Frankel, who represents Leonard at the moment: #KawhiUpdate: […]

Anthony Davis will reportedly explore free agency in the summer of 2020, with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers as his top two teams, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Davis becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2020. The Lakers agreed to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire Davis […]

The NBA is a fun league. Tune in any night and you can see All-Stars or young prospects racing up and down the court for both teams. If you look at the stands, you’ll see movie stars, singers, and former players all cheering for their teams. With some teams, you’ll even see owners sitting court-side, […]

Kawhi Leonard Watch continues post-July 4, as the superstar free agent still hasn’t made his decision. FS1’s Cris Carter had hinted Thursday there would be no decision on the 4th of July and that it would instead be coming the next day, and he again reiterated that Friday morning: "For Kawhi, this is about which […]

A Los Angeles Lakers fan decided to call the LA Clippers the ‘JV team’ (junior varsity) of the city. Sure enough, it didn’t sit well with Patrick Beverley. On Twitter, Beverley — who recently agreed to a three-year, $40 million deal with the Clippers — had a savage response to the said Laker supporter and […]

Ex-NBA player Metta World Peace dreams of one day seeing the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks winning the title. However, he sees that the Los Angeles Lakers will win this year. Via Twitter, World Peace — who spent five seasons in Indiana — said that he ‘would love’ to see the Pacers snag […]

Danny Green is very interested in joining the Los Angeles Lakers because of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Green said on his Inside The Green Room podcast that signing with the Lakers makes a lot sense because of the appeal of their new duo of James and Davis. The two-time NBA champion is also intrigued […]

Free agent shooting guard Danny Green admits he hasn’t spoken directly to superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard about free agency this summer. Green says he doesn’t want to blow up Leonard’s phone because he knows the two-time Finals MVP has a lot of people in his ear at the moment. Danny Green hasn’t spoken directly […]

If the Toronto Raptors have Drake as one of the people who are helping them convince Kawhi Leonard to stay, the Los Angeles Lakers also have a rapper of their own who’s trying to persuade the two-time Finals MVP to come home to Southern California and join the Purple and Gold. .@SnoopDogg trying to convince […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the mix to sign point guard Trey Burke, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Burke is an unrestricted free agent. He split time this past season with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks: Trey Burke, who has a place in SoCal, has long hinted about […]

On Wednesday, ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose reported he’s hearing there’s a 99 percent chance Kawhi Leonard will re-sign with the Toronto Raptors. Rose was the first person last season to report Leonard would never play for the San Antonio Spurs again, so he has a track record of being right when it comes to […]

All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard still hasn’t made his free-agent decision yet, and according to a report by FS1’s Cris Carter, the reigning Finals MVP does not plan to make his announcement on the 4th of July: Breaking news:After very impressive meetings with the Toronto Raptors and others yesterday, reigning NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and […]

Kawhi Leonard’s meeting with the Toronto Raptors earlier is the last of multiple appointments he set up with the teams who are aiming to acquire him. Now that he’s already heard the pitches of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, his decision might come any moment now. According to Chris Broussard, Leonard […]

While everyone is still patiently waiting on the decision of one Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Lakers youngster Kyle Kuzma had an interesting post on Twitter. .@kevinlove has had the best summer I’ve ever seen anyone have 🤣 — kuz (@kylekuzma) July 4, 2019 What could be interesting in Kevin Love’s summer? Aside from the rumors […]

The latest episode of #KawhiWatch has NFL Hall of Famer Cris Carter predicting Kawhi Leonard will wait until Friday to announce his much-awaited free agency decision. Leonard will either pick the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers . Via RealGM: “I think he’s going to make an announcement on Friday,” said Cris Carter […]

Elfrid Payton’s one-year stint with his hometown New Orleans Pelicans was surely a shock to the system upon witnessing former teammate Anthony Davis force a trade through his representation and seeing the shockwaves of the consequences. While the 6-foot-4 guard said some of the saga was overhyped in the media, he admitted to being shocked […]

The latest rumors reveal that Danny Green might end up not following Kawhi Leonard if the latter signs with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Green has been waiting on what will happen with the Lakers. Per Mavericks reporter Blake Weir, if Leonard joins LeBron James and Anthony Davis, then Green will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, and Toronto Raptors are waiting on 2019 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to make his free agency decision. According to Jabari Young of The Athletic, Leonard is still mulling his decision and will not make it on Wednesday night. In fact, Young says it could take a few days. […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski trolled Los Angeles Lakers fans during one of his latest podcasts, with Jared Dudley as part of the story. Wojnarowski had a podcast on Tuesday in which he sounded serious in his introductory statement. The popular NBA insider said that the Lakers fans have wanted a 6-foot-7 forward from San Diego […]

Kawhi Leonard is basically the final shoe waiting to drop in free agency, and his decision is expected to come soon. As for who will break Leonard’s free-agent decision? Odds Shark has ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski as the favorite, surprise, surprise: Odds to be the first to officially report the Kawhi Leonard signing (Bovada):@Wojespn +125@ShamsCharania +200@TheSteinLine […]

Could Kawhi Leonard end up staying in Toronto after all? ESPN’s Brian Windhorst seems to think so. Windhorst noted that Leonard had talked to Kevin Durant about teaming up this offseason, and the only place that could have happened was on the Los Angeles Clippers. He then added that things seem to be lining up […]

Cris Carter says Kawhi Leonard has yet to make his decision and that the two-time Finals MVP is still considering the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Carter has been consistently plugged into Leonard’s camp. During his playing days in the NFL, Carter was represented by Mitch Frankel, who represents Leonard at […]

An anonymous NBA agent says Kawhi Leonard is re-signing with the Toronto Raptors, according to Mark Jones of ESPN. This comes right after ESPN’s Jalen Rose said he’s 99 percent sure Leonard is going back to Toronto. The prevailing thought is that Leonard will sign a short-term deal with the Raptors if he decides to […]

NBA analyst and former player Jalen Rose says he’s 99 percent sure Kawhi Leonard is signing a short-term deal with the Toronto Raptors. Rose was the first person to report last season that Leonard would never play for the San Antonio Spurs again. Not a lot of people believed Rose, but it turned out he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the front-runners to land sharpshooter Kyle Korver once he reaches a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Korver began his NBA career with the Sixers and played with Lakers superstar LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks, meanwhile, […]

DeMarcus Cousins and JaVale McGee have generated little to no noise on the free-agent market, but it might not be because teams aren’t interested in them. According to Vincent Ellis of The Detroit Free Press, the feeling around the league is that both Cousins and McGee are waiting on the Los Angeles Lakers before making […]

Kawhi Leonard is supposedly deciding either late Wednesday or on Thursday where he will be playing basketball next season, and no matter what decision he makes, it will set the NBA world ablaze. Either NBA fans will rejoice, or everyone outside of Jack Nicholson and the rest of Lakers nation will hate him for the […]

Kawhi Leonard may or may not be meeting with a contingent from the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Connecting the dots with the time-honored free agency tradition of flight-tracking, though, it certainly seems likely the reigning Finals MVP, at the very least, is in Toronto. As noted by Stephanie Smyth of Toronto’s CP24 News, the private […]