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It could be just a matter of time before the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard finalize their divorce by way of a trade, but so far, the Spurs have not received an offer enough for them to cough up the superstar forward. Not even a package from the Boston Celtics that includes Kyrie Irving […]

The Kawhi Leonard saga does not look like it’s anywhere close to reaching its conclusion despite the basketball public’s growing frustration. For now, the only thing that’s close to being certain is that trying to rehabilitate his damaged relationship with the San Antonio Spurs is a practice in futility. Both sides are to blame for […]

A number of teams around the league are quietly in hot pursuit of San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard as the forward’s camp continues to express his wanting to be traded before the season starts. Several days ago, Yahoo Sports’ NBA insider Shams Charania expressed his thoughts on Leonard’s situation and preferred landing spot, saying […]

The Toronto Raptors have made very few moves aside from a coaching search after firing Coach of the Year Dwane Casey, who posted the franchise’s all-time best record with 59 wins. According to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, the Raptors could shock the world by trading star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard. “I know […]

The L.A. Clippers are looking less and less like a potential candidate to acquire Kawhi Leonard. As trade talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers have come to a stall, the latter is rumored to downshift gears and take a more passive approach, waiting until the 2019 offseason to acquire Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have not been nearly as aggressive as they looked to be prior to getting a commitment from LeBron James, who agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the team. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers are heavily leaning toward acquiring Leonard via free agency, rather than a trade — […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are still at a standstill when it comes to a potential trade for San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. According to ESPN’s Michael K-B, Philly will have to be willing to give up former No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz in any trade conversations. Fultz was injured for the vast majority of […]

After signing the biggest free agent in franchise history since Shaquille O’Neal in 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers are putting the pieces together to surround LeBron James with players that will give them the best chance of winning a championship. Just a few days since James’ announcement, the Lakers already have a couple of players […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were finally able to have some success in NBA free agency by landing the biggest name on the open market, LeBron James. Now Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka are tasked with surrounding their new superstar with talent and have reportedly targeted Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs in […]

Veteran point guard Tony Parker has not expressed a hint that he’s going to retire anytime soon. In fact, he wants to play for three more years in order to hit the 20-season milestone. While he prefers to stay with the San Antonio Spurs, the only team he has played for so far in his […]

All eyes are on the rookies who are making their debuts in the NBA Summer League this week. It is the NBA’s top stars of tomorrow, who just so happen to be playing today. Who will be the duds and the studs in their Pro Career premieres? Of course, most eyes will be on the […]

Since the Kawhi Leonard trade saga started, there were only a handful of teams that were truly in contention for the disgruntled forward’s services – and it starts with having the assets to appease the San Antonio Spurs, who still aims to be playoff contenders when the smoke clears. However, that’s not stopping other teams […]

For a player who’s so frequently compared to a robot, the idea that Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs seem poised for a break-up simply does not compute. The Spurs – who are coming off of their first non-50 win season since the lockout shortened 1998-99 season (yes, they even won 50 games in […]

There have been some rumblings around the status of Kyrie Irving that have Boston Celtics fans worried. His decision to put contract extensions on hold makes perfect sense when you look at the figures involved, as Irving outlined himself to the media while promoting his upcoming film Uncle Drew. Some see his decision not to […]

As talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers go from on and off, the purple-and-gold won’t include their prized second-year forward Kyle Kuzma in any deals for star forward Kawhi Leonard, according to ESPN’s Steven A. Smith. “They’ve [Lakers] been willing to offer what they consider to be a fair package, […]

Despite reports of the Los Angeles Lakers having a “Godfather offer” ready to pry Kawhi Leonard away from the San Antonio Spurs, multiple league sources have described the Lakers’ proposals for the star forward to have “been underwhelming,” according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. One executive went as far as to describe them as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took their first loss of the summer after they were snubbed by Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George. Now it appears their discussions with the San Antonio Spurs for small forward Kawhi Leonard are at a standstill. The Lakers and Spurs have been negotiating a potential deal for some time […]

It’s still unclear where Kawhi Leonard will be playing basketball next season and beyond. According to reports from ESPN’s Ian Begley, several people within the 76ers organization feel that Philadelphia can hold onto the superstar long-term if they trade for him. Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News confirmed that Leonard would entertain the possibility […]

Free agent shooting guard Marco Belinelli has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Italian marksman put his best season together after being acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers following a buyout with the Atlanta Hawks, giving this young team a much-needed source of 3-point […]

The L.A. Clippers will shift their focus to the 2019 offseason, hoping to free up enough cap space to lure soon-to-be free agent forward Kawhi Leonard, making it a “high offseason priority” according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. The Clippers could be serious contenders for his services, given that the Los Angeles Lakers have not been […]

Rudy Gay and the San Antonio Spurs have reportedly agreed to a one-year extension, per Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Free agent forward Rudy Gay has committed on a one-year, $10 million deal to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2018 According to Charania, the […]

The LeBron James sweepstakes has almost begun and when it does, the Cleveland Cavaliers better be ready to wow the four-time Most Valuable Player with their plans for the future of the franchise. Critical to retaining James is the quality of the players on the Cavs roster which is currently slightly above mediocre at best. […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

Joffrey Lauvergne who played 55 games for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2017-18 season is heading back to Europe. The 26-year-old Frenchman has declined his player option worth $1.6 million next season according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Additionally, Ismail Senol of BeIN Sports is reporting that Lauvergne is set to sign with the Turkish EuroLeague […]

With Kawhi Leonard requesting a trade, teams are quickly arranging possible packages in exchange for the San Antonio Spurs’ defensive stalwart. Rumor has it that the Philadelphia 76ers are pretty hungry for Leonard. Speaking on the Dan Patrick Show, Marc Stein of the New York Times said that the Spurs are ready to move on […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker appears to be among the biggest culprits of Kawhi Leonard’s chagrin, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (h/t Rob Lopez of Def Pen Sports). Woj: The 'last straw' for Kawhi Leonard were Tony Parker's comments about Leonard's injury. Lowe confirms he also heard the same thing. pic.twitter.com/G7qBYQT6ZJ — […]

The aura of the San Antonio Spurs is not lost on Lonnie Walker. According to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Walker was nearly overwhelmed when he entered San Antonio’s practice facility. Walker told Orsborn: “Honestly, my arms kind of got chills,” Walker said. “I still get chills down my back, seeing the names. I […]

There seems to be virtually no chance that the San Antonio Spurs and superstar forward Kawhi Leonard will be able to settle their differences. Leonard has made it known that he wants to get traded and the Spurs have also expressed their disinterest in continuing their professional relationship with the disgruntled former San Diego Aztec. […]

Lonnie Walker is joining one of the most successful franchises in the NBA and it appears he had an awkward interaction with one of the organization’s most iconic players. In a tweet, Walker said that he embarrassed himself when he met the legend himself, Tim Duncan. I really just met Tim Duncan and I think […]

Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is celebrating his 27th birthday today, but he has a lot of questions facing him going into this next season, the most pressing being exactly whose team is he going to be on. His current team, the San Antonio Spurs wished Leonard a Happy Birthday earlier Friday, which is a bit awkward […]

The Boston Celtics have been rumored to be trying to acquire Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs, but it might be hard to do with the Celtics not willing to give up some of their young stars. According to Steve Bullpet of the Boston Herald, as nice as it would be to get Leonard, the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not only fighting against the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign their prized free agent LeBron James, but also acting with utmost desperation, knowing what could come down the pipe if San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard hasn’t been acquired this offseason. ESPN’s Steven A. Smith said on First Take that the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are supposedly shopping Lonzo Ball for assets to use in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs to land Kawhi Leonard. How do we know this? The mean streets of Twitter told us such a wonderful thing. https://twitter.com/OrtizDYST/status/1012714505070108672 This should certainly be taken as much as a rumor as it is […]

The NBA is full of surprises. Any player can be traded, waived or bought out at any given time. Last week, the Charlotte Hornets traded Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov, two future second-round picks and cash. According to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick, Howard and the Nets will be reaching a […]

The San Antonio Spurs are not used to NOT winning. They are a franchise that has made the playoffs in each season since 1997-98 and won at least 50 games in all but one campaign during that two-decade stretch. Unlike most other teams, a full-blown rebuild process is an alien concept to the Spurs. At […]

When it comes to Lonzo Ball, the San Antonio Spurs’ interest in him seems to be comparable to the level of attention the public is giving to LaVar Ball’s JBA league. The Los Angeles Lakers are in determined pursuit of Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, but convincing San Antonio to give up the talented swingman is […]

Things have steadily picked up over the few weeks for the San Antonio Spurs regarding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’s future with the franchise. It has become quite clear that he has a strong desire to move on elsewhere due to how things have unfolded over this past season involving his quad injury. Throughout the process, the […]

Kawhi Leonard playing with LeBron James is not a scenario many in NBA circles thought they would ever witness. But according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports, Leonard reached out to James to discuss his desire for this exact scenario. The source told Schultz that Leonard highlighted his own defensive prowess as a way to […]

The Boston Celtics have yet to get any assurance or sense of indication that San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard would be willing to stay in Boston if traded there, according to Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald. The Celtics front office is doing its due diligence by exploring a potential trade for Leonard, but […]