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The Boston Celtics are one of the two main teams taking their best shot at trading for Kawhi Leonard, after reports of the San Antonio Spurs being “fully engaged” with several teams in potentially making a deal for him. Though the front office is wary of plenty of things — among them, his desire to […]

The year is 2021. Victor Oladipo, now a perennial All-Star, dribbles right, hesitates for a fleeting moment, then zips left. Back right. Now left again, burrowing his head for added vigor. Dejounte Murray mirrors every step, stonewalls Oladipo and picks his pocket clean. On the other end, Lonnie Walker IV snares the feed from his […]

Gregg Popovich met with Kawhi Leonard just over a week in hopes that the San Antonio Spurs and Leonard could get on the same page and that the relationship could be repaired. How the meeting went is a mystery and nothing really came away from it good or bad. Now it appears that the meeting […]

The San Antonio Spurs are now reportedly ready to move on from Kawhi Leonard and fully engaging several teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics in trade talks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Spurs are at an exploratory point at this moment, after being hellbent in hopes to repair the relationship […]

In the midst of a huge potential trade in the works between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, reports of a potential disconnect between Kawhi Leonard and his reported preferred destination have emerged. ESPN’s Steven A. Smith said during his radio show that the atmosphere surrounding the Lakers’ Showtime-rebirth aspirations could be […]

While the San Antonio Spurs are getting bugged by other teams persuading them to trade Kawhi Leonard, they also have to attend to other offseason priorities involving some players with expiring contracts. Among them is big man Davis Bertans, who received a qualifying offer from the Spurs, thus making the Latvian a restricted free agent, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are two of teams reportedly with the highest interest in trading for San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. However, neither of the two has yet to make a significant step towards acquiring Leonard. While the Spurs have rejected the Lakers before, Magic Johnson and company have remained […]

The Boston Celtics have a desire to acquire embattled San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard via a trade, but such a transaction seems to be highly unlikely as of the moment. According to a source of The Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett, the Celtics have contacted San Antonio, but the conversation did not bear any fruitful […]

Becky Hammon continues to break through the glass ceiling of professional sports. The Spurs assistant is receiving a promotion to the front of the bench on Gregg Popovich’s staff per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. She will replace longtime Spurs assistant James Borrego who recently took over the reins as head coach of the Charlotte Hornets. This […]

The rift between the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard has apparently come to the brink, as the star forward reportedly does not want to step foot in the Spurs’ locker room again, according to ESPN international announcer Alvaro Martin. The Spurs remain adamant that no team will force them into a trade before this […]

It was supposed to be the ideal pairing of two of the best forwards in the NBA. There was no doubt that the two would terrorize the league for years to come. The San Antonio Spurs have previously been reported as one of the teams LeBron James is interested in going to, teaming up with […]

The saga continues. Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs always seemed like a match made in heaven. But recently there’s no secret that there’s trouble in paradise. Leonard sat out most of the 2017-18 season with a mysterious quad injury and many outside observers wondered why it was taking Leonard so long to return. […]

Things have once again taken another twist for the San Antonio Spurs with Kawhi Leonard making it clear to the organization that he wants to be traded. This has immediately put both Los Angeles teams on the map with Leonard voicing that he wants to be moved to his hometown. However, NBA veteran reporter Peter […]

Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs have a few issues to sort out this summer, and the big question is will both sides be able to come together. Head coach Gregg Popovich and Leonard met last week, but Peter Vecsey doesn’t think it matters because Leonard has already emotionally checked out. “Emotionally, Kawhi has […]

It has been a couple weeks since Kawhi Leonard requested a trade from the San Antonio Spurs, and with every passing day the picture seems to get clearer about where he could end up. The BetDSI Sportsbook released a future on where Leonard is going to end up, with a couple of surprising odds. The […]

One of the big storylines this summer to watch across the NBA is exactly what is going to happen with Kawhi Leonard. Will the San Antonio Spurs and Leonard be able to work out their differences and will the Spurs decide it’s time to move on and trade him? Paul Gasol who has been with […]

Nine-year veteran Danny Green has opted into his $10 million option for the 2018-2019 season with the San Antonio Spurs. As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Green will enter his 10th year in the league in a Spurs uniform. San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green has exercised his $10M contract option for the 2018-19 season […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

NBA Players have had some wild conspiracies over time. Kyrie Irving opened up a lot of eyes when he said that the world was flat, but San Antonio Spurs draft pick Lonnie Walker IV has topped that. Talking with Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Walker opened up about how he believed everyone at one point […]

Kawhi Leonard made it clear this offseason that he wants a trade from the San Antonio Spurs. But the Spurs get to pick where he goes. It looks as if the Spurs want to keep with Gregg Popovich’s philosophy of avoiding trading assets within the Western Conference. In this piece, explored the Kawhi situation a […]

The San Antonio Spurs will have the utmost diligence dealing with a touchy situation with their disgruntled star, Kawhi Leonard. General manager R.C. Buford offered that while the team remains intent in finding a solution and keeping him as a Spur, the front office will leave to peg unturned. “Kawhi and his family mean a […]

Things have taken yet another turn for the San Antonio Spurs regarding Kawhi Leonard’s future with the franchise after reportedly requesting a trade this summer. This latest development has had another former longtime Spur Bruce Bowen has weighed in on the situation where he isn’t holding back his feelings about what has unfolded over the […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is under way and this year’s class is as electric as any other in recent memory. Follow along as the results for each team are announced today, with every team taking another step toward their future. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton — C (Arizona)A double-double machine with plenty of untapped potential, despite posting […]

The Admiral is ordering Kawhi Leonard on deck right now. We’re talking about former San Antonio Spurs superstar and basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson, who gave his thoughts about the current saga engulfing the Spurs in relation to Leonard’s intent to part ways with the team. In a recent appearance on ESPN’s Get Up!, […]

Danny Green looks like he will be returning to San Antonio for the 2018-19 season. League sources tell Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News that Green will choose to opt-in to the final year of his contract worth $10 million. Green has spent eight years of his nine-year career in San Antonio where he […]

According to a report from Yahoo’s Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers can now be counted among the teams who have openly expressed interest to the San Antonio Spurs about acquiring forward Kawhi Leonard. The Los Angeles Lakers have reached out to the San Antonio Spurs to express interest in All-Star Kawhi Leonard, league sources […]

The San Antonio Spurs said that they are not actively looking to trade superstar Kawhi Leonard, but they have indeed opened up their phone lines in advance of the 2018 NBA Draft and free agency. On Tuesday night, just two days before the Draft, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Mannix reported that the Spurs could indeed look to […]

Ten years ago, the beginning of the San Antonio Spurs’ end was said to have taken place when the defending champions were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in Los Angeles. For a decade, tales of the Spurs’ demise became an annual tradition. For a moment, the […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re at least partially aware of the weird year the San Antonio Spurs had. Their regular season was un-Spurs like. They “only” won 47 games this year before bowing out gracefully to the eventual champs. Breaking their gargantuan 50-win season streak counts as an upset of its own. There were bright spots, […]

Kawhi Leonard wants out of San Antonio ahead of the NBA Draft. Apparently, the Spurs star has his eyes on Los Angeles even after meeting with coach Gregg Popovich earlier this week in San Diego. He’s also telling people he wants to end up in Los Angeles, preferably with the Lakers over the Clippers. The […]

Most NBA insiders believe that the Los Angeles Lakers have the best chance of landing LeBron James in free agency this offseason. The four-time MVP is expected to opt out of his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2018-19 season. Though the Lakers seem to be the most likely team to snatch James […]

The San Antonio Spurs have the 18th pick in tomorrow’s draft. Reports reveal that they are sending out feelers to teams who might be interested in assembling a package for their pick. As per Jabari Young of the San Antonio News-Express, the Spurs are likely to keep the pick but a good deal might trigger them […]

Puma is by no means a basketball brand, but the sports apparel giant is signing players with the same aggressiveness of an NBA team with robust cap space. After reportedly partnering with incoming NBA rookies like Michael Porter Jr., Deandre Ayton, and Marvin Bagley III, Puma has added a veteran to their fold in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been seemingly boxed into a corner with their situation concerning star forward Kawhi Leonard seemingly wanting out this offseason. In the last few days, the franchise has begun to take steps toward remedying their standing with Leonard but doesn’t appear to be changing things in any drastic manner. This current […]

In the last several days, things have begun to hit up once again regarding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’s future with the San Antonio Spurs with the latest chatter centered on his desire to be traded. It has once again taken another turn as both Leonard and head coach Gregg Popovich had reportedly met in San […]

The San Antonio Spurs have remained relatively mum on the trade market, not shopping disgruntled star Kawhi Leonard, but only listening at theis points of the offseason, according to Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports. Like any other team would in their position, the Spurs are doing their due diligence on this matter, waiting for an […]

The L.A. Clippers are willing to put their future assets on the line to compete with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes. In turn, the San Antonio Spurs will have a big decision to make. According to Kelly Iko of USA TODAY Sports, team advisor Jerry West will spearhead the charge in […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith fanned the flames a little more this morning after a reported meeting between San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard reportedly met with head coach Gregg Popovich to address his impending future. The longtime morning show personality said what’s perhaps the most clear cut revelation, which is Leonard telling Pop straight to […]

The San Antonio Spurs will try all pull all the stops to reel in their prized cornerstone player in Kawhi Leonard, but the city and its fans are also willing to chip in, hoping every bit will help The Klaw feel right at home. Even the San Antonio Zoo now has expressed support for Kawhi […]