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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 […]

The Kawhi Leonard domino effect is likely to leave plenty of casualties in its wake, among them is center Marc Gasol, the center the Toronto Raptors acquired at the trade deadline that helped bolster them to their first-ever NBA title. Yet there is no such thing as fair gratitude in the NBA — if Leonard […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

An anonymous NBA player likely to be impacted by Kawhi Leonard’s free agency decision has heard the star will stay with Toronto Raptors, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. MacMahon emphasized the player isn’t Danny Green, who is an unrestricted free agent as well and close with Leonard. An NBA player likely to be impacted […]

Earlier in the season, Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka had Kawhi Leonard on as a guest on his “How Hungry are You?” series and posed Leonard the question about whether or not he was going to re-sign, to which Leonard stared blankly. It was obviously a joke, and now, with Leonard’s free-agency decision hanging […]

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 […]

A new piece of information in the Kawhi Leonard saga has emerged: Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, Leonard wants confirmation that Raptors president Masai Ujiri will stay in Toronto before he commits himself: This is why many league observers believe assurances from Masai Ujiri that he intends to stay with the Raptors […]

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 […]

The NBA world is visibly in major suspense, now at a stalemate after doling out $3 billion in the first few hours of free agency. The remaining free agents are awaiting the domino effect that will come with Kawhi Leonard’s decision, one ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was told will come later on Wednesday or on 4th […]

It looks like Danny Green’s free agency is going to come down to the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Green is an unrestricted free agent. If Kawhi Leonard re-signs with the Raptors, Green will likely head back to Toronto. If Leonard leaves, though, Green will probably follow suit. After day three of […]

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 […]

Rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake is reportedly mounting his own recruiting campaign to keep Kawhi Leonard in Toronto, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are all in play for Leonard: 3. The Raptors haven't backed off one centimeter and Drake is said […]

NBA free agency has pretty much come and gone, except in the case of Kawhi Leonard, who remains without a decision on July 2, and the reason for the wait may be intentional on the part of Leonard. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Leonard may purposely be keeping the Los Angeles Lakers, Los […]

After an extremely busy first couple of days of the free agency window, the basketball world is still waiting on Kawhi Leonard’s decision on where he intends to play ball next season. NBA insider Cris Carter recently provided us with a timely update on this, with his report stating that the reigning Finals MVP has […]

The first days of free agency came storming through with massive blockbuster deals and plenty of players on the move to new homes. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan agreed to join forces in Brooklyn. Jimmy Butler agreed to sign with the Miami Heat. Kemba Walker took his talents to Boston. However, reigning Finals MVP […]

The entire basketball world is awaiting for Kawhi Leonard’s decision on where he will take his talents next season, and it should come within the next few days. As Leonard’s decision looms, Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times reports that a $10,000 bet came in on the Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2020 […]

The Toronto Raptors have signed 24-year-old shooting guard Matt Thomas to a three-year contract worth $4.2 million, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Thomas, an American, has played in Spain in Liga ACB, the country’s top basketball association. Last season he played for Valencia, where he put up 11.5 points and 1.6 assists in 29 games […]

Kawhi Leonard could very fell hold multiple betting odds in the palm of his very large hand. The Los Angeles Lakers believe they have a good shot at landing the two-time NBA Finals MVP. After acquiring Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, the LeBron James–led squad could stand to make a killer big three […]

You didn’t think he’d be rushing to make an important announcement, did you? Unrestricted free agent Kawhi Leonard—reigning NBA Finals MVP—is set to tell the world where he’s playing next…just not yet. Per Dallas Morning News reporter Brad Townsend, Leonard’s free-agency decision could “drag” on another day or two or longer. Leonard, who was traded […]

Danny Green confirmed that he talked with the Los Angeles Lakers Toronto Raptors, LA Clippers, and the Dallas Mavericks recently, adding that he’s being patient with the whole free agency process. Per Blake Murphy of The Athletic: Green's podcast co-host @HarrisonSanford clarifies that Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers, Raptors were all in contact today. — Blake Murphy […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving rocked the NBA world by taking their talent to the Brooklyn Nets. Kemba Walker took Irving’s place, changing the course of his career to sign with the Boston Celtics. Tobias Harris, the max-level free agent who would garner interest from as many as 10 teams, will remain with the Philadelphia […]

Are you feeling lucky? Without knowing where reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is headed yet, the Toronto Raptors’ betting odds to repeat and win the 2020 championship has dropped following successive moves in free agency, chiefly Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving deciding to play for the Brooklyn Nets. Per Bleacher Report’s betting coverage, the defending […]

It seems more and more likely that Kawhi Leonard won’t return to the Toronto Raptors. Leonard has been reportedly leaning on a return to Southern California and join any of his hometown teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. FOX Sports analyst Chris Broussard doubled down on the speculation and claimed that the Raptors’ […]

Could Kawhi Leonard leave the Toronto Raptors immediately after winning an NBA championship with the franchise? Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins didn’t think so, but now, he appears to be changing his tune. Originally stating that Leonard would re-sign in Toronto, Perkins now thinks there is a chance that the two-time Finals MVP signs […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have usurped the LA Clippers as the biggest threat to lure Kawhi Leonard away from the Toronto Raptors in free agency, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Things change fast in #thisleague: With free agency a day and change away, it's the Lakers who have convinced Las Vegas […]

Danny Green believes that he will be an asset to the team that will successfully sign him this summer. Green will become an unrestricted free agent, and is expected to draw a lot of interest on the market. In an interview with Alex Kennedy of Hoopshype, the 32-year-old guard said that he can bring a […]

Veteran guard Danny Green is happy that Marc Gasol decided to stay with the Toronto Raptors for their title defense in the 2019-20 NBA season. Green said that Gasol will play an integral part in their title defense. The veteran center was a key factor for Toronto during their series against the Golden State Warriors. […]

In the latest saga of Kawhi Leonard’s impending free agency, the Toronto Raptors star and reigning Finals MVP will meet with the Los Angeles Lakers, including controlling owner Jeanie Buss and recently deposed president Magic Johnson. Sources. Kawhi Leonard’s people plan on meeting with Lakers president Jeanie Buss and Magic Johnson next week when free […]

Kawhi Leonard reportedly did not accept a free vacation to Barbados in exchange for staying with the Toronto Raptors this summer. BTMI Canada has offered Leonard a free trip if the two-time Finals MVP agrees to stay with the Raptors. Leonard was seen vacationing this week, so many thought The Claw accepted the offer. Kawhi […]

Sometimes, NBA fans are, well, somewhat silly. Let’s just say that. On Thursday, it was revealed that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would be giving up his No. 23 to Anthony Davis. Then, on Thursday evening, LeBron made this post on Twitter: ⁶🙏🏾 — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 28, 2019 In case you are […]

The Indiana Pacers are in the running for two solid role players in Danny Green and Justin Holiday as they await the return of star Victor Oladipo. Via J. Michael of the Indy Star: The #Pacers have “strong” interest in signing Danny Green this offseason in free agency, per @ThisIsJMichael. Love that fit. Defense and […]

Toronto Raptors forward and recently-crowned NBA champion Danny Green thinks his team would have a shot to land right back in the NBA Finals if the organization manages to keep this current core intact in the offseason. Green told Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype he likes the team’s chances to return to this stage, even if […]