The San Antonio Spurs are facing a tough situation as free agency is set to begin in two weeks and the NBA Draft is less than a week away. Star forward Kawhi Leonard's camp has reportedly informed the team that he's done with them and would like to be traded. While they haven't been able to meet with Leonard, they might ultimately need to end up trading him.
The good news, however, is that this news came out just under a week before the NBA Draft, which means that the Spurs best chance at getting a significant haul for Leonard will likely come within the next six days up until Draft night. Two of the teams that Leonard is reportedly interested in are in Los Angeles in the Lakers and Clippers. The Lakers own a trio of young studs who have star potential as well as this year's 25th pick, while the Clippers own a pair of lottery picks (12 and 13) that could be paired up with a few of their own players in a trade as well.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, who joined the SportsCenter set to discuss Leonard, the 2014 NBA Finals MVP and his camp have been going back and forth on which team they'd prefer to join. Here's what Woj had to say as transcribed and heard through Sagar Trika of Blazers Edge.
Kawhi Leonard's camp changes it's mind often. It's a fluid situation. Sometimes he prefers joining LeBron James with the Lakers but other times, he prefers the Clippers to avoid the spotlight — he didn't like all the attention his injury situation got this season.
Woj: Kawhi Leonard's camp changes it's mind often. It's a fluid situation. Sometimes he prefers joining LeBron James with the Lakers but other times, he prefers the Clippers to avoid the spotlight — he didn't like all the attention his injury situation got this season.
— Sagar Trika (@BlazersBySagar) June 15, 2018
Aside from those two teams, the Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers have expressed significant interest and could also form intriguing packages for the Spurs to consider.
San Antonio doesn't necessarily have to rush with any move they make involving Kawhi Leonard, and there's still a possibility, albeit low, that the highly anticipated meeting between him and Gregg Popovich could mend all wounds. For now, it appears that Leonard will be on his way out one way or another.
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