Kawhi Leonard trade: 76ers injured reports by NBA insider, wants LA | Other | sport

The 28-year-old intentions of leaving the San Antonio Spurs have led to a commercial saga that is expected to last the summer.

Leonard disagrees with the Spurs on how the organization handled his injury. season, a quad problem limiting to nine games for Gregg Popovich's team.

The All-Star forward wants to return to his home city of Los Angeles with the LA Lakers his preference over their rivals, the Clippers. The Spurs 'claims and the Lakers' knowledge that Leonard would probably choose them over any other via a free agency within a year mean that they are reluctant to abandon several badets to secure Leonard immediately.

In the hope of convincing the NBA 's double defensive player of the year to recover his player option or to sign it again through the intermediary of the. free agency next year, Lakers.

That's exactly what Paul George of Oklahoma City Thunder did, accepting a four-year maximum contract to stay with the Thunder having signed a contract. even a year ago he wanted to sign for the Lakers a year ago

. Carter is confident that Leonard will not make the same decision and that he only wants to move to California

"Kawhi has not shown interest in trying to come to Philadelphia", at-a-glance he tells First Things First.

"They [Kawhi’s camp] were very clear about their goals

". And when people were trying to misrepresent their goals, they kept saying, "That's what we're trying to do. We are trying to go to Los Angeles. That's not to be with the Lakers, but Los Angeles is our destination. "

" And side-bar, there is no situation Paul George. There is no situation where Kawhi will be convinced after one year. "

Carter 's claims go against Chris Haynes' ESPN report that the Sixers have" a very, very good chance "of landing Leonard.

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The Spurs However, they require a huge two-player pack and three first-round picks from the NBA in the first round, which could deter the Sixers despite their interest

.This would be a huge risk if Leonard could still choose to move to the Lakers or the Clippers in a year