Fear of Dissatisfaction Kavhi Leonard shaped the connectors

For espnBakter Holmes describes in detail in a long article in the way sliders are constantly bending with demands Kavhi Leonard And his entour, since he joined the Franchise in 2019. years.

First? Jo Paul Georgethat then developed in a thunderstorm. It was determined to change the picture of the franchise, marked by sterling for years, Steve Ballmer also wanted to go out of the Lakers’s shadow. That’s why you had to win and the stars needed. Just head with Raptors, Kavhi Leonard was therefore an ideal recruit.

So, to attract him, a franchise in Los Angeles accepted his request and recovered Paul George in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, the first five rounds of drafts and two “Swap” in the first round …

Health, taboo subject to slippers

The stock market therefore allowed the lightning to recover “SGA”, but also Jalen Williams, obtained by choosing draft des clippers 2022. Years. Since the beginning, many members of the slider organization also believed that the exchange was too unbalanced and Los Angeles in Brooklyn, which fell on the mountain of Brooklin, which fell to the mountain Pilce and Kevin Garnett. What we seek franchise reconstruction for many years.

However, Steve Ballmer assessed that the game was worth a candle with Kavhi Leonard and ESPN reminds them of all concessions assigned to “clava”, especially about his medical management.

The state of health of wings is therefore a subject specially sensitive to marbles, which were afraid to upset their player, and his relatives, revealing too much in the public square. If spurs, the most respected organization in the United States, failed to manage Kavhi Leonard, it was because it was necessary to double the precaution.

So in November 2019 years, the sliders have worked well. While Los Angeles received Milwaukee, the recruit had to ignore the meeting. Faced with the press, however, the doc the river explained that “Everything was fine” For the wing. Except the journalist had different information and requested information from the NBA. The latter then asked questions … and realized that Kavhi Leonard does not necessarily expell good.

Slide then received a fine of $ 50,000 for their lack of transparency. It is constantly, injuries “clav” “hidden” as long as possible. During the playoff 2020/21, the club was waiting for the end of the season to confirm Rupture of a breached ligament From his player’s knees …

Concessions … But where?

Last year, team American staff learned at the end of June that Kavhi Leonard worked on his knee two months ago. The interested party thought he could use the American team training camp to recover to participate in Paris Olympics, but on the side of the American Federation, we preferred to send it home.

All in all, members of the Organization of Slider who witness ESPNs describes the frightened club to insult Kavhi Leonard and to cause divorce, as well as Spurs. It is not necessarily an isolated case in the NBA, where the super-area is subject to special attention. The problem is that the demands of the wings and his Enthourage, especially his uncle, Dennis Robertson, however, pretty unique.

As in Lakers and Raptors, “Unce Dennis” was looking for clippers “Team actions, access to a private plane, revenues from home and advertising guaranteed outside the field”Provides Baktera Holmes.

Hard franchises that they refused these illegal demands, but it brought many other concessions, especially by launching cousins ​​of Kavhi Leonard (now explaining that they paid for the wages in Dennis Robertson), who launched several trials are still in progress. Kavhi Leonard also got the right to live in San Diego and to come to Los Angeles, even if he then moved. He also received lighted media commitments, as well as individualized marketing.

But the question is primarily to know how much Steve Ballmer was willing to go to build around Kavhi Leonard. And to what extent was she willing to bypass the rules of the NBA to achieve …

How to read statistics? MJ = game is; Min = minutes; Snapshots = successful shots / tempted recordings; 3PTS = 3 points / 3 points attempt; LF = successfully free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive leap; Def = Defensive Jump; Tot = total jumps; PD = helps; FTE: Personal errors; Int = interception; Bp = lost bullets; CT: against; PTS = points.