NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard wants max 5 years $90 million, Spurs don't want to give the deal

[FAH1223]

Looks like he's going to hit the Restricted Free Agent market and the Spurs will match any offer.

 

[Donald J Trump]

Get that money brotha

 

[Captain Crunch]

He's not a star, I'd give him 12 mil/year max.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

I hope he eats well

 

[who_better_than_me]

This is great. Curious to see how the spurs FO handles this....

 

[nomoreneveragain]

Do a Greg Monroe, and Welcome to NY

 

[tremonthustler1]

Take that QO Kawhi

 

[BrothaZay]

Is this what the NBA has come to. Play your heart out for one series and you're automatically a max player?

 

[CantStop]

Kawhi and Julius Randle lock 2015-2016

 

[CantStop]

Is this what the NBA has come to. Play your heart out for one series and you're automatically a max player?

Gordon Hayward got max.

 

[pickles]

Pay him. Kawhi is basketball Jesus.

 

[jaguar paw]

Very interesting.

I can't see him wanting anything short of the Max considering what Parsons and Hayward got.

At the same time should the Spurs designate him the franchise player with a 5 year $90 million deal?

He still has more to prove.

I'd let it play out.

 

[VBM]

He'll get paid...I bet the negotiations are really more about how to work the numbers to maximize cap space to keep talent around him and Parker once TD and Manu are done.

Pop hasn't been shy about calling him the face of the franchise. You don't continually do that and then try to be cheap...it's not like SA pulls top notch FAs.

 

[FAH1223]

Gordon Hayward got max.

He got 4 years $64 million which is the max anyone on the open market can give to guys coming off a rookie contract.

Spurs would match that.

 

[PortCityProphet]

interesante. los spurs no deal with this type of thing usually.