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

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

how do you pay someone like khawi though? his stats dont show his impact on the game. at the same time, how can u justify giving 12 and 5 a max deal. i get it, he is only 23 years old, and is the future. so are we paying him based on potential?

Paying him based on the market


Is parsons and hayward get mac and they are a step below Leonard why low ball kawhi? Besides the cap is going to go up

 

[RiffRaff]

Spurs FO looking like

"This is why we don't fukk with African American players"

 

[NormanConnors]

thats chauncey billups



at least kawhi was the main reason spurs won. billups won finals mvp because Lakers imploded and Gary Payton decided to turn in his application that series

That same Larry Holmes Payton helped The Miami Heat win a ship Down the road though. The real deal is that Billups shut him down both sides of the floor/took him out of the series. It wasn't a prime Payton but he wasn't shot. The reason the Lakers imploded is because they were being outplayed.

Made the 05 Finals that much sweeter when the real Mr. Big Shot (Robert Horry) snatched Detroit's soul in that Game 5

That was Rasheed's fault for leaving one dimensional Bob open, y'all really want to get into this . Cats always trying to downplay Detroit in regards to sports. Zeke >>>>>>>

 

[606onit]

Kawhi is like

Just one mo ginn

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

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LWO is deeper pleighboi. You don't want those problems, do you?

 

[Piff Perkins]

Gonna be really interesting seeing him get called "selfish" for this and compared to Duncan/Manu/Tony. There is nothing wrong with an athlete demanding what he is worthy. Whether Leonard is worth big money is another issue - he'll have a season to prove it. If he proves it, pay him.

 

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[duckbutta]

First off I seriously doubt it was Kawhi saying " I want the max"...I would think it would be his agent saying "My client wants the max"...I'd be shocked of Kawhi has even had a contract talk with anybody their 1 on 1...

On the one hand I can see the Spurs point...I believe dude is a max player...outstanding defender...elite on the break...great rebounder for his position...really good passer...above average mid range game...but with all that said...he won't ever reach his full potential in San Antonio...Parker is going to still be there...Mills is going to be their...Diaw is going to be their...all 3 of these guys are very good to elite ball handlers and shot creators...on this team he prob won't average 20 shots a game even when Timmy and Manu leave...also not so low key the spurs took the light skin version of Kawhi in the draft...so...

On the other hand I see Kawhi point...if you giving out max contracts to Gordon fukking Hayward then there is no way on earth you don't give one to Kawhi...just by virtue of what teams are paying for wing players now I can't think of a more bonafide max player outside of Kawhi...

He stays in Swag Antonio one way or another though

 

[VBM]

He stays in Swag Antonio one way or another though

That's really all there is to it. This isn't a Stephen Jackson 2003 situation.

 

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that 5 game sweep still burning slow for them boys

thats chauncey billups



at least kawhi was the main reason spurs won. billups won finals mvp because Lakers imploded and Gary Payton decided to turn in his application that series

billups torched everybody they put in front of him

not just payton

 

[ucanthandlethetruth]

lets be real leonard is miles away from irreplaceable, like you said they got three hall of famers. They will just insert "small forward" and will not miss a beat. I cant stand SAS but they have a great top-down organization, where one man doesnt make or break the team.

i slightly agree cause if anybody has a system in place its the spurs but are you really saying they would have won with richard jefferson at the 3 instead of kawhi he might be the best 2 - way player not named lebron or clay and he doesnt even get plays called for him. you gotta think future maybe not for the spurs he aint the right fit but you can build a championship team with/around this kid in 3 years think about how the league will change over and he will be only 26.

That's false. Duncan is/was the pillar.

That entire foundation falls apart without him.

this

 

[Colilluminati]

Hornets need need him bad.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Leonard needs to realize that the Spurs will do just fine without him.

 

[Higher Tech]

He'll get it. By choice or by force. But the Spurs are giving up that bread.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Spurs need to pay him. They dont win the title without him. Since he got to SA they've made 3 straight WCF appearances, 2 Finals trips and a championship. None of that happens without Kawhi. San Antonio was done before Kawhi got there

Best perimiter defender in the league, best rebounder at his position in the league, offensive game has improved by leaps and bounds, can score in multiple ways and he stays punking out LeBron. Give him his bread, he's a top 20-25 player in the league take care of that dude