The Level Up Challenge was unreal 😮🔥
The half-court shot had everyone on their feet during the @PlayStation NBA Creator Cup at NBA Summer League. Relive the action now: https://t.co/4dDGzojOAQ
Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) on Kawhi Leonard:
“Kawhi Leonard is the most feared and most dangerous player in the Eastern Conference— and his peers know that. This is a conference that has Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, Giannis [Antetokounmpo], Tatum— Kawhi Leonard is known for breaking up happy homes.”
Kawhi Leonard says that he felt he wasn't in a competitive situation last year with the LA Clippers and feels the Toronto Raptors give him a real chance to compete for a championship:
"We weren't too competitive last year. I need pressure. I want to be in a winning situation."
Watching the Clippers implode today, you have to wonder if Rui Hachimura regrets his July free agency choice.
The Spurs called him with the full MLE to put him next to Wemby on a contender with plenty of draft capital and a bright future but instead, he took the exact same money (2 years, $28M) to stay in LA with the Clippers (except the deal he took features a second-year team option. Ouch!)
The Spurs immediately pivoted and signed Tobias Harris when they heard him waffling.