Wembanyama decided on the 25% maximum instead of the 30% supermax escalators to $303M, after he and the Spurs went through multiple frameworks. A major decision for the All-NBA star and Defensive Player of the Year entering his fourth season.
San Antonio worked in close partnership with Wembanyama and his representatives, offering the full super max and different variations of extensions. But Wembanyama ultimately chose a contract sacrifice rooted in giving him and the organization increased ability to build a sustained title contender around him.
5 minutes into spurs vs hawks summer league, and Tarris Reed Jr is A DOG. Looks like a grown man on them boards and around the paint. Great late pick for the spurs
WOW this could be crazy depending on what the league decides to do. I wonder if Kawhi will even get a punishment or will it mainly be the clippers. Would be crazy if this trade doesn’t happen any more. Tough to be raptors fan rn not knowing the outcome.
Developing: The Los Angeles Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade centered on Kawhi Leonard will not be complete until the NBA investigation into the Clippers is over. Statement from the Clippers to ESPN:
For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation, participating in dozens of interviews, providing tens of thousands of documents, and facilitating access to our staff. While the process has been challenging, we have remained committed to transparency.
On June 30, we reached an agreement in principle to trade Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. We have since been informed that the trade can only be finalized if the Raptors' ownership group assumes the risk of penalties related to Kawhi’s contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and we expect the trade to be finalized following its conclusion.
At the heart of this investigation are Joe Sanberg and Aspiration. We did not funnel money to Kawhi Leonard through Aspiration. Like many sophisticated investors, financial institutions, and business partners, we were victims of a fraud initiated by Sanberg, who has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
We recognize the uncertainty this has created and the impact it has had on our team, our fans, the Raptors organization, their fans, and the players whose futures remain affected while this process continues.
We remain confident that, when the facts are evaluated fairly and thoroughly, the NBA will confirm exactly what we have said from the beginning: We have not done what we are accused of doing.
@hpgszn@gafnb312@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 And even after all that the clippers are in a good place today, got back a lot to reshape their future and be at best a 9-10 seed picks back after the Kawhi era
@gafnb312@hpgszn@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 they saw an opportunity and took it. Today it’s a bad trade I’m not taking that away especially since they helped build okc a dynasty basically, but 2019 you do that. Shai again nobody thought he’d be the best player, and nobody knew the picks was gonna convert to key players
@gafnb312@hpgszn@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 I wouldn’t say that’s Luka AD trade at all, but it was for 2 players Kawhi wanted Pg. If you’re the clippers you do it bro. Franchise was in property for years they had a legitimate chance at winning with that trade, they just got unlucky and never worked out. 🤷🏽♂️
@gafnb312@hpgszn@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 In 2019 yes. Anything past nah. You gotta remember the landscape of the NBA back in 2019, as well as the clippers organisation too and how a Kawhi who just came off finals mvp arguably the best player in the world that year. Pg13 and Kawhi were both in primes
@hpgszn@gafnb312@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 Yeahhh I definitely understand that, but never hurts to try you know.Also what’s frustrating is people acting as if they knew Shai was gonna be who he is today.This is just one of those trades people gotta learn to add context too regardless if it looks bad today ( which it does)
@gafnb312@toobeas2kilux@FastbreakHoops5 Revisionist history, at the time you do that trade 10000 times over. Kawhi coming off finals mvp and Pg-13 top 3 mvp that season. We just so happen to live in the timeline where the clippers curse is real 😭