Charania The Warriors came to the belief over the last 24 hours that the Bucks were not going to be moving their two-time MVP at this trade deadline

Charnia Going back to Toronto this is a complete legacy play for Kawhi Detroit Minnesota and other teams wanted to trade for him and extend him

Charania I had one executive tell me last night that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard That's millions and millions of cash flow coming into Kawhi By mid-2021 Kawhi had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in no-show endorsement deals

Aaron Turner on the Warriors The weirdest negotiation of all time Hall of fame coach says 'This guy JK doesn't fit the roster' while the front office and owner offer him money in the 20s JK couldn't bet on himself with the QO because Steve wasn't offering an open role

Charania The Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns unlikely to reach contract extension Towns is eligible for a 4-year 276M max extension He has a 61M player option for the 2027-28 season and could become a free agent This is a cloud going into training camp

Charania Kawhi Leonard reportedly did not have any knowledge of the salary cap circumvention that was going on

Krawczynski The Wolves did have real discussions with the Celtics about Jaylen Brown Celtics wanted Rudy and Naz and it was going to be just too high of a price to pay I do think the Wolves are happier with the LaMelo fit