Charania on Lebron leaving the Lakers I'm told that happiness is the biggest factor in his decision to leave the Lakers It's about where will he and his family be happy It's not gonna be a money driven decision

Charles Barkley on LeBron James I'm dealing with these fools in the media Lakers didn't want LeBron You think if the Lakers really want LeBron he would have left there C'mon man stop it

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

Trae Young on leaving Atlanta I knew it was time and for me I wanted to leave the right way I never wanted it to be a big deal I grew up in OKC where I saw KD get killed for leaving a certain way I didn't want that type of feeling I also saw how they treated Russ when he left OKC

Paul George on why negotiations with the Clippers fell through I never wanted to leave LA The first initial deal was I thought kind of disrespectful 2 years 60 million Im like Just give me what Kawhi got

Dwyane Wade on LeBron James signing with 76ers How can I say this without saying it too much I don't want to say too much I dont think weve seen the end of what this move is I think its more to this move And so Ill just leave it at that

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