Kawhi Leonard on choosing the 3+1 deal: "Because I wanted to play. The best situation, to me, was to do the 1+1 and opt out and sign the 5-year deal. But it creates storylines. I wanted to come back if I'm able. If I took a 1+1 I probably wouldn't have no

Charania Kawhi Leonard and his camp have it made it clear to every team in the league that hed only be willing to sign an extension with the LA Clippers or the Toronto Raptors

Charania Kawhi Leonards tenure in LA is nearing its end There are multiple teams that would be willing to sign Leonard to the 2-year 120M max contract extension he is demanding but as of now Leonard has indicated he would only sign it with Toronto

Charania I'm told Kawhi Leonard views this as an opportunity to retire in Toronto

Scottie Barnes talks about his excitement about potentially getting Kawhi Leonard

Charania The Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons were amongst the multiple teams attempting to trade for Kawhi Leonard before they were rebuffed by Leonards camp Leonard intends to retire with Toronto

ESPN MacMahon My understanding is if there's going to be an extension between Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers there's going to have to be legitimate negotiations He's going to have to take a pay cut I believe to extend with the Clippers