The San Antonio Spurs might not have accepted this fate, but that doesn’t change its near-certainty: Doomsday is approaching the Alamo City.
Kawhi Leonard wants out, nfl custom jerseys cheap Chris Haynes reported. That probably doesn’t carry apocalyptic meanings for everyone, but losing an in-prime, top-five talent is about as brutal as it gets inside the Association. That’s why the Spurs are searching for any way around that reality.
“We will explore all of our options, but the first one would be to keep Kawhi as part of our group,” cheap custom nfl jerseys Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said, per Sam Amick of USA Today.
Problem is, this isn’t up to Buford, Gregg Popovich or anyone other than Leonard. If he’s done with San Antonio—he feels betrayed by the organization, per Haynes, and “isn’t concerned” about costing himself a supermax extension as a result of this—he can facilitate his exit either by forcing a trade between now and February or bolting via free agency in 2019.
If Leonard goes, San Antonio’s structure could collapse. Its highest-paid players would be the 32-year-old LaMarcus Aldridge and 37-year-old Pau Gasol. This might be a complete gut job, with Dejounte Murray and cheap customized nfl jerseys Lonnie Walker IV serving as the foundation of a suddenly future-focused franchise. You wonder, then, if the 69-year-old Popovich would want to oversee such a rebuild.
But even if the Spurs don’t cater to Leonard’s request, it could still be a costly summer. Tony Parker and Rudy Gay are heading to unrestricted free agency, while Kyle Anderson, Davis Bertans and Bryn Forbes are slated for t cheap nfl custom jerseys he restricted version. And let’s not forget, the 40-year-old Manu Ginobili is undecided in his latest retirement debate.
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