Rumor: Spurs won’t trade Kawhi Leonard to Western Conference team

Kawhi Leonard reportedly wants the Spurs to trade him, ideally to the Lakers or Clippers. Leonard has some leverage in that he can tell any non-L.A. team that he has no interest in signing an extension after his current deal expires in a year, and that may end up diminishing the value of offers Eastern Conference teams are willing to make. The Spurs are a well-run organization that will manage this crisis as effectively as possible.