Kawhi Leonard: Raptors star sends Lakers, Clippers and Knicks free agency message
KAWHI LEONARD insists he hasn't given free agency a single thought as of yet while he attempts to lead the Toronto Raptors to an NBA title.
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NBA free agency officially opens on June 30 and a large number of marquee players could potentially be available.
Teams up and down the league will be scampering to set up meetings with their top targets and Leonard will undoubtedly be in high demand.
The Raptors will be hoping they've shown enough to convince the 27-year-old to re-sign with them in the summer.
They can offer him a bigger contract than any other franchise.
But multiple reports have suggested Leonard favours a move back home to Los Angeles.
That has put the Lakers and Clippers at the front of the queue and both teams can offer him a max contract.
However, the two L.A. teams offer very different packages.
The Lakers are hoping to find a partner to LeBron James to try and build a championship contender.
While the Clippers are ready to give a player like Leonard the key to the franchise to be their leading man and help them overtake the Lakers as the main team in Los Angeles.
"Not now," Leonard told ESPN's Rachel Nichols.
"I mean obviously you know what you want, but I’m not thinking, ‘Just because of this and this, I’m gonna re-sign.'
"I’m not really thinking about re-signing or what team I’m gonna go to in free agency or none of that.
"I’m just focused on what’s in front of me right now.
"Once it’s over, then I’ll revisit everything.”