Kawhi Leonard scandal: their “absurd” requests to continue in the Toronto Raptors in 2019 come to light in 2019

In addition to the Lakers, the 'Toronto Star' recently revealed the “long list” of requests by the player's uncle to sign a new contract in Toronto

The mess that involves Kawhi Leonard and the The clippers Keep bringing news in recent days in the NBA. Currently, the League is immersed in an investigation to determine if the Angelina franchise really, with the owner Steve Ballmer In the eye of the hurricane, he tried to skip the salary regulations paying him a “bonus” in 2021, just when the player agreed to sign an extension with the clippers.

While Ballmer is the protagonist in this story to finance Aspirationthe company with which Kawhi signed a sponsorship agreement for “Do nothing” And that he entered bankruptcy, now the Californian star who is also taking the headlines for what led to his signing for the clippers during the 2019 free agency, when the Lakers also bid for his signing and raptors to retain him in the team.

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Apparently, the Lakers were not the only ones who received qualified requests in 2019 “Illegal” by Dennis RobertsonKawhi's uncle and manager, but also received by the Raptors. This was recently revealed Bruce Arthurjournalist of Toronto Starwho shed more light on what happened in those negotiations.

In that list of demands to Toronto Raptorsqualified as “absurd”, Robertson requested a part of the shareholders of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL team), Participations in companies affiliated with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainmentan agreement of Sponsorship of more than 10 million dollars for “doing nothing” And finally, the guarantee of getting Paul Georgethen in the Thunder, through a transfer.

After not accessing such demanded, they were finally the Clippers those who ended up signing Kawhi Leonardimposing itself on Lakers and Raptors. Subsequently, the Californian would not be the only player who would leave to Los Angeles, because they were casually ending up materializing the transfer of Paul Georgefrom Oklahoma City, in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and multiple first rounds of the draft.