Hype or Bust: Trade deals that could happen before the deadline

6. Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs):

Injuries have ravaged an ageing Spurs roster, Manu had to come out of retirement, Parker has returned but only just started playing back to back games and Kawhi had played none but 9 games this season. There have been rumours swirling about Kawhi being discontent at San Antonio and him relying on his doctors rather than the Spurs medical team has apparently driven a rift. The GM has quashed this speculation but the rumours still persist.

Is Kawhi going to be at Spurs any longer?

Where could Kawhi Leonard possibly head? Lakers have the cap space and the young talent that Spurs can rebuild with. They also need to clear some cap space for the free agents they will pursue in the summer. The Magic or even the Clippers could be another destination. The following trade deals could look possible:

Kawhi Leonard, Patty Mills to the Orlando Magic, Evan Fournier, Johnathon Simmons, Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Isaac to the Spurs.

Kawhi Leonard, Pau Gasol to the LA Clippers, DeAndre Jordan, Lou Williams, Milos Teodosic and 2 first round picks to the Spurs.

Kawhi Leonard to the LA Lakers, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Corey Brewer and a first-round pick to the Spurs.

All of these deals happening are highly unlikely due to the fact that the Spurs aren't a team who make such rash trades. They have Pop who is a legendary coach and will probably find a way to deal with this. He recently came out with a statement about Aldridge wanting out and he decided to work on it and LaMarcus is now an All-Star this season instead.

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