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Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:59 pm
by RealGM Wiretap
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Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 8:07 pm
by TheCage4
Ballmer and Ishbia are going are too committed to their "guys" (Kawhi & Booker) for their franchises to be truly competitive.
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 9:14 pm
by Pickled Prunes
TheCage4 wrote:Ballmer and Ishbia are going are too committed to their "guys" (Kawhi & Booker) for their franchises to be truly competitive.
Balmer with Kawhi for sure, but I don't see a better option in PHX. They finished a a 7th seed in the West. Their option is to trade Brooks to a team that is one $70m SG away from contention. In return they get 3-4 late 1sts and hope that one of those picks is better than Booker 5-8 years from now. I think they are better off staying the course.
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 9:49 pm
by AdamSSSlither
ballmer is now held hostage by kawhi because he knows too much.
if kawhi doesnt get his pay...i mean way....it will be trouble.
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 1:32 am
by BigHustle
Save a tree man!
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:29 am
by Future Coach
AdamSSSlither wrote:ballmer is now held hostage by kawhi because he knows too much.
if kawhi doesnt get his pay...i mean way....it will be trouble.
Potentially.
Could also be a case that he doesn't want to move Kawhi given how much extra (via salary cap circumvention) he was paid previously. In theory this should be a cheaper contract, though it's all peanuts to Ballmer anyways given his obscene wealth
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:30 am
by niha17
HAHA
Re: Steve Ballmer Blocks Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks, Committed To Building Clippers Around Him
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:06 am
by FrobeBryant
Kawhis job is not finished with the Clips. He’s got more trees to plant.