What if Kawhi is a mastermind who is intentionally playing the whole league

[LakersSoul]

Plausible?

Maybe.

If Kawhi returns to Toronto, it reads like: Kawhi is intentionally delaying as long as possible, making sure as many rivals as possible are sabotaged. Danny Green could even be in on it, acting as if he genuinely believes Kawhi might leave, playing the media to make his rivals assume larger risks.

Not really. LeBron, KD previously and others took their time. NY and Brooklyn passed. Lakers already added AD and many of the better roster players were priced too high this year.

[whatisacenter]

I think he was set to announce he was returning to Toronto today and then he and his camp thought it might look bad to announce he was staying in Canada on the 4th of July. I bet it comes tomorrow.

[bstein14]

I hope he doesn't decide until September. Just manage that load for now.

[Egg Nog]

Man, a year ago people on this board were questioning his mental capacity. What changed?

People saw this play:

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[karkinos]

uncle dennis the real mastermind.

[KrazyP]

Lakers are the ones who would be the ones that stand to lose the most since they would've turned to someone like Kemba or Dlo if Kawhi decided early on.

Lakers are being too greedy and foolish. Signing a guy like Kemba/DLo would have made them instant championship favourites for the next 3-4 years. Lebron-Love-Irving was a formula that worked.....Lebron-AD-Kemba/Dlo would have been a far better version of that formula.

Why take a risk waiting for Kawhi when you dont have to? That Lakers are mismanaged.

[NY2k1]

Lakers are the ones who would be the ones that stand to lose the most since they would've turned to someone like Kemba or Dlo if Kawhi decided early on.

Lakers are being too greedy and foolish. Signing a guy like Kemba/DLo would have made them instant championship favourites for the next 3-4 years. Lebron-Love-Irving was a formula that worked.....Lebron-AD-Kemba/Dlo would have been a far better version of that formula.

Why take a risk waiting for Kawhi when you dont have to? That Lakers are mismanaged.

What makes you think DLo wanted to come back to the Lakers?

Kemba may also not have been interested in going there.

[CM17]

That's a funny idea!
I'm just glad that he takes his time to decide and doesn't get bothered by any outside noise.
And all those 5-minutes-earlier-reporters are going nuts because they don't know what to report beside wild speculations.

[Waylanderz]

[Chinook]

No. Kawhi just has very terrible management. Kawhi's group has horribly handled their star's image the last couple of years. If he didn't play so well on the court, his celebrity stock would be in the toilet.

[SFour]

Lakers are the ones who would be the ones that stand to lose the most since they would've turned to someone like Kemba or Dlo if Kawhi decided early on.

Lakers are being too greedy and foolish. Signing a guy like Kemba/DLo would have made them instant championship favourites for the next 3-4 years. Lebron-Love-Irving was a formula that worked.....Lebron-AD-Kemba/Dlo would have been a far better version of that formula.

Why take a risk waiting for Kawhi when you dont have to? That Lakers are mismanaged.

Lakers have a trash front office...they're lucky stars are falling into their lap because of the Lakers brand and location of the team. I'd love to see the Lakers front office take over a team like the Charlotte Hornets, I guarantee in 10 years they wouldn't be able to form a playoff team.

[TheDoors24]

I think he's going back to Toronto but he's playing the Lakers and Clippers.

[bargnanimvp]

He isn't really taking any longer than FAs have in previous years though, it is not Kawhi's fault that the rest of the players available signed ASAP and likely had tampering involved in getting them to know a decision before FA officially opened.

[ShazamDaShiznt]

Kawhi's team is terrible, it's most likely his uncle dennis delaying this decision trying to convince him to go to LA

When I saw Kawhi joining new balance and them coming up with those kawhi struggle shoes I knew his manager's team was terrible. Like dude just won a championship and finals mvp...them shoes look like a mix of starbury's and air lonzo's

[AirP.]

Not the whole league, maybe just the Lakers after they teamed up LeBron and AD. The strongest mind game would be to leak out interest in the Lakers, make them wait and miss out on some good FAs that would be tougher for a Kawhi team to beat. It looks like he's waiting until the signings and trades are official so there's no way someone could go back on their word and sign with the Lakers. If this is what Kawhi is doing, that may be the best move he's ever done. It's just so hard to believe that a player like Kawhi who could go to any team he wants hasn't known where he's going for a while now, he doesn't have to hope someone gives him the max, he's in total control.

[gpoon]

My sources are saying Barcelona are currently the front runners. New Balance marketing executives have crunched the numbers and it seems a move to Europe is best for his brand.

Nah stay in Toronto, launch a new balance “king of the north” goose down parka.

[nzahir]

Not the whole league, maybe just the Lakers after they teamed up LeBron and AD. The strongest mind game would be to leak out interest in the Lakers, make them wait and miss out on some good FAs that would be tougher for a Kawhi team to beat. It looks like he's waiting until the signings and trades are official so there's no way someone could go back on their word and sign with the Lakers. If this is what Kawhi is doing, that may be the best move he's ever done. It's just so hard to believe that a player like Kawhi who could go to any team he wants hasn't known where he's going for a while now, he doesn't have to hope someone gives him the max, he's in total control.

Danny and Boogie are the most valuable guys left and they wont sign until Kawhi does. Kawhi is being childist, **** with other people's money and decisions rn.

Its a SIMPLE **** decision man. The guy has NO CLUE what he wants.

Either he is a Diva queen or a highly functioning autist

LAL already missed on good role guys, no difference now.
Boogie, DG, KCP, Rondo will be available until he signs. Maybe Marcus Morris or Jamychal Green sign, but whatever.

[AirP.]

Not the whole league, maybe just the Lakers after they teamed up LeBron and AD. The strongest mind game would be to leak out interest in the Lakers, make them wait and miss out on some good FAs that would be tougher for a Kawhi team to beat. It looks like he's waiting until the signings and trades are official so there's no way someone could go back on their word and sign with the Lakers. If this is what Kawhi is doing, that may be the best move he's ever done. It's just so hard to believe that a player like Kawhi who could go to any team he wants hasn't known where he's going for a while now, he doesn't have to hope someone gives him the max, he's in total control.

Danny and Boogie are the most valuable guys left and they wont sign until Kawhi does. Kawhi is being childist, **** with other people's money and decisions rn.

Its a SIMPLE **** decision man. The guy has NO CLUE what he wants.

Either he is a Diva queen or a highly functioning autist

LAL already missed on good role guys, no difference now.
Boogie, DG, KCP, Rondo will be available until he signs. Maybe Marcus Morris or Jamychal Green sign, but whatever.

No, the signings and some of the trades aren't official yet, that starts happening on Saturday(the 6th).

[nzahir]

Not the whole league, maybe just the Lakers after they teamed up LeBron and AD. The strongest mind game would be to leak out interest in the Lakers, make them wait and miss out on some good FAs that would be tougher for a Kawhi team to beat. It looks like he's waiting until the signings and trades are official so there's no way someone could go back on their word and sign with the Lakers. If this is what Kawhi is doing, that may be the best move he's ever done. It's just so hard to believe that a player like Kawhi who could go to any team he wants hasn't known where he's going for a while now, he doesn't have to hope someone gives him the max, he's in total control.

Danny and Boogie are the most valuable guys left and they wont sign until Kawhi does. Kawhi is being childist, **** with other people's money and decisions rn.

Its a SIMPLE **** decision man. The guy has NO CLUE what he wants.

Either he is a Diva queen or a highly functioning autist

LAL already missed on good role guys, no difference now.
Boogie, DG, KCP, Rondo will be available until he signs. Maybe Marcus Morris or Jamychal Green sign, but whatever.

No, the signings and some of the trades aren't official yet, that starts happening on Saturday(the 6th).

Deals are agreed to man, don’t expect players to back out of commitments like that. Those agents would get blackballed

[seanbig]

He’s waiting on clips to do last minute trade for star to go back to Cali