Free agency is less than a week away, so as you could imagine, there are sources flying all over the place. A lot of it is smoke, but some of it is real news.
Take information with caution.
With that being said, according to SNY, multiple teams are interested in signing both Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler.
Something that could impact the Knicks and Nets: Multiple teams have expressed interest in pairing Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler together in free agency this summer, per league sources familiar with the matter.
Teams would have to get creative in freeing up cap space to make this happen, but it’s possible if these two guys want to truly make it happen.
Those teams, obviously, would need to create the cap space required to sign both players. The teams interested in Butler and Leonard believe they would have interest in playing on the same team, per league sources.
This doesn’t suggest that Leonard is seeking to team up with any other player; that doesn’t fit his persona. But teams interested in pairing Leonard and Butler believe they would have interest in playing together.
Let the games begin.
Flip the pages to see which teams could potentially consider this:
