Kawhi Leonard is a man of few public words, but behind the scenes, he is a master negotiator.
The most interesting part of that is what he does never gets leaked to the public. Here is how he almost stopped Kevin Durant from going to Nets.
Kevin Durant was getting ready to commit to the Brooklyn Nets, along with his good friends Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan. They’d all grown close in 2016 with the United States Olympic Team and had talked often about playing with one another someday. All that remained was for free agency to officially open on the evening of June 30.
Then Durant got a call from Kawhi Leonard, asking if he’d consider teaming up with him and signing with the LA Clippers. They’d be a great complement to each other, Leonard told Durant. He’d always admired him and had tremendous respect for him as a competitor.
Durant was flattered and more than a little stunned, according to sources close to the situation. He didn’t know Leonard that well, so getting a recruiting call like that made a real impression.
Imagine KD and Kawhi?
I would if Kevin Durant will end up regretting this?
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