Brian Windhorst “It’s absolutely brutal for them that Kawhi would opt of that contract instead of extending. It hurts their long term plans. It cost them a 9.5 million dollar injured player exemption…”

[u/Common-Wedding-7264]

From the latest hoop collective podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-windhorst-the-hoop-collective/id293376147?i=1000531184452

Also adding “I understand that Kawhi has to look out for Kawhi… but at some level there has to be a partnership with the team.”

I’m sure the Clips still want to contend whether or not Kawhi comes back form injury so I bet they would’ve used that exception.

Wonder what Kawhi’s motivation is for not extending and waiting this long to sign.

[u/pn_dubya]

He’s a bit different from a superstar standpoint as he doesn’t seem to care at all about his “brand” and makes the moves best for him regardless of how it affects the team. I think people have more respect for that and the coldness of his decisions even if it can be shitty at times.