Report: LeBron “Will Pass Torch” to Kawhi Leonard if He Picks Lakers

Kawhi Leonard is about to make the biggest decision in his life. He was linked with the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors, but the Los Angeles Lakers jumped in the game these days. ESPN’s Jalen Rose said Leonard will probably stay with the Raptors. Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard says the Lakers are still in the game.

Jay Williams of ESPN talked about the possibility that LeBron passes the torch to Leonard.

“If you’re LeBron James, you say ‘Look, I’m LeBron James. You’re Kawhi Leonard. You’re the best player in the game. I recognize that in three years from now, I’m going to retire. I’m going to pass the torch. You don’t need to be involved in movies or this L.A. life….but you will have the L.A. Laker moniker for the rest of your career if you want it.”

Bontemps talked about staying in Toronto, saying that Masai Ujiri will keep Leonard close.

“When Kawhi went to Toronto, he didn’t know anything about that organization, didn’t know about Masai Ujiri, didn’t know what they were going to do with him,” Bontemps said. “What do they do? They built a championship roster, they kept him healthy, they put him on a load management plan that he said got him all the way through to the playoffs, got him through the Finals, got him a Finals MVP and got him Toronto’s first-ever title.”

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins went on The Brian Windhorst Podcast to talk about Leonard and the Clippers.

BW: “One thing that is a little piece of information from the last week. I was told that…I feel confident about this, that Kawhi and Kevin Durant spoke before KD went ahead [and committed to the Nets].”

KP: “They spoke about joining teams, possibly joining together, and I think the Clippers was the number one priority. But I think that it was just a little back and forth.”

BW: “I think KD kinda paused a little bit and was like ‘Hey, let’s consider this for a minute.’ Then he went through with his plan.”

KP: “Yeah, absolutely and that’s exactly how it went.”

BW: “So, that leads me to wonder whether or not Kawhi would like to have another star player with him in Los Angeles with the Clippers.”

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