Kawhi Leonard has chosen a shorter contract with the LA Clippers that lines up with new teammate Paul George and sets up the two to be part of the 2021 free-agent class, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Leonard signed a three-year, $103.1 million deal that includes a player option for the 2021-22 season, the source said. He will make $32.74 million next season, $34.37 million in 2020-21 and $36.01 million in the player-option season.
George's four-year, $136.9 million contract, signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2018 offseason, also includes a player option for 2021-22.