OAKLAND, Calif. — One of the Knicks’ hopes for their participation in Kawhi Leonard’s free agency sweepstakes is “Uncle Dennis.’’
Dennis Robertson, who hails from South Orange, N.J., is Leonard’s chief business strategist. His presence in the life of Leonard, whose father was shot and killed in Compton, Calif., 11 years ago, at least gives the Knicks a puncher’s chance. The Post reported the Knicks fully expect to land a free-agent meeting with Leonard.
Robertson worked for 20 years in Manhattan in banking, so he knows about working in the Big Apple. Last season, Leonard spent most of the time he spent rehabbing from his quadriceps strain with Robertson in South Orange.