There has been a lot of drama surrounding the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. The former Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year missed most of the season rehabbing a quad injury despite being cleared to play by team physicians. While it is likely the Spurs will offer Leonard the supermax, the strain in the relationship has people wondering if San Antonio might be willing to trade their star player.
On Wednesday, ESPN published “The seven best Kawhi Leonard trades we’d like to see.” One of these, written by Jeremias Engelmann, involved the Portland Trail Blazers:
Spurs get: CJ McCollum, 2019 first-round pick
Jeremias Engelmann: Portland is on the wrong side of two consecutive first-round playoff sweeps and would certainly welcome a new face in its starting lineup, especially an All-Star wing and Defensive Player of the Year in Kawhi.