The Summer of Kawhi finally reached it’s conclusion in the wee hours of July 18, 2018. After a long, grueling season of Kawhi Leonard only appearing in nine games for the Spurs while rumors slowly leaked of his discontent in San Antonio, fans had to go through the 7 stages of grief for much of the season while waiting for some kind of resolution. It finally came with the team’s cornerstone being traded.
Still, that doesn’t mean fans haven’t been left to ponder how things went from Leonard being the quiet, unselfish heir-apparent to Tim Duncan’s throne to being so incompatible with the organization that he would leave a super-max contract extension on the table.