There may be no historic parallel for the bizarre Kawhi Leonard situation, which veered away from San Antonio when LeBron James, the game's greatest star, ventured solo to the game's starriest franchise.
Potential suitors for Leonard have no clue how healthy he is, when they may gain permission to talk with his representatives, or how seriously they should take the word of those representatives. Rival executives sniffing around Leonard have joked they would settle for an Instagram workout video, just to know Leonard is fully ambulatory.
The Spurs have a few ways to gain more leverage:
LeBron pushes the Lakers to make a splash now.