Now that the ridiculous asking price the San Antonio Spurs have in any Kawhi Leonard trade talkswith the Los Angeles Lakers has come to light, it makes more sense that we haven’t seen much movement on that front.
And it seems things don’t just seem quiet. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on SportsCenter that the talks actually are quiet, with the Lakers sounding like they’re holding off on making a huge offer until the Spurs stop asking for their entire chest of assets (emphasis mine):
“The Lakers now, in the way they’ve approached these trade talks with San Antonio, they’re kind of showing their hand that they may be willing to just wait until next summer in free agency.