The San Antonio Spurs settled on a trade package from the Toronto Raptors for Kawhi Leonard, with the acquisition of DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a 2019 first-round pick. Danny Green will also go to Toronto.
The trade ended a months-long saga between Leonard and the Spurs, which centered on communication with a right quadriceps injury that took him off the court for all but nine games in the 2017-18 season. This ailment and just one year left on his contract impacted the open market value.
Despite that, San Antonio’s asking price was high, and that stalled talks with the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe.