NBA Insider Reveals Latest on Kawhi Leonard and Paul George Contracts

During a recent episode The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN's Brian Windhorst spoke on the contract situations for Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. According to Windhorst, the two LA Clippers stars would like to remain home in Los Angeles.

"The Clippers are not without leverage here on Paul and Kawhi," Windhorst said. "As far as I know, those guys want to be in Los Angeles. And so if they opt out and become free agents, I guess somebody could go after them, you know Philadelphia has positioned themselves to be a big free agent player. I guess Philadelphia could swoop in and go after Paul or Kawhi. Are they going to Philly or some place like that? Maybe it's not the worst set of risk factors for the Clippers to play it out."

This is just one of several ways the Clippers have leverage when it comes to contract extensions for their two stars. Without many prominent free agent destinations for either player to depart to, the Clippers recognize there are very few scenarios where Leonard or George leave next summer. Combined with their age, health concerns, and desire to remain home, Leonard and George both seem better off remaining with the Clippers - even if the extension offer isn't where they'd like it to be.

While it's looking possible that Leonard and George enter the season without extensions, the likeliest scenario is still both players being Clippers when the 2024-25 season begins.

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