The San Antonio Spurs shouldn’t waste their time on a Kawhi Leonard bid

When I saw a post from my esteemed site co-expert Ethan Farina calling for the San Antonio Spurs to pursue Kawhi Leonard, I could almost see the bat signal in the sky leading me to my keyboard. In the post, he eloquently lays out why the Spurs should be interested in re-acquiring their spurned star’s services despite the ugly breakup between both sides.

As with anything Kawhi-related, the opinion is dividing Spurs fans down the middle, with one side arguing it’s “time to move on” while the rest is saying he’s “never welcome back here.” In the interest of showcasing both sides, and because I lean toward the latter, I felt it was my duty to represent the other side of the matter.

I haven’t hidden the fact that I don’t care much for Kawhi after what he did to San Antonio. After all, I posted this once his Clippers blew a 3-1 lead in last season’s playoffs.

I also jumped on the opportunity to call out Kawhi’s diva-like qualities after a column from The Athletic exposed some unflattering takes about his arrangements with the Clippers.

We all know there’s next to a zero percent chance of the Spurs and Kawhi having serious talks of a reunion. Therefore, the real question here is more of a hypothetical one that will probably linger until he retires.

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