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Spurs still not convinced Kawhi Leonard relationship is irreparable?

Kawhi Leonard’s departure seems to be a foregone conclusion to everyone at this point … except perhaps for the San Antonio Spurs.

Appearing Monday on SiriusXM NBA Radio, ex-Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin spoke on Leonard’s situation and indicated that last week’s reports about the All-Star forward wanting out might not mean much.

“San Antonio is not into media frenzy,” said Griffin. “Until they have a conversation with Kawhi Leonard and he looks Coach [Gregg] Popovich and [GM] RC Buford in the eye and says, ‘Guys, I want out,’ none of this means anything. It really doesn’t. It’s a lot of fun to talk about. It’s a fascinating story. It’s wonderful, in some ways, that they are now part of that media frenzy. But what makes them special is they’ve ignored the noise for 21 years! They didn’t forget how to do that just because there’s some scuttlebutt out there.

“So be really careful buying into the notion that they ‘must do something,'” Griffin added. “Those dudes have been phenomenal at not forcing anything until it was absolutely time in their own minds. If something happens relative to the draft, it’s going to be because they heard something directly from [Leonard] and not the things that we’ve heard [in various reports].”

The Leonard news has sent the basketball world into a frenzy, as many big-name teams already appear to be mobilizing for him. However, if reports that he wants out of San Antonio were just a leak to the media by his camp and Leonard himself has yet to say anything to the Spurs, it would be smart (and characteristic) for them to wait to hear from him directly before proceeding.

H/T HoopsHype

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