When Kawhi Leonard signed with the Los Angeles Clippers and shocked the world by bringing Paul George back home with him, reports were that he signed the full 4-year max.
Turns out The Klaw is signing a shorter contract, putting him in line with George’s deal and making the two free agents in 2021.
Leonard’s new deal with the Clippers is a reported three-year, $103.1 contract that includes a player option for the 2021-22 season.
PG13 also has a player option for the 2021-22 season.
The two will be making roughly the same amount of money in L.A., with Kawhi signing for $32.7M and Paul making $33M as part of his Oklahoma City Thunder deal in 2019-2020. In 2020-2021, Leonard will make roughly $34.4M and George will be inked for $35.5M. By the time their player option hits, the two could make $36M and $37.9M, respectively.
If the two decide to stay in Southern California for the long-term, the Clippers can offer Leonard a 4-year, $196 million dollar extension, while George could get a 5-year, $254 million dollar contract.
It’ll be another interesting offseason when that time comes. But how many championships with the Clips have by that time?
๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐@kawhileonard is officially a Clipper. pic.twitter.com/EuZ5Zaixy0
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 10, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. pic.twitter.com/fQbSnQZVBj
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 10, 2019
.@Yg_Trece was built for this. pic.twitter.com/Syu0F3Eauh
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 10, 2019
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