What Do the Clippers OWE Their Fans After the Kawhi Scandal?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Kawhi Leonard scandal for the Los Angeles Clippers and explores contract decisions for the 2023 NBA Draft class.

What do the Los Angeles Clippers owe their fans after the Kawhi Leonard scandal? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize revisit the fallout and debate whether Clippers ownership and the front office need to provide real answers about what happened — and how they plan to recover. Then, extension season is here. After Amen Thompson landed a five-year, $208 million deal, the guys tackle some of the toughest decisions involving the 2023 NBA Draft class. Is Ausar Thompson worth five years and $130 million? How much should Detroit invest around Cade Cunningham? And what should teams do with Brandon Miller, Anthony Black, Bilal Coulibaly, Cason Wallace, Dereck Lively II, Keyonte George and Jaime Jaquez Jr.? The guys separate the easy extensions from the contracts that could become major gambles.

People in this episode

Hosts: Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, Haize

Topics covered

• Clippers fan expectations
• Kawhi Leonard scandal
• NBA Draft class extensions
• contract negotiations
• team investments

Keywords

• Clippers
• Kawhi Leonard
• NBA Draft
• contract extensions
• Amen Thompson
• Ausar Thompson
• Cade Cunningham
• Brandon Miller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Clippers

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