According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, highly coveted free agent forward Kawhi Leonard has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Free agent forward Kawhi Leonard will sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 6, 2019
This comes as a complete shock to the league, as Leonard was expected to sign with either the Los Angeles Lakers or Toronto Raptors, with the Clippers having a slim chance to sign the superstar.
This is unfortunate news for the Lakers, as most of the big name free agents are now off the board. The team had awaited Leonard’s decision before signing any other free agents to preserve its max slot.