Why did Leonard sign with the Clippers? Let the editor of Jintou answer.

On July 11, Beijing time, the Clippers officially announced the official signing of free agent Kawhi Leonard. According to team policy, the contract details were not disclosed. .According to information obtained by the famous reporter Samas Charania of "The Athletic", Kawhi signed a three-year contract with the Clippers with a total value of US$103 million, which is US$103 million less than the previously reported four-year contract. years, of which the third year is a player.

Last week there were rumors that the Clippers had reached a four-year agreement worth a total of $142 million.

Signed After this 21-year contract, both Kawhi and Paul George can jump out of the contract in the summer of 2021 and test the free market. By the summer of 2021, Kawhi has 10 years of NBA experience. According to the existing labor agreement, he can sign A contract with a salary reaching 35% of the salary cap.

This summer, Kawhi and his team met with the Clippers, Lakers, and Raptors. At that time, there was news that Kawhi might Stay in Toronto or join the Lakers. But in the end, Kawhi decided to become a member of the Clippers and successfully recruited Green Pepper to leave the Rays.

News reports that Kawhi recruited Kevin Durant and Kelly Irving, but failed. KD and Irving finally decided to cooperate on the basketball team.

In this year’s finals, Kawhi led the Raptors to win the championship in team history, and he won the FMVP. In this year’s post-season game, Kawhi played in 39 games. In one minute, he scored 30.5 points, 9.1 basket, 3.9 assists, 1.7 steals.

The 28-year-old Kawhi is now 2011 The first No. 15 pick of the year, he has been fighting in the league for 8 years. So far in his career, Kawhi has played 467 regular games, 440 of which were first appearances, and played in all 30 games. 8 minutes, 17 Minutes. 7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 offense, 1.8 breakthrough points.