As the franchise announced, Small Forward Leonard, who has been playing for the Clippers since 2019, will stay in Los Angeles. Last season he was used in 52 lots, but lacked in the crucial play-off phase because of a serious knee injury.
The 30-year-old signed a new contract that, according to media reports, be valid until 2025 and will bring it up to $ 176 million (150 million euros). The team itself did not call any details.
"Kawhi is not from this world. He is a tireless worker who improves every day," Team President Lawrence Frank is quoted in the corresponding message. "We share the same goals. This contract represents another important milestone for our franchise and our fans on the way to create an organization with championship caliber."
However, Leonard will miss doubt defender of the year, wide parts of the coming season. In the middle of July he was operated on the right knee due to a partial tear of the front cruciate ligament. The injury has accessed Leonard in the play-offs.
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