Follow-up of Leonard scandal: More ex-criminal requests are exposed to reject the Lakers because they do not want to partner with James

On September 10, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was caught in a yin-yang contract scandal. The Clippers are fully cooperating with the league to investigate the matter; US reporter Bruce Arthur revealed that Ka's requested the Raptors for "only name" endorsement income and equity from the Raptors in 2019, and his request for equity was rejected by the Raptors. He refused to join the Lakers because he did not want to play with James.

Previously, TA reporter Pablo Torre reported that Clippers star Leonard was suspected of signing a $28 million "listed position" endorsement agreement with a fraudulent company, and the company was actually secretly invested by Clippers boss Steve Ballmer. Their move was entirely to "avoid the salary cap".

The Clippers are suspected of evading the salary cap, and the incident of Leonard's suspected signing of a Yin-Yang contract has attracted much attention. The Clippers official and Clippers boss Ballmer both publicly stated that they did not evade the salary cap and were willing to actively cooperate with the league in investigations, and said that they did not interfere with Leonard's endorsement contract.

Regarding the Clippers and Leonard scandal, US reporter Bruce Arthur revealed that Leonard's camp's requirements for the Raptors in the 2019 free agent market -

1. The transaction got - Paul George

2. The additional sponsorship revenue of 10 million US dollars. His camp said: We don't want to do anything; in other words, we want tens of millions of dollars in endorsement revenue but do not want to participate in any promotion activities

3. Part of the equity of the Toronto Maple Leafs

4. Equity of affiliated companies of Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment Company According to sources, when it was told that many Toronto corporate sponsors were willing to hire Leonard as their spokesperson, his team said "We do not want to participate in any commercial activities ". Raptors representatives pointed out that any sponsor would ask for advertisements or schedule appearances, but his team once again stressed that Leonard was reluctant to engage in any commercial promotion for money.

Only then did the Raptors realize that Leonard did not ask the team to introduce him to Toronto's lucrative business circle, but asked to arrange "listed positions". In the end, Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment rejected Leonard's camp proposal.

Leonard's camp's demands are extremely similar to the accused behavior of the Clippers - in 2019, the Clippers obtained Paul George through a deal; Leonard was revealed to have signed a $28 million endorsement contract for a "listed position", and a secret additional agreement worth $20 million.

Leonard left the team after leading the Raptors to the championship in 2019, and eventually joined the Clippers with a three-year, $103 million contract; according to Bruce Arthur, the reason why Leonard did not sign with the Lakers in 2019 was because he did not want to partner with James. The reporter said the Raptors had believed that although Leonard's hometown of California was attractive to him, he still had the possibility of choosing to return to the Raptors instead of joining the Clippers. Leonard is unwilling to be in the same team as James, so the Lakers are at a disadvantage in this battle, while his favorite partner Butler joins the Heat. Overall, Leonard realized that the Raptors were the best basketball environment for him. The

Alliance board will meet today, and the Clippers and Leonard scandals will become the focus of their meeting discussions. ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin said: A Clippers source told me that they think ordinary recruitment is like speeding tickets, while salary cap evasion is the red line. The original words of the source are: That is a murder-level matter.