On April 16, Beijing time, according to US media reports, the los Angeles Clippers star Kauvai Leonard is less and less likely to return this season, even if the team enters the playoffs, his team does not want him to risk a comeback.
American basketball reporter Jack Settleman broke the news that Leonard is unlikely to play the playoffs again because his team and the Clippers have disagreed on whether to return to the playoffs. This led to a certain amount of frustration on both sides.
As a result, Leonard's future prospects for the Clippers are somewhat doubtful. In particular, he fell out with the Spurs before because of the differences in the views of the two sides on the issue of player injuries. This has also made many fans speculate that the Leonard team is likely to press the House to the Clippers, try to apply for a trade or put forward other conditions.
Leonard signed a 3-year top salary contract with the Clippers in the summer of 2019, and last summer he jumped out of the player contract to renew a huge four-year contract. This year is the first year of the new contract, with a salary of $39.44 million, but so far not a single game has been played. Leonard's salary will reach $42.49 million next season.
The Clippers have been plagued by injuries this season, and many of the team's big players have not been able to return to the team in time, making their playoff prospects very worrying. Now Leonard has a disagreement with the team, and it is not known whether this will affect the team's championship situation in the future.