The Clippers are suspected of internal strife? Butler negotiates with the Warriors, where Reeves may change, and the Nets lay off employees

The NBA offseason continues, getting closer and closer to the new season. The issues of the Warriors and Kuming have been mentioned continuously, after all, there is not much time left for them; the issues of the Clippers and Leonard's contract have also made subsequent progress, and more insiders are constantly exposed, which is not friendly to the Clippers. In addition, news has also been heard from Reeves. Let’s take a look at the specific situation. Is the Clippers suspected of internal strife? Butler negotiated with the Warriors, where Reeves may change, and the Nets lay off employees. The latest news about the storm of the yin-yang contract between the Clippers and Leonard. According to famous reporter Jake Fischer, I learned from several senior sources within the NBA that they do not expect this investigation to have any results before the All-Star Game. Although the results will not be released in a short period of time, more internal news has been continuously exposed in the past period. Baxter Holmes wrote an article that before joining the Clippers in 2019, Leonard and his team (led by his uncle Dennis Robertson) made a series of conditions to the Clippers, and winning George was one of their multiple requirements. The Clippers learned that Leonard would only join if the team traded for George.

A person who directly understands the negotiations revealed that some of the requirements made by Uncle Ka also include: equity in some teams, private jet rights, a house, and reliable off-court endorsement revenue. These requirements have also been made to the Lakers and the Raptors. According to previous reports, Robertson even asked the Raptors to provide equity and sponsorship contracts for external companies, and Leonard did not need to actually pay. The Clippers agreed to some of their requests, and the Clippers had promised to remain silent on health issues involving Leonard.

The exposure of these news further aggravates the seriousness of the problem between Leonard and the Clippers, and its impact on the team seems to have begun to be revealed. According to Dallas Hoops Journal reporter Ashish Mathur, sources said some members of the Clippers want to end their partnership with Leonard. If this news is true, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Clippers, whose new season has not yet begun. The Nets' operations are still continuing. They have signed and laid off employees in recent times and have adjusted their lineups. Earlier, the team completed another layoff. They cut off the team's defender Keon Johnson. The main reason for his sacking is due to injury. Last season, he played for the Nets in 79 games and averaged 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1 steal per game. His performance is still quite outstanding. It is expected that many teams will be interested in him. There is not much news recently, but earlier the Lakers report released a news about Reeves, saying that Reeves may seek an annual salary of 30 million to 35 million on his next contract. He is very likely to reject the player option after the end of this season and jump to existing contracts, so everyone will become completely free agents and attract the interest of many teams. Many teams including the Spurs will pay attention to Reeves' updates. Will he continue to stay with the Lakers in the future, let us wait and see?

Warriors and Kumingga are still in a stalemate. The Warriors made concessions to raise their offer earlier, but Kuminga still chose to refuse. There was no further news afterwards, which made some players of the team start to feel restless. According to Bay Area reporters, he said Butler had contacted the Warriors management for negotiations on the offseason situation of the Warriors.

This may further speed up the process of the two sides' discussion on contract issues. After all, there is not much time left for them. Slater said that once the deadlock between Kumingga and the Warriors is over, Horford will sign with the Warriors and become their starting center next season. Do you think the Warriors and Kumingga will eventually continue to work together or go their separate ways?