 Kauai doesn't trust a lot of people, but I think he sits in that steakhouse with Jerry West and he's not the coolest And he's not the hippest, but I think Kauai Leonard trusts him and Jerry keeps it quiet Jerry West this weekend ran the NBA Kauai Leonard got a phone call from cool magic not interested got a phone call from LeBron not interested Yet he went to dinner with 81 year old Jerry West sat across from him and said I like you Just get me another player and so Jerry did Kauai Leonard made a choice this weekend, and it was a choice of trust and You didn't hear anything. I mean I'm reading these stories on Kauai Leonard and Paula George and this thing was going on for like 48 hours and Not a peep not a Peep we learned that Kauai Does not want the easiest path possible, but he also does not want an impossible path if you think you can be The face of the league if you think you can be the best player in the league how big of a shadow does LeBron cast over it I think that affected Kauai's decision I think he would have signed with the Lakers if the Clippers hadn't gotten the deal done so he made the best move for himself and Selfishly for me as a basketball fan the best move for the NBA Because now we don't have a super team. We don't have where one team is a favorite against the field We have a third of the league that legitimately believes they can win the championship So it's Kauai it's quite weak for recruiting Paul George Why didn't Kauai go to the Clippers by himself if Kauai is that dog everybody said he's a best player He's the new face of the NBA. Why didn't the hell he take his ass to the Clippers by himself? Oh But nobody will say a word about Kauai Leonard recruiting But let LeBron James all Kauai Leonard did was the exact same thing LeBron James did if LeBron tries to recruit He's weak for trying to recruit the great players if he doesn't get anyone no one wants to play with it So how does he win? Paul George is not criticized Anthony Davis was Kauai Leonard is not criticized LeBron James is I just don't get it I just believe he's an unwinnable situation no matter what he does right now. I Think the Clippers are the best team in the league their team fits together better the Clippers are gonna be terrific defensively I mean you have in a in a league where wing defenders is the ultimate weapon But you have George and Kauai and then you got at the point of attack Patrick Beverly And they have a better coach than the Lakers boom we went from earthquake to bombshell He just did to the Lakers exactly what he did to my spurs He is number two and always will be number two to me and in the end I had to step back and and applaud how brilliantly devious this guy was he bamboozled Everybody especially the Lakers number two's ploy from the start was to sabotage What was going to be his arch rival?