Leonard：非常接近加盟湖人，但無法拒絕與George並肩作戰
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Kawhi Leonard on his decision to join Clippers over the Lakers
I'm happy with my decision. I was very close. Real close. But when the Clipper
s presented the opportunity of playing with Paul, it was easy, it was a yes. I
said let's get it going
Leonard：我對於自己的決定感到開心。我當時非常接近於加盟湖人，真的很接近。但後來當快艇把跟Paul George並肩作戰的機會擺在我面前的時候，我的決定就很容易了，我的決定是YES。我跟他們說，一起加油吧。
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Leonard接受雅虎體育記者Chris Haynes採訪，回答了關於自己今夏簽約的相關問題。
Leonard： If they didn’t want to wait for me, they didn’t have to,They had a big opportunity to sign me. The Lakers were close, but I ended up on the other side.
Leonard：如果他們不想要等我的話，他們本可以不必的。 他們有很大機會簽下我的，湖人已經很接近了，但我最終還是選擇了另一支球隊。
when I talked to the Clippers, they had certain players they thought they could pair with me before I signed. His name was on the board, and I said I would love to play with him. They made the opportunity happen in probably two to three days later. I was close to signing with other teams, but once they told me that this deal was on the table, I jumped for it.”
當我簽約前和快艇溝通的時候，他們心裡已經有了一個可以與我搭配的球員名單。 他在這個名單上，我也表示了我會很樂意和他一起打球。 他們在接下來的2-3天中把事情談妥了，那個時候我已經很接近和別的球隊簽約了，但快艇告訴我這邊談妥了，我就選擇了快艇。
wasn’t a fan of the Lakers growing up. Not saying that’s why I didn’t choose them, but that’s not what it is. I wasn’t a fan of them, and [Paul] just told you guys he was a Clippers fan.
我不是看著湖人的球長大的。 不是說這就是為什麼我沒有選擇湖人的原因，但這（指媒體說Leonard是湖人球迷）是不正確的。 我不是湖人的球迷，Paul剛剛也告訴你們了，他是快艇的球迷。
Although Buss has since acknowledged the prospect of Leonard’s camp using the
team as leverage for their negotiations with the Clippers
日前珍妮巴斯接受採訪
珍妮巴斯坦言Leonard利用湖人作為與快艇進行談判的槓桿，完成了加盟與招募招一系列動作。
We were very sincere in our efforts to try and get Kawhi. We felt that was something that he was obviously interested in, because he wanted to meet with us.
But as it turns out, he made the choice that was right for him. It was difficult to go through that process because of the waiting game. We were missing out on other players and could’ve missed out on other players. Once he made his decision, Rob Pelinka really turned, got the work done and put together a really terrific roster.
我們當時非常真誠地想得到Kawhi，他也想和我們會面，我們認為他顯然對此（加盟湖人）很感興趣，但事實證明，他做出了適合自己的選擇。 整個過程就像是一場等待開始的比賽，由於漫長的等待，我們錯過了好多球員。 好在Leonard做出決定後，Rob Pelinka快速調整方面，很快完成了工作，搞定了局面，組建了一支非常了不起的球隊。珍妮巴斯說道。
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