{"id":782403,"date":"2018-07-24T15:56:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T19:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=782403"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:38:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T21:38:17","slug":"jordan-brand-will-let-kawhi-leonard-walk-when-current-deal-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/jordan-brand-will-let-kawhi-leonard-walk-when-current-deal-expires\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Brand Will Let Kawhi Leonard Walk When Current Deal Expires"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018-19 NBA season will be filled with firsts for Kawhi Leonard<\/strong>. Primarily it begins in Toronto, where Leonard will play his first professional season removed from San Antonio and the Spurs. In addition, the Los Angeles native will be without the footwear endorser that has partnered with him his entire pro career — Jordan Brand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In a new report from our own Nick DePaula via ESPN<\/a>, multiple sources indicate that Jordan Brand will allow Leonard to walk when his current deal expires this October. The once Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP has been with Jordan Brand since he entered the NBA in 2011. His sneaker deal expires at the end of September.<\/p>\n

Leonard and Jordan Brand had been in talks of an extension that would span four years and $22 million. Talks stalled soon after Leonard and his team turned down said offer. There were even reports that Leonard felt the offer was an insult.<\/p>\n

Kawhi, despite the weirdness that took place this past season and the summer up until the trade that landed him with the Raptors, is by in large the best sneaker free agent this fall. When healthy a top two-way player in the league, Leonard will have options in terms of potential suitors. Yet, it’s Leonard’s assumed lack of enthusiasm regarding marketing and his unknown ability to sell sneakers that make him somewhat of a rare breed.<\/p>\n