Ramona Shelburne Because the thunder helped make this happen.

Help bring Kawai to the Clippers because he was able to bring Paul George with him in this blockbuster deal.

Uh, how did this happen?

How did okay see make this happen for Kawai, Leonard and the Clippers organization.

So the Oklahoma City thunder felt like they didn't have much choice here.

Because within the last couple of days, and and really, what we've seen is in the last couple of days, Regency was pretty much over.

Okay, He was.

That was July 1st, really?

Do 30th.

And And this Paul George trade demand came after free agency had begun.

And so the Oklahoma City thunder heard from Paul George that he wanted.

He requested a trade and he wanted to go to the Clippers to play with a Y.

And they felt like, You know what?

We've seen this movie before.

We saw it in New Orleans last year with Anthony Davis.

We saw this in San Antonio with Kawhi Leonard, and we're not about to go through this with Paul George.

And they felt like, you know, this is you know, obviously a team they felt like could contend they had another at least another year, so in them to contend.

But if you're gonna have an unhappy star there, they had to get what they could for him.

And they got a fairly historic hold for Paul George here.

But in some ways that the thunder's perspective on it they weren't really trading just Paul.

George.

They were getting a hole for coil entered, too, because I'm not sure why.

Letter goes to the Clippers without Paul George way maybe having a different conversation if they don't make this train.

Yeah, I asked that question wrong, and it's a good point.

I ask that question to woes earlier in Sports Center, and he said he doubted that would happen.

He would that he would have picked the Clippers of Paul.

George did not come with him, so that was interesting.

So now, as we look at the Clippers and we look at the Lakers situation, you know, we found out the Lakers agreeing to a deal with Danny Green a two year deal.

When you look at the Lakers and where they're stand, What is your take away for them now?

What?

Well, they were starting to get a sense that this wasn't going their way the last day or so with Kawai Leonard, because he you know the information.

They kind of felt like this, kept getting pushed back and pushed back, and they had to go about their business.

And they have a trade for Anthony Davis That's supposed to be completed tomorrow.

And you know the because Kawai Leonard was still out there because you still had to wait on him.

This is now 18 players involved in that trade and for teams.

And there's this trade needed to go through on July 6th.

And if Kawhi Leonard was still taking his time and was asking them Can you wait?

Can you wait?

They were gonna This is gonna start getting very uncomfortable for everyone involved.

Now, Anthony Davis waves his $4 million trade kicker.

And from what I understand, you can unwind that.

So he gave up $4 million for them to pursue Kawhi Leonard.

And they thought they had a good chance.

That and that.

Yes, he just has this.

You just they just giving that money, I guess the Danny Green.

But I would expect them to move in short order to bring back contagious Caldwell.

Pope.

I know they've been talking concurrently with JaVale McGee and Razon Rondo's guys they've had they've had on the team in the past.

Um, this was this was obviously not plan a plan.

A was to get the three stars, but they still feel really good about him.

David doing their team.

I want that trade go through tomorrow.

This we know the robbery Clippers Lakers Better than ever.

Ramona Shelburne.

Thank you so much.

Thank Linda.

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