Leonard：非常接近加盟湖人，但无法拒绝与George并肩作战
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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：我对于自己的决定感到开心。我当时非常接近于加盟湖人，真的很接近。但后来当快艇把跟Paul George并肩作战的机会摆在我面前的时候，我的决定就很容易了，我的决定是YES。我跟他们说，一起加油吧。
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Leonard接受雅虎体育记者Chris Haynes采访，回答了关于自己今夏签约的相关问题。
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：如果他们不想要等我的话，他们本可以不必的。 他们有很大机会签下我的，湖人已经很接近了，但我最终还是选择了另一支球队。
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.”
当我签约前和快艇沟通的时候，他们心里已经有了一个可以与我搭配的球员名单。 他在这个名单上，我也表示了我会很乐意和他一起打球。 他们在接下来的2-3天中把事情谈妥了，那个时候我已经很接近和别的球队签约了，但快艇告诉我这边谈妥了，我就选择了快艇。
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.
我不是看着湖人的球长大的。 不是说这就是为什么我没有选择湖人的原因，但这（指媒体说Leonard是湖人球迷）是不正确的。 我不是湖人的球迷，Paul刚刚也告诉你们了，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
日前珍妮巴斯接受采访
珍妮巴斯坦言Leonard利用湖人作为与快艇进行谈判的杠杆，完成了加盟与招募招一系列动作。
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.
我们当时非常真诚地想得到Kawhi，他也想和我们会面，我们认为他显然对此（加盟湖人）很感兴趣，但事实证明，他做出了适合自己的选择。 整个过程就像是一场等待开始的比赛，由于漫长的等待，我们错过了好多球员。 好在Leonard做出决定后，Rob Pelinka快速调整方面，很快完成了工作，搞定了局面，组建了一支非常了不起的球队。珍妮巴斯说道。
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