Kawhi Says Paul George's Departure was 'No Surprise'

Kawhi Leonard says he talked with Paul George throughout the season about his contract negotiations and said he was not surprised when George left to sign with the 76ers.

Today, Leonard made his first comments since George signed his four-year, $212 million deal in free agency with the Sixers.

"We knew what it was before the season," Leonard said after USA Basketball's practice on Tuesday. "We knew what it was going to come down to. So, we talked the whole way through.

"It's no surprise."

George said on his "Podcast P with Paul George" that the Clippers initially offered him a two-year deal worth $60 million, which he described as "disrespectful." George detailed that the Clips inched their offer up through the season.