Clippers owner Steve Ballmer not eager to trade Kawhi Leonard

The Clippers may be facing pressure to reshape their roster, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Kawhi Leonard is headed elsewhere. According to Hunter Patterson and Sam Amick of The Athletic, there is skepticism around the league that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is willing to part with the veteran forward despite growing speculation about Leonard’s future. “One rival executive from another team that has an interest in Leonard shared with The Athletic” that there is doubt Ballmer would actually approve a trade, Patterson and Amick wrote. Leonard is entering the final year of his contract and is set to earn $50.3...