There’s no denying that the relationship between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs is confusing. That's probably the best way to sum it up.Leonard played in just nine games for the Spurs during the regular season and famously sat out of the team’s opening-round postseason series loss to the shorthanded Golden State Warriors. Since Stephen Curry missed that entire series, Leonard might have made an impact.The severity of his quad injury has never been entirely revealed, but it became known that he preferred to work out away from the team and with his own group of doctors and trainers, something that undoubtedly irked coach Gregg Popovich, who also serves as the team’s general manager.Since Leonard can receive a super-max extension this summer, some viewed his actions as cowardly. Others viewed them as smart. Others simply didn’t understand any of it.Hypothetical trade situations flooded the media. Would he end up playing for the Los Angeles Lakers or the Boston Celtics? It seemed as though he'd never take the court in a Spurs jersey again. Now a few weeks removed from their playoff series loss, it appears as though Leonard is becoming a topic of conversation yet again. On ESPN’s Get Up morning show, teammate Danny Green revealed that Leonard personally told him that he wants to remain in San Antonio moving forward.

“It’s up in the air right now, but I think he wants to be in San Antonio,” Green said. “He let me know that. He’s let me know verbally he wanted to be there so we’ll see what happens.”

Recent silence

Although Leonard has not spoken publicly about his situation recently, it’s worth noting that he stated his desire to retire as a Spur back in February.

Therefore, there’s a possibility that his injury was more serious than perceived or that he wanted to play it safe due to the large contract he will undoubtedly receive, either in San Antonio or elsewhere.

In 2016-2017, Leonard played a career-high 74 regular-season games for the Spurs and finished third in the NBA MVP voting after averaging 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.4 minutes while establishing himself as perhaps the league’s top two-way player.

Therefore, if the Spurs ship him off, they’ll most likely demand a king’s ransom. However, as seen with LaMarcus Aldridge, if both sides can mend the relationship, a fruitful future could be in the works.