Earlier this week, reports emerged stating that Kawhi Leonard wants to be traded away from the San Antonio Spurs this summer. Ever since this report, many people have been discussing where he could possibly land.

Initial reports by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN suggested that the trade destination of choice for the forward is Los Angeles, either with the Lakers or the Clippers. Certainly, the Lakers would have the cap space, assets, and a certain level of interest in order to make the trade happen.

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics have also been considered viable options for the Spurs star given their wealth of draft assets and/or young players on the rise.

Others have suggested that one of the highest seeded teams in the NBA Draft could put their pick in a possible trade to acquire Leonard as well. One is the Phoenix Suns with the first overall pick in the draft this year.

Suns no go

However, according to Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com, if the Suns are going to be making a deal to acquire the forward, the first overall pick will not be a part of it.

He said in his report: "There’s no truth to the report. In fact, the Suns have no interest in dealing the top pick – which likely will be University of Arizona center Deandre Ayton – in exchange for Leonard, who reportedly wants to be traded."

Bordow also added why the trade doesn't make sense for the Suns, as he said: "From the Suns’ standpoint, the trade makes little sense. Leonard will be a free agent after the 2018-19 season. Phoenix would risk trading its most valuable asset for a player who might not be around for more than one year."

One of the reported reasons as to why Leonard wants a trade away from the Spurs is so that he isn't the main focus on the team anymore. Despite the presence of Devin Booker, Leonard would be the biggest star on the Suns' roster, so a move there might not be attractive to him either.

Kawhi is up for a $219 million super-max extension this summer whether he goes since he has the chance to opt out of his current contract next year, so whichever team does end up acquiring him must be ready to pay in more ways than one.

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