Many reports claim the earliest he’ll announce his pick is Friday.
As the speculation continues, we’ve rounded up the latest reports on what people are saying about Leonard.
— ESPN’s Jalen Rose reported on Wednesday that he was “99 percent hearing” that Leonard would sign a two-year deal with Toronto:
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— Later on Wednesday, The Athletic’s Jabari Young disputed Rose’s report of a two-year deal.
— On Thursday, FS1’s Cris Carter tweeted that Leonard will not be announcing his decision on July 4th.
— FS1’s Chris Broussard reported that Drake has been doing his best to keep Leonard in Toronto and added that his decision is between the Raptors and the Lakers.
— ESPN’s Tim McMahon tweeted that an “NBA player likely to be impacted by the Kawhi decision dominoes” told him Leonard is going back to Toronto.
— ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on “SportsCenter” that Leonard is in no rush to make a decision. He added that the choice is between the Clippers, Lakers and Raptors.