Pablo Torre on the Kawhi Leonard scandal

The NBA Board of Governors met and Adam Silver gave an update on the status of the Kawhi Leonard trade. To help guide us through where the process is Pablo Torre joins Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni to discuss where the investigation is at, what the possible punishments are, if there is a second no show deal and much more.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Pablo Torre and Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video/Audio: Alex Oliver

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Where does the Kawhi Leonard investigation stand right now?
06:09 - Is there a second no-show deal - and what does it tell us about the scale of this scheme?
08:39 - Was Kawhi's Aspiration deal even remotely legitimate?
11:15 - Why the absence of written evidence doesn't mean nothing happened
13:37 - The smoking gun may never come - but the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming
15:09 - Why weren't there safeguards to stop this getting so far?
17:40 - Is the Kawhi trade going to Toronto a convenient cleanup?
20:07 - The Larry Tannenbaum and Adam Silver relationship is impossible to ignore
22:11 - Who is Dennis Wong, the name flying under the radar?
24:53 - Is the NBPA making a mistake by backing Kawhi unconditionally?
29:05 - This is the biggest alleged cap circumvention scheme in the sport
30:36 - What's the prediction for punishment - and who faces consequences first?

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