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Kyrie Hater
Except Pop and Kawhi haven't been talking for some time and Pop publicly shamed Kawhi. So that relationship needs to be fixed.
The reports about Kawhi wanting the Supermax have been floating for a while now. As have been the rumors that the Spurs have been reluctant to give it to him.
I also think we have to consider the possibility that Kawhi's camp is being run by incompetent people who think they know what they are doing, particularly Uncle Dennis.
He isn't angling for a supermax.
If that is all he wanted, he would have come back and played (hurt or not) in the playoffs. He has already proven worthy of that contract. He is clearly unhappy with the Spurs. STill possible it gets resolved, but again, no chance this is a stunt when he is 1 of about 6 or 7 players in the entire league actually worth that money.