Lawrence Frank。圖/Joey Linn
快艇隊前鋒Kawhi Leonard今日稍早完成與原球隊續約，將繼續待在球隊最長到2027年，今日稍早球隊宣佈消息時，快艇隊總管Lawrence Frank也有接受訪問，談到這筆續約，球團是毫無猶豫的與Kawhi完成續約。
Clippers President Lawrence Frank on extending Kawhi Leonard:
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 11, 2024
“There was no hesitation with it... In this game, anybody can get injured, but not anyone can be a top-five player, and Kawhi is.”
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Frank說：「與Kawhi簽約是毫無猶豫的，我們都知道Kawhi有傷兵歷史，而傷兵也是比賽中的一部分，誰都有可能會受傷，但不是每個人都會是聯盟前五的球員，Kawhi正就是聯盟前五的球員。」
談到Kawhi這次延長合約有稍微降了一些最多可以領到的錢，Frank表示Kawhi也想要待在快艇「很長的一段時間」，球團也希望Kawhi能待在球隊「很長的一段時間」，同時Kawhi也能理解新版的CBA對於球隊擁有球星的限制（薪水方面）。
Lawrence Frank on how re-signing Kawhi Leonard made sense for both sides, Leonard wants to be a Clipper "for a very long time" and how he understands how restrictive new CBA is towards teambuilding
— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) January 11, 2024
"Not only does he want to be here and finish his career here… he's a partner" pic.twitter.com/S5y5LPt3cZ
PG賽後談到Kawhi延長合約則是表示，他對於未來某些事會完成（續約）感到非常的樂觀，也同意Kawhi的續約是過程中的第一步。
PG says that he is very optimistic something will get done and agrees that Kawhi extension was first step of that process.
— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) January 11, 2024
