The Warriors seem very interested in the Clippers' star.
The Golden State Warriors went 37-45 last season and got bounced in the play-in tournament.
The Los Angeles Clippers finished 42-40 and went home in that same round.
Both face big offseason questions, and one of those questions is named Kawhi Leonard.
Draymond Green just dragged it into the open.
On his podcast after the NBA Draft Lottery, Green wondered whether Golden State should pry Leonard off the Clippers.
The Clippers walked out of the lottery with the No. 5 overall pick they got from the Pacers in the Ivica Zubac trade, and a team already drifting toward a rebuild suddenly has a real building block.
What Green Said
"You talk about the Golden State Warriors, who have won championships, you have to look at the Los Angeles Clippers in the fifth spot and say: 'Huh, what are they gonna do?'" Green said. "Are they going to draft the fifth pick and put him next to Kawhi Leonard or are they going to move Kawhi Leonard, try to get more draft assets, and start a rebuild?"
Not exactly subtle from a guy still under contract in Golden State.
The Warriors were close to landing Leonard at the February deadline before the Clippers walked away.
The lottery might pull them back to it.
Why the Warriors Would Do It
Stephen Curry needs another star next to him.
He played 43 games this year, with a knee issue costing him 27 straight down the stretch.
Jimmy Butler is rehabbing from an ACL tear suffered in January.
Draymond Green turned 36 in March and averaged 8.4 points and 5.5 assists across 68 games.
Leonard was a different story all year.
He put up 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists on 50.5 percent shooting in 65 games.
That is vintage Kawhi, a level nobody expected him to find again.
Pairing him with Curry gives Golden State a real second star and a wing who can erase the other team's top scorer.
Why the Warriors Should Stay Away
Leonard is 34.
His postseason availability has been a problem for years, and his talent has never been the issue in Los Angeles, his body has.
Adding him to a roster already built around aging stars stacks more health risk on a window that is barely cracked open.
There is also the cost.
Golden State has the No. 11 pick and a roster picked through from years of going for it, so a real Kawhi offer probably starts with Brandin Podziemski and future first-rounders.
Cashing in young talent for a 34-year-old wing with knee history is a move that ages badly.
Green's pitch is going to live in the air for months.
The Warriors have made no secret of wanting one more title run while Curry can still cook, and Kawhi remains a wing who can flip a playoff series by himself.
The Clippers might not be in any hurry to oblige though, and that No. 5 pick gives them plenty to think about.