Spurs GM Buford: Our goal is to keep Kawhi Leonard but we'll explore all of our options

Kawhi Leonard expressed his desire to leave the Spurs but the goal of the franchise is to keep him on the long term.

Per ESPN, "Kawhi and his family mean a lot to our organization and to the community," Buford said after the NBA draft. "While none of us would wish we are where we are, we're going to do what we can to build the best relationship we can with him, and we'll explore all of our options. But the first one would be to do what we can to keep Kawhi as a part of our group."

"I don't know that timing's a factor in this. ... He's under contract for another year," Buford said. "Our goal is to keep him as a part of our program for a long time."