Today on Locked-on NBA, Steve Ballmer says he didn't know anything about Kauai's secret deal.

Ben Simmons is considering a major change.

Plus, are we sleeping on the Timberwood?

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Football season is closer than you think, and right now new customers can bet just $5. And if your first bet wins, you'll get $300 in bonus bets. Download the Fandual app to get started. I'm West Goldberg, and we are talking about whether or not the Timberwolves should be considered among the West's elite. Ben Simmons considering retirement. and we'll look ahead to this weekend's Hall of Fame enshrinement in a minute.

We're doing it with... should be considered among the West's elite. Ben Simmons considering retirement, and we'll look ahead to this weekend's Hall of Fame enshrinement in a minute.

We're doing it with the help of Locked On's local experts. And I have two of the best with me, as always, from the Locked On Nuggets podcast.

He's a senior NBA writer from the Action Network.

Matt Moore, Matt.

Happy Friday, everybody. Hall of Fame and Shrinement tomorrow featuring Dwight Howard, who is absolutely deserving this. And Carmel and Anthony, who got to play in the Olympics. And from Locked on Bulls, he's also Bears and Bulls creator for Bleach Report. It's Hayes. Hayes. Do you agree with Matt? Yeah. I mean, the Hall of Fame is such an honor. I think all these guys are all worthy of being into the Hall of Fame. It's a really solid class this year. Matt's just a hair. I've noticed more and more like Matt's specific hate of certain people. I love it because it is truly who Matt Moore is as a person, but it's just crazy a little bit. Run deep. Run deep. Headlining this class. Carmelo, Anthony, Dwight Howard, and Sue Bird. I mean, four championships between the three of them. That's amazing. Also, shout out to Billy Donovan for getting in. I know a lot of, like, NBA fans are going to be, like, talking their head at that.

Like, Bill, those Florida teams were absolutely. Unbelievable. And if you look at his NBA, again, I will say this, Billy Donovan deserves to go in the hall because he got a team with Zach Levine and DeMarter Rose and centered with Nikola Vuccivish to be top 10 in defense. Maybe more. he might deserve it more for that than the Florida team. Top five that first year, right? Like, it's, of them being together. It's ridiculous. Unbelievable. Leading off today's show again is the Kauai Leonard scandal. And we have new details as reported by our own John Corralis about how much Kauai was promised by aspiration after signing an extension with the Clippers in 2021. According to Corrales, according to Kualis,

according to Kauai had cut a separate deal for an additional $20 million in stock options, which would have brought his total promised compensation to $48 million.

Corales talked about this last night on Locked on NBA.

$8 million that Kauai lender was paid was only part of the deal because million dollars. Corales talked about this last night on Locked on NBA.

$8 million that Kawhi Leonard was paid.

It was only part of the deal because he had a second even more secret deal with, I'm going to say with Aspiration, but really it was with Joseph Sandberg, one of the co-founders

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