Kawhi Leonard was linked to the Los Angeles Clippers before he even put on a Toronto Raptors jersey, so it’s not surprising that the two-time NBA Finals MVP’s name is still being linked to the Clippers now that the offseason is about to get underway.

If you’ve ever been to California it’s easy to understand why anyone would want to live there year round. However, just because it might seem like paradise it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be paradise for Kawhi Leonard if he does decide to leave Toronto for LA.

On Monday, reports came out that the two-time NBA champion is going to meet with the Clippers on July 2. On Tuesday, Jalen Rose weighed in and shared his thoughts on that report and Kawhi’s free agency.
 

Jalen Rose believes that Kawhi Leonard will be a member of the Toronto Raptors next season and he shared this warning with the soon-to-be 28-year-old.
 

“I want to do a warning for him. The grass ain’t always greener, OK? He came to Toronto, and he has a nation behind him. A country behind him. The Clippers’ fans are a few and far between in Los Angeles. Don’t get it twisted. That’s a Lakers town. That’s a Lakers town, OK? They’ve got the 16 championships, they’ve got the storied players in their history, and the Clippers still play basketball in their building.
 

So now you’re still pulling up at work and all you’re seeing is great statues. There’s Magic, there’s West, Kobe’s going to be up, there’s Shaq. And then you walk into the arena, and you look up, Lakers jerseys. How many Clipper jerseys are hanging up? None.
 

You’re going to go from playing varsity in Toronto, where they just won a championship and Masai Ujiri delivered. The medical team delivered. They kept  him healthy. He was 98th in the regular season in minutes. In the playoffs he was first. They managed Kawhi the entire year. They won a championship without a lottery pick on the roster. That shows you that they know how to build.
 

You’re going to go to LA…and they got LeBron? And they got Anthony Davis? Not going to be able to do it. Kawhi, stay in Toronto.”

If you’re a Raptors fan this is exactly what you want to hear from a former player, especially someone who knows what it’s like to play in Toronto and in other cities.
 

Where do you think he’ll be playing next season?

(H/T YouTube/ESPN)