Kawhi Leonard

The Los Angeles Clippers have encountered some serious setbacks on the road to contention. For their part in the cap circumvention scheme with Kawhi Leonard, the franchise has taken a significant hit in the form of a $30 million fine and the loss of five first-round draft picks. Caught in the middle of the drama […]

The NBA's Board of Governors are expected to meet this coming Monday and Tuesday. The group of 30 team owners have no shortage of important topics to discuss. In the wake of the massive punishments levied against the LA Clippers for their role in cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard, many owners are likely to have questions. Many are still unclear as to who will be the team's acting governor and who is running the front office, with Steve Ballmer and Lawrence Frank both suspended. There ...

The Raptors haven’t stopped waiting for Kawhi Leonard. More importantly, they apparently haven’t stopped expecting him. People familiar with the situation continue to believe Toronto’s agreed-upon trade with the Clippers “will go through sooner rather than later,” Michael Grange of Sportsnet reported. That is notable because most of the recent reporting has focused on the […] The post Raptors expect Kawhi Leonard trade to happen ‘sooner rather than later’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Within his Raptors season primer, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca continues to hear from people familiar with the matter that the trade sending Kawhi Leonard to Toronto — and Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks, two second-rounders and one first-round swap to Los Angeles — “will go through sooner rather than later.” As Grange writes, […]

Atlantic Division rumors include Kawhi Leonard’s delayed trade, Joel Embiid speculation, and difficult Knicks financial decisions

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The Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers are free to submit their Kawhi Leonard trade to get NBA-approved at any time, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. There is no holdup at the league level. The trade involving Leonard for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first round picks and a pick swap is still expected to go through. Federal prosecutors opened a probe into whether the Clippers helped Leonard circumvent the NBA's salary cap earlier this week.

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A federal investigation has been opened into the Clippers for allegedly circumventing the NBA's salary cap to compensate Kawhi Leonard, The New York Times reported.

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Patrick Bet-David believes the Los Angeles Clippers’ challenge to the NBA’s salary-cap investigation could have consequences across the league if the franchise decides to fight back by exposing similar arrangements involving other teams. Speaking on the PBD Podcast, Bet-David suggested that the Clippers could respond to the NBA’s sweeping penalties by bringing attention to business […] The post Patrick Bet-David warns Clippers could bring down the whole NBA appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Raptors The Raptors want Kawhi Leonard. Leonard wants the Raptors. The Clippers are apparently asking everyone to wait. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Toronto and Leonard are eager to complete the agreed-upon trade that will send him back to the franchise he led to the 2019 championship. Los Angeles is believed to […] The post NBA Notes: Raptors, Kawhi Leonard, Grizzlies, Walter Clayton Jr, Mavericks appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Now that Kawhi Leonard has avoided suspension in the wake of the NBA's discipline following an independent investigation into rules violations involving the Los Angeles Clippers, the Toronto Raptors are ready to go through with the trade for the two-time NBA Finals MVP.

After ESPN reported that there was “no evidence” that Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled any money to Kawhi Leonard through his sponsors, the story has not been changed. And yet, the NBA gave the Clippers a huge punishment, including Ballmer being suspended, several stripped draft picks, and a hefty team fine. Status reports […] The post Some ESPN staffers appalled by Clippers’ Steve Ballmer-Kawhi Leonard reporting ‘disaster’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Once the Kawhi Leonard trade with Toronto is finalized, the Clippers plan to hold onto Brandon Ingram for a while rather than immediately trying to flip him for other players or draft picks, Jake Fischer said on Bleacher Report’s NBA Insider Notebook (video link, hat tip to BasketNews). Fischer confirms that the Clippers have informed […]

Draymond Green believes the Los Angeles Clippers will be one of the more difficult teams to face in the Western Conference next season despite losing Kawhi Leonard and reshaping their roster during the offseason. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, the Golden State Warriors forward pointed to Los Angeles’ remaining talent and head coach Tyronn […] The post Draymond Green delivers prediction on Clippers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The continued delay of Kawhi Leonard’s trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors has become a mystery around the NBA, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. More than a week after the NBA announced its findings and penalties in the historic salary-cap circumvention case involving Leonard and the Clippers, the trade […] The post Kawhi Leonard trade delay becomes a mystery appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

What a fall from grace it has been for the Los Angeles Clippers after they peaked towards the start of the 2020s. Their blockbuster trade for Paul George, which sealed the signing of Kawhi Leonard back in July 2019, has only looked worse with each passing season. And now that the Leonard era has come […] The post Clippers’ Pat Beverley calls out Steve Ballmer over unfinished business appeared first on ClutchPoints.