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The Los Angeles Clippers remain focused on building a “playoff caliber” team for the 2026-27 NBA season despite significant changes to their roster and front office structure, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. “To prognosticate where the Clippers are gonna try to be next summer is very difficult,” Fischer said. “All I know right […] The post Clippers focused on making playoffs in 2026-27 appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The NBA Board of Governors previously authorized an exploration of expansion into Las Vegas and Seattle back in March, and now the process is advancing into further stages, per ESPN's Shams Charania, who provided an update on Tuesday's edition of NBA Today.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver discussed a variety of topics surrounding the Association during a press conference following Tuesday's Board of Governors meeting.

The Los Angeles Clippers are not expected to receive any of the five forfeited first round picks back from the NBA, Adam Silver confirmed during a press conference from the Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday. There had been some speculation that the Clippers could follow the precedent of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were originally stripped of five first round picks for salary cap circumvention involving Joe Smith and then received two of them back. "The discipline is final, to your dir...

The Toronto Raptors, after much ado, have officially brought back Kawhi Leonard in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, sending Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks (2031 and 2033), an unprotected pick swap in 2027, and two second-round selections (2030 and 2033). This finally brought an end to a trade saga that […] The post Raptors dig up old Scottie Barnes’ admission about Kawhi Leonard appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA reportedly did not have enough evidence to challenge the NBPA.

Kawhi Leonard got to have his cake and eat it too

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The Los Angeles Clippers have finally rebuilt their squad after an offseason filled with drama, and we look at their depth chart and how they could end up in the 2026-27 NBA season.

Following Kawhi Leonard’s official trade back to the Toronto Raptors on Monday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recalled the Los Angeles Clippers’ aggressive pursuit of the star forward while he was still playing for Toronto during the 2018-19 season. During the latest episode of “The Hoop Collective,” Windhorst detailed how the Raptors began noticing Clippers representatives attending […] The post Brian Windhorst recounts Clippers ‘smothering’ Kawhi Leonard recruitment during Raptors games appeared f...

The trade sending star forward Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors reportedly has officially been processed on Monday.

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The agreement was on hold pending a NBA’s investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules with regard to Leonard’s compensation.

The Clippers may have found a better strategy than challenging the NBA over the penalties from the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap case. Steve Ballmer initially considered legal options but ultimately chose to accept the league’s decision. Los Angeles has paid its $30 million fine, while Ballmer and Gillian Zucker will serve one-year suspensions and Lawrence Frank […] The post Clippers compliance could help recover lost draft-picks appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors have agreed to complete their previously proposed trade sending Kawhi Leonard back to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Grady Dick, two unprotected first round picks and two second rounders. The two sides will next schedule a trade call with the NBA league office. The trade was originally agreed upon on June 30th, but was never formalized pending the conclusion of the NBA's investigation into possible cap circumvention by Leonard and the Clippers. Th...

The Los Angeles Clippers have been ranked 29th in ESPN’s upcoming future power rankings ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season, according to Bobby Marks. “We’ve got a piece coming out this week on our future power rankings: 29th (for the Clippers),” Marks said on NBA Today. When asked which team was ranked below Los Angeles, […] The post Clippers ranked 29th ahead of 2026-27 season appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Trent Redden and Mark Hughes are expected to operate as the Los Angeles Clippers’ primary basketball decision-makers following the suspensions handed down by the NBA, according to Shams Charania on NBA Today. Redden, the Clippers’ general manager, and Hughes, the team’s senior vice president and assistant general manager, have stepped into expanded roles after president […] The post Clippers put Redden and Hughes in charge appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Clippers and Raptors have both agreed to complete the blockbuster trade that will send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto, sources told ESPN.

The Clippers finally traded Kawhi Leonard. Now they have to assemble an actual basketball team from what remains. The roster isn’t devoid of talent. It is, however, oddly shaped. Darius Garland and Brandon Ingram appear to be the only unquestioned starters. Cem Yolbulan of NBA on SI projects Max Strus, Rui Hachimura and Brook Lopez […] The post Clippers’ post-Kawhi roster is crowded in backcourt, thin up front appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Clippers owner and executives are suspended, so who led the Kawhi Leonard trade?