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Kawhi Leonard has signed a two-year, $115 million contract extension with the Toronto Raptors, featuring a player option for the 2028-29 season. This deal solidifies his return to Toronto, where he previously led the team to an NBA championship in the 2018-19 season. Leonard's decision highlights his personal connection to the city and aligns with the Raptors' strong position for future playoff success following their top-five seed finish last year in the Eastern Conference.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Kawhi Leonard, aged 35, signed a two-year contract extension worth US$115 million with the Toronto Raptors, including an option for the 2028-29 season. This deal is under the maximum $126.6 million he could have earned and follows a June trade agreement from the Los Angeles Clippers that was finalized only recently due to NBA salary-cap investigations. Leonard had previously helped the Raptors win their sole NBA title in the 2018-19 season before leaving as a free agent for the Clippers. The extension solidifies his commitment to Toronto through at least 2029, despite potential health risks associated with long-term contracts for older players.
Written for “Kawhi Leonard Signs With Raptors” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
Kawhi Leonard’s future in Toronto has been revealed.
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future → reveal → Toronto
The Raptors and Leonard agreed on a two-year, $115 million contract extension with a player option for the 2028-29 season.
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Raptors → agree → season
Leonard is entering his second stint with the organization.
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Leonard → enter → organization
He previously spent the 2018-19 season with the Raptors and led the franchise to its first and only NBA championship.
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He → spend → championship
The extension comes just a few weeks after the Clippers were stripped of five first-round picks and fined $30 million for violating the league’s salary cap circumvention rules.
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Clippers → come → rules
While the Clippers are reeling from the NBA’s punishments, Leonard landed in a better situation.
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Leonard → reel → situation
After being fined $700,000 for his involvement in the Clippers scandal, Leonard was traded to the Raptors after the transaction was previously put on hold amid the investigation.
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transaction → fin → investigation
The two-time Finals MVP made his first public comments since the trade last week, when he explained why he chose to return to Toronto.
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he → make → Toronto
“I’m not really championship chasing, trying to find the best team I could win [with],” Leonard said on the Raptors’ Open Gym YouTube channel.
“I didn’t want to put on a thousand jerseys.
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I → chase → jerseys
The city took a liking to my family, I took a liking to the city.
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I → take → city
My son was born here, and he’s been asking me forever when he’s going to come back.”
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he → bear → me
In Toronto, Leonard joins Scottie Barnes in the frontcourt.
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Leonard → join → frontcourt
The Raptors are positioned to make a deep playoff run after securing a top-five seed last season in the Eastern Conference.
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Raptors → position → Conference
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