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The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors have reportedly agreed to a complex trade that would send star player Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto. The deal involves sending Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick from the Clippers to the Raptors, along with five draft picks. However, the transaction had been paused due to an NBA investigation into salary-cap circumvention but was cleared on September 2 after Leonard received a $700,000 fine.
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The Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers reportedly agreed to a trade that would send star forward Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto. The deal is pending league approval but would see the Clippers receive all-star forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks. This trade was paused during an NBA investigation into salary-cap circumvention by Leonard and the Clippers; Leonard was fined $700,000 but not suspended or contract-voided following the league's completion of its probe on September 2. While the official trade has yet to be submitted, players have been allowed to participate with their new teams within NBA guidelines.
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Raptors, Clippers agree to complete trade to send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto: reports
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Raptors → agree → Toronto
Deal involving Ingram, Dick, 5 picks has been paused during NBA's cap probe
The Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to complete a trade to send star forward Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto, according to multiple media reports.
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Raptors → involve → reports
Reports say the trade will be made official pending a trade call.
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trade → say → call
Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report the agreement.
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Charania → report → agreement
The Raptors offered no comment on the reported trade Monday.
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Raptors → offer → trade
CBC Sports has not independently confirmed the reports.
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Sports → confirm → reports
The deal would see L.A. get all-star forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2027 first-round pick swap and two second-round picks in return.
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L.A. → see → return
The deal had been on hold while the NBA investigated Leonard and the Clippers for salary-cap circumvention.
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NBA → investigate → circumvention
The league completed its investigation on Sept. 2, fining Leonard $700,000 US but declining to suspend him or void his contract.
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league → complete → contract
Although the deal had not been officially submitted to the league while the investigation was underway, Leonard, Ingram and Dick tried to participate with their new teams as much as NBA rules allowed.
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rules → submit → teams
Leonard sat in the front row at Kyle Lowry's July 7 news conference at OVO Athletic Centre, where Lowry announced he would retire as a member of the Raptors.
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he → sit → Raptors
Ingram attended a Clippers summer league game in Las Vegas on July 10.
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Ingram → attend → July
The 35-year-old Leonard averaged 27.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.4 blocks per game last season for the Clippers in 2025-26.
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Leonard → average → 2025
Ingram averaged 21.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists in his one season in Toronto, but was injured 11 minutes into Game 5 of the Raptors' first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Ingram → average → Cavaliers
He underwent right heel surgery on May 8.
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He → undergo → May
Dick took a step back in his third NBA season, averaging 14 minutes per game in 2025-26, averaging six points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists, all career lows.
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Dick → take → points
Leonard was the central player in the Raptors' 2019 championship run, but spent just one season with the club before joining his hometown Clippers as a free agent.
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Leonard → spend → agent
Once the trade is completed, Leonard is expected to speak to reporters at the Raptors' media day on Sept. 28.
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Leonard → complete → Sept.
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