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Raptors, Clippers agree to complete trade to send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto: reports

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Raptors, Clippers agree to complete trade to send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto: reports. (2026, September 14). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-kawhi-leonard-trade-finalized-9.7343826?cmp=rss

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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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Story summary

Kawhi Leonard, seven years after leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship, is set to return to Toronto following a trade agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers that was previously delayed due to an investigation into salary cap circumvention. The NBA approved the deal on September 25th, allowing Leonard to rejoin the Raptors who will send Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks to the Clippers. The trade was initially announced on June 30th but paused while the NBA investigated Leonard and the Clippers; they fined Leonard $700,000 without suspending him or voiding his contract.

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📰 Kawhi Leonard Trade Toronto
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Topics

Clippers Los Angeles Clippers NBA Raptors Toronto

Subjects

Leonard PERSON · 7× Raptors ORG · 7× Clippers ORG · 5× Ingram GPE · 4× NBA ORG · 4× Dick PERSON · 3× Toronto GPE · 3× Kawhi Leonard PERSON · 2× Los Angeles Clippers ORG · 1× Shams Charania PERSON · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 Reports say the trade will be made official pending a trade call.

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

Raptors, Clippers agree to complete trade to send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto: reports asserted
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. uncertain
Raptors → involve → reports
Reports say the trade will be made official pending a trade call. asserted
trade → say → call
Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report the agreement. asserted
Charania → report → agreement
The Raptors offered no comment on the reported trade Monday. asserted
Raptors → offer → trade
CBC Sports has not independently confirmed the reports. asserted
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. asserted
L.A. → see → return
The deal had been on hold while the NBA investigated Leonard and the Clippers for salary-cap circumvention. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
he → sit → Raptors
Ingram attended a Clippers summer league game in Las Vegas on July 10. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
Ingram → average → Cavaliers
He underwent right heel surgery on May 8. uncertain
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. asserted
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. asserted
Leonard → spend → agent
Once the trade is completed, Leonard is expected to speak to reporters at the Raptors' media day on Sept. 28. asserted
Leonard → complete → Sept.
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