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Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, November 3 · 1 d ago

Injury Notes: Leonard, Pacers, Caruso, Embiid, Aldama

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Kawhi Leonard was expected to miss several weeks of action due to swelling in his left knee. The Raptors star forward appears to be progressing well, as the team provided a positive update on Tuesday. Leonard has successfully completed treatment and will now begin a return to play process in Toronto, The Athletic’s Law Murray […]

Confidence
44%
Reporter starting tier45unattributed report
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−11 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
2
Kawhi Leonard
Raptors · F · 27.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 3.6 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $50.30M · next season $56.10M
Indiana Pacers
$203.7M · in the tax · 13 contracts · cap sheet
Toronto Raptors
$201.2M · in the tax · 14 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Kawhi Leonard → Pacers
Send out at least $40.04M
The Pacers are in the tax, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

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