Trade Radar · confirmed · Monday, September 14 · 23 h ago
Kawhi Leonard Trade To Raptors May Be Close To Completion
Steve Ballmer’s acceptance of the league’s penalties for salary cap circumvention could clear the way for the Kawhi Leonard trade to be completed soon. A source close to Leonard told Sam Amick and Matt Schubert of The Athletic that he expects the deal to be finalized “in the coming days.” The Clippers and Raptors agreed […]
Confidence
53%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +8 | 1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days |
| Age | −1 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
The score is recomputed every 30 minutes; a matching roster move marks it confirmed, an on-record denial marks it denied, 30 quiet days expire it. How every reporter scores →
Who it involves
LA Clippers
$196.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Toronto Raptors
$202.7M · in the tax · 17 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Kawhi Leonard → Clippers
Send out at least $40.04M
The Clippers are over the cap, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
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