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Trade Radar · confirmed · Thursday, September 24 · 4 h ago

Raptors’ Webster Talks Kawhi, Trade Assets, Poeltl, More

confirmed · roster changevia hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

The Raptors surrendered two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and a first-round pick swap in order to acquire Kawhi Leonard from the Clippers earlier this month, but president of basketball operations Bobby Webster doesn’t view that deal as an all-in move. He told reporters on Thursday that he believes the team is well positioned to […]

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Who it involves
Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
Raptors · F · 27.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 3.6 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $50.30M · expiring
LA Clippers
$193.7M · over the cap · 19 contracts · cap sheet
Toronto Raptors
$205.9M · in the tax · 16 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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