Trade Radar · confirmed · Monday, October 12 · 4 d ago

Eastern Notes: Kawhi, Hezonja, Watson, Haliburton, Hornets

confirmed · roster changevia hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Star forward Kawhi Leonard will be available to play on Tuesday, per head coach Darko Rajakovic, and will suit up for the Raptors for the first time since he helped secure the team’s first championship in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. “Yes, he went through practice today,” Rajakovic said on Monday (Twitter link […]

Confidence

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Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−4	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Kawhi Leonard

Raptors · F · 27.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 3.6 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $50.30M · next season $56.10M

Brooklyn Nets

$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet

Charlotte Hornets

$170.6M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

Toronto Raptors

$202.5M · in the tax · 15 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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Kawhi Leonard → Nets

Send out at least $40.04M

The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

Kawhi Leonard → Hornets

Send out at least $40.04M

The Hornets 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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