Kawhi Leonard trade still unfinished <\/p>\n
The Toronto Raptors have traded Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two future unprotected first-rounders, two first-round pick swaps and a second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Kawhi Leonard back in July.<\/p>\n
However, the reported deal hasn’t been finalized yet, even though the Clippers already received their punishment for illegally circumventing the salary cap, which allowed Leonard to earn under-the-table deals.<\/p>\n
Both the Clippers and the Raptors have notably agreed to pause the trade, as the latter were hesitant to take full accountability for whatever sanctions Leonard might face from the investigation.<\/p>\n
Clippers still taking time to finalize interim front office leadership <\/p>\n
As reported, the cause of the trade delay around Kawhi Leonard has been the ongoing restructuring of the LA Clippers ‘ front office.<\/a><\/p>\n As part of the punishments, suspensions were handed down to team owner Steve Ballmer and top executives Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank. Even if they were reported to be frustrated about the minimal sanctions<\/a> the NBA imposed on Leonard, the Clippers have insisted that the trade will still happen, as they are just identifying their basketball operations department leadership.<\/p>\n The Clippers are planning to name GM Trent Redden<\/a> interim president of basketball operations following Frank’s six-month suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788997572_274_bn-plus.png\")
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