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After seven seasons in Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the city where he won his second NBA title. The Raptors initially agreed to this trade in late June, but paused it while the NBA investigated Leonard’s contract with the Clippers. That investigation has since been completed, with Leonard receiving a $700,000 fine and the Clippers being fined $30 million and losing five first-round picks.
Team governor Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year, while lead executive Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months. Despite needing to finalize their front office structure for the upcoming season, the Clippers have reportedly finalized a deal that sends Leonard to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and future draft capital.
With Miami (Giannis Antetokounmpo) and Philadelphia (LeBron James and Jaylen Brown) making major moves to improve their rosters this summer, bringing Leonard back into the fold is Toronto’s “big swing.” Meanwhile, the Clippers will move forward with a core likely to be led by Ingram and Darius Garland. Let’s take a look at the fantasy fallout from the most recent major trade in the NBA.
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Toronto receives:
Kawhi Leonard
When healthy, Leonard is one of the best all-around players in the NBA. However, since leaving Toronto after the 2019 NBA championship, staying on the floor has been a challenge. He played 57 games or fewer in four of his seven seasons in Los Angeles, including missing the entire 2021-22 campaign with a knee injury.
However, he has played at least 65 games in two of his last three seasons. 2025-26 ranked among the best of Leonard’s career, as he averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.6 three-pointers while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 89.2 percent from the foul line. Add in a 38.7 percent mark from three, and Leonard was not far off from a 50/40/90 season.
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His production from a season ago is likely to boost Leonard’s ADP considerably, after many managers waited until the third or fourth round in standard league drafts to select him last fall.
As for how his return to Toronto affects the other…
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