Kawhi Leonard averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists over 65 games with LA last season.
Kawhi Leonard reportedly is returning to Toronto, where he played during the 2018-19 season and won NBA Finals MVP as he led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship.
The LA Clippers reportedly have agreed to trade Leonard back to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and future Draft picks, according to multiple reports.
Raptors receive
- Kawhi Leonard
Clippers receive
- Gradey Dick
- Brandon Ingram
- First-round picks in 2031 and 2033
- Second-round picks in 2030 and 2033
- First-round pick swap in 2027
Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors has been agreed to, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers will receive unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, 2030 and 2033 second-round picks and a 2027 first-round swap. https://t.co/q6uJuC8LxX
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2026
Total comp and draft picks for Kawhi Leonard are in, per source: Ingram, Dick, 2031 and 2033 unprotected first-round picks, 2030 and 2033 second-round picks, 2027 first-round swap.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 30, 2026
Deal done, sources tell @TheAthletic …
Kawhi Leonard for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, 2031 and 2033 unprotected first-round picks, 2030 and 2033 second-round picks, 2027 first-round swap. https://t.co/9HvYQYQSZN
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 30, 2026
Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, has one year left on the contract he signed with the Clippers in 2019. According to multiple reports, Leonard intends to sign a contract extension with the Raptors.
Just in on NBA Today — the Toronto Raptors land Kawhi Leonard in a trade back from the Los Angeles Clippers: pic.twitter.com/PlcaaCTIyC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2026
Kawhi Leonard and Toronto Raptors will soon engage to structure out the terms on a two-year extension to lock up the future Hall of Famer through the 2028-29 season, sources say. https://t.co/3IrKDAz8hV
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 30, 2026
The 35-year-old forward is a seven-time All-Star, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, and a member of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team.
Leonard averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists over 65 games with LA last season.
Ingram returns to Los Angeles, where he began his career with the Lakers in 2016. After three seasons with the Lakers and six with the New Orleans Pelicans, the 28-year-old All-Star forward averaged 21.5 points and 5.6 rebounds over 77 games in his lone season with Toronto.
Dick, the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, has averaged 9.2 points and 2.5 rebounds over his first three seasons in the NBA.
NBA.com will have more on this story as it develops.
