Raptors Confirm Extension for Kawhi Leonard
The deal includes a player option for 2028-29 and gives Toronto cap flexibility after Leonard waived a $7.5 million trade kicker, team officials said.
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Why everyone wins with Kawhi Leonard-Raptors extension
It’s good to be in the NBA, and it’s especially good to be Kawhi Leonard. Even if the contract extension the Toronto Raptors made official on Wednesday with their new/old star forward will be the last deal the 35-year-old signs, Leonard would retire after the 2028-29 season having earned nearly $500 million playing basketball. Plus, quite literally, who knows how much more via, ahem, his ‘endorsements.’ But context matters. And in the context o…
The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that they have signed forward Kawhi Leonard to a multi-year contract extension. In accordance with club policy, financial details of the deal were not disclosed, the NBA website reported. Leonard, who is 6' 1" and 220 lbs. tall, played 65 games with the Los Angeles Clippers last season and posted career averages of […]
NBA Notes: Raptors, Kawhi Leonard, Cavs, camp battle, Knicks
Raptors The Raptors gave Kawhi Leonard plenty of security with his new extension. Leonard gave Toronto something valuable in return. Leonard’s two-year, $115 million extension came in roughly $11 million below the maximum available to him. That represents approximately $5.5 million in additional flexibility during each season of the deal. In the NBA’s apron era, that is not an insignificant discount. The savings could help Toronto sign another r…
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