The Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday traded hometown superstar Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, where he won a championship in 2019.
ESPN’s “NBA Insider” Shams Charania reported that in return, the Clippers received two-time All-Star Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, two second-round picks, and one first-round pick swap.
“I’m told Kawhi Leonard views this as an opportunity to retire in Toronto,” Charania said.
Leonard was traded to Toronto once before, in 2018, after disputes with the San Antonio Spurs, who drafted him in 2011 and where Leonard won his first championship in 2014.
The two-time Finals MVP led Toronto to its first and only championship in the 2018-19 season, defeating the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in the finals and scoring the third most points ever by a single player in a playoff run, according to StatMuse data….