Reports: Raptors finalizing deal to acquire Kawhi Leonard in trade with Clippers

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 are finalizing a deal to trade Leonard back to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and future Draft picks, according to multiple reports. The specific details of the trade reportedly are still being finalized.

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are nearing deal sending Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, 2 first-round picks, 1 pick swap and 2 second-rounders, sources tell ESPN. A return to Canada for the Raptors champion and two-time Finals MVP.

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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)

June 30, 2026

BREAKING: Los Angeles Clippers are finalizing a deal to send 7-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, league sources tell me.

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— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes)

The two sides have been finalizing particulars on draft capital today, sources say, but the Clippers will be trading Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick. No other players from Toronto are in this deal.

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— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer)

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:

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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.

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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.