Report: Raptors sign Kawhi Leonard to $115M extension

By Field Level Media Sep 22 (Field Level Media) All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard has agreed to a two-year, $115 million contract extension with the Toronto Raptors, plus a player option for the 2028-29 season, ESPN reported ​on Tuesday. The report, citing Leonard s agent Harrison Gaines of Slash Sports, said ‌Leonard has three years and $165 million on his deal with the Raptors, who re- obtained the player on Sept. 14 in a long-delayed trade from the Los Angeles Clippers. Leonard agreed to take $11 million less than his maximum contract extension amount as well as waive a $7.5 million ‌trade ​kicker to come back to Toronto. The trade, initially agreed ⁠to on June 30, was ⁠officially signed off on by both teams after months of delay amid the NBA s investigation into Los Angeles allegedly giving Leonard impermissible benefits. In return for sending Leonard to Toronto, where in his lone season the Raptors won ​the 2019 NBA championship, the Clippers received forward Brandon Ingram, guard