The Toronto Raptors are nearing a deal with the LA Clippers for Kawhi Leonard, according to a team source who spoke on condition of anonymity so he wouldn’t jeopardize the deal.The deal, which has not been finalized, is expected to include Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and at least two first-round picks going to the Clippers.Leonard — who will be in the final year of three-year, $149 million contract — is willing to sign an extension with the Raptors, which played a significant role in Toronto’s decision to attempt to trade for him, according to league sources.The 2025-26 campaign was arguably Leonard’s finest offensive season. The six-time All-Star earned his seventh All-Star selection and seventh All-NBA honor, making the All-NBA Second Team. He averaged a career-high 27.9 points per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and making a career-best 2.6 3-pointers per contest. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year also averaged 1.9 steals per game, his highest mark in eight seasons.Ingram is coming off of his first All-Star appearance, averaging 21.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assist for a Raptors team that lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. The Raptors traded for the 28-year-old in February 2025. Dick has played in 190 games since Toronto drafted him 13th overall in the 2023 NBA draft, but he saw his playing time and points per game cut by more than half last season.Leonard’s potential departure would end a seven-year tenure that extended the Clippers’ run of winning seasons and bridged the franchise into the era of its new arena in Inglewood. Ultimately, however, the partnership was defined as much by injuries and playoff absences as it was by regular-season success and concluded amid a league investigation into allegations of salary-cap circumvention.When Leonard joined the Clippers in 2019, he arrived as the reigning NBA Finals MVP after leading the Toronto Raptors to a championship. To pair Leonard with Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George, the Clippers executed one of the most consequential trades in franchise history, sending 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari and control of seven first-round picks to Oklahoma City.The expectation was clear: The Clippers would immediately contend for championships throughout the primes of two Southern California natives, with Leonard from Moreno Valley and George from Palmdale.