The Kawhi Leonard Raptors trade is officially complete. The two teams submitted the necessary paperwork to the league office on Sept. 14, 2026, and the Raptors made it official the next morning with a team statement confirming the deal.
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NBA 2026-27 Preseason Schedule Highlights and Key Dates
The NBA’s 2026-27 preseason begins Oct. 3 with the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors meeting at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The exhibition schedule then runs through Oct. 16, giving teams a final two-week evaluation window before the regular season begins. The leaguewide release adds useful detail to a fall calendar that had previously been … Read more
Clippers’ Historic Punishment Clears the Path for Kawhi Leonard’s Return to Toronto
The NBA handed down the most severe front-office punishment in league history on Sept. 2, stripping the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fining the team $30 million for salary-cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard. An independent investigation led by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz found the Clippers organization facilitated off-court endorsement deals between Leonard and four companies with business ties to the team: Aspiration Partners, Boingo Wireless, Daktronics and Lockton Insurance.
Raptors Set January 10 Date to Retire Kyle Lowry’s No. 7 Jersey
The Toronto Raptors announced that they will retire Kyle Lowry’s No. 7 jersey on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027, before their game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
“I’ve been looking forward to this moment for years,” Lowry said. “I always said that Toronto is home, and that I’d retire a Raptor, and to see my No. 7 go up in that building is going to mean everything to me.”