Clippers Send Kawhi Leonard Back to the Toronto Raptors in Stunning Trade
Clippers Send Kawhi Leonard Back to the Toronto Raptors in Stunning Trade
The Los Angeles Clippers have moved on from their franchise star.Zion Trammel|
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Los Angeles ClippersThe conversations around a Kawhi Leonard trade have been ramping up over the last week, and the Los Angeles Clippers have found a trade partner.
Per ESPN's Shams Charania, the Clippers are nearing a deal sending Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks, one pick swap, and two second-rounders.
This is a massive, franchise-altering deal for both sides as the Raptors reunite with Leonard, who helped secure the franchise's first NBA title in 2019.
What the Leonard Trade Means for the Clippers
The trade concludes Leonard's six-year tenure with LA. Leonard joined the Clippers in the summer of 2019 to team up with Paul George. The duo made it as far as the Western Conference Finals in 2021 before losing to the Phoenix Suns.
Leonard was a four-time All-Star with the Clippers and is coming off the best offensive season of his career. He averaged nearly 28 points per game, including a career-high 55-point performance back in December.
At the beginning of the offseason, general manager Lawrence Frank was adamant about building a contender around Leonard and Darius Garland, but now the organization will head towards a likely rebuild that's centered around their first-round selection, Keaton Wagler.
Evaluating the Clippers' Return
Ingram was named an All-Star in 2025 with Toronto, averaging 21.5 points per game. More importantly, he played in 77 games, an important achievement given his injury history. Ingram still has two years left on his contract, with a player option for the 2027-28 season. He'll slide in as the starting small forward and should be an excellent scoring option for head coach Ty Lue.
Dick was the Raptors' first-round selection back in 2023, but he hasn't quite reached his full potential in the NBA. The 6'7" guard came into the league as an excellent three-point shooter, but last year, he shot 30 percent from long distance. The Clippers desperately need shooting, so Dick could carve out a solid role in the rotation should he figure out his jump shot.
The years on the picks haven't been announced, but overall, this is a solid haul for LA. They secure future draft capital and a couple of controllable players who can help contribute to the team immediately.
Ultimately, it was time for the Clippers to move on from Leonard. This was the best time to trade Leonard, and he'll get a chance to compete for another championship with Toronto. It's expected that he will sign an extension with the Raptors. Now, LA can look ahead to free agency and aim to rebuild this roster.
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ZION TRAMMELZion Trammell graduated from TCU in 2023 with a degree in sports broadcasting and journalism. He currently writes for MLB on SI. In addition to writing, he is a play-by-play announcer and hosts a TCU show on the Bleav Network.
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Woman secretly livestreamed more than 700 hours of her ex-husband using his Ring cameras
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Inset: Rayna Bell in court. Background: Ring camera footage showing Rayna Bell's ex-husband being spied on in his California home (KNSD/YouTube).
A California woman has admitted to using her ex-husband's Ring cameras to spy on him, with court documents saying she livestreamed more than 700 hours of the man and his family from inside his home.
Rayna Bell pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of eavesdropping using an electronic device, according to court records. She was ordered to pay restitution as part of the plea deal and must serve one day in custody, with credit for time served and one year of probation.
Sign up for the Law&Crime Daily Newsletter for more breaking news and updatesA request for a "domestic violence restraining order" filed by the ex-husband, obtained by local NBC affiliate KNSD, accused Bell of "unlawfully accessing" her ex's private Ring camera system last year and linking his account to half a dozen Amazon Alexa devices that were registered to her.
"[Bell] viewed video footage for approximately 44,640 minutes — an average of 12 hours per day — over the span of two months," the request said. "These devices include cameras inside and outside my home, including our children's rooms. Her unauthorized access violated both my privacy and the safety of my household."
The ex-husband and his family told KNSD they first noticed something was wrong after hearing a voice coming from one of the cameras.
"It was his ex-wife's voice," recounted the man's fiancee, Acacia Young. "We tried so hard to try to restore the peace, the security, the privacy. Once you are robbed of that, it's almost impossible to try to restore that in your home."
According to the restraining order request, the footage that Bell "live viewed" and recorded included "deeply personal and private moments, such as my fiancee breastfeeding our newborn, nudity and partially undressed footage of our children … in vulnerable settings."
The recordings were "deeply invasive" and deemed as possible child exploitation by the ex-husband, according to KNSD.
"[Bell] also accessed and recorded confidential household conversations, including private discussions between my fiancée and me regarding our finances, credit card numbers, banking details, Social Security information, medical records, medical health history, and other protected health and identity-related data," the request charged. "Her conduct constitutes a serious invasion of privacy and potential identity theft."
Bell did not respond to KNSD's requests for comment. Her ex-husband plans to take legal action against her in civil court.
"You're always going to feel like they can do it again," Young said. "Or if they had the opportunity, they would do it again."
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Brendan Sorsby will not pursue path to NFL in 2026, QB to prepare for 2027 draft
Former Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is accepting the consequences for his gambling problems and will sit out both the collegiate and NFL seasons in 2026.
After his effort to join the NFL in a supplemental draft this summer failed, Sorsby will not seek litigation against the NFL and will be eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft, per CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. The league won't punish Sorsby further for his known gambling conduct on top of what's unofficially a one-year suspension from football. Per the settlement between the NFL, the NFL Players' Association and Sorsby, he will be allowed to take part in the Senior Bowl, pro day and team visits in the lead up to the 2027 like any other draft-eligible prospect, per ESPN.
Sorsby released the following statement on the decision:
"There has been a lot of news about me out there, and I want to share this statement to make sure things are clear. I accept 100% responsibility for my actions. I did not have control of my gambling problem, and it took getting caught for me to realize that, but it was truly the best thing that could've happened to me. Because of this, I have been able to get the help I need and fully focus on my recovery.
"The news about the supplemental draft changes nothing about my recovery journey. I will continue to take it one day at a time. Focusing on making myself better throughout this process and making sure to share what I have learned and will continue to learn with others going forward. I am fully committed to being the best version of myself that I can be while getting ready for the 2027 draft. God makes no mistakes, and I look forward to seeing the good that is to come from this."
Sorsby's 2026 has been a winding road to lead up to this decision. He transferred to Texas Tech as the transfer portal's No. 2 overall prospect, per 247 Sports on Jan. 4, after earning first-team All-Big 12 honors at Cincinnati in 2025, thanks to leading the conference in passer efficiency rating (155.1). The NCAA then alerted Texas Tech of Sorsby's gambling activity on April 14, which led to the quarterback entering a gambling rehab facility in Arizona on April 27. He then filed for his collegiate reinstatement on May 18 after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA for thousands of bets placed during his four-year college football career. On June 8, he found a Texas judge willing to grant him an injunction to the NCAA's decision to make him ineligible, which appeared to clear a path for him to play for Texas Tech in 2026. Sorsby then decided to walk away from his college career to join the NFL via a supplemental draft this summer, after the Big 12 pursued legal action against him and Texas Tech on June 15.
| 45-plus pass TD and 1,000-plus rush yards in two-year span, Big 12 history | Two-year span |
|---|---|
Brendan Sorsby (CIN) | 2024-2025 |
Sam Ehlinger (TEX) | 2018-2020 |
Kyler Murray (OKLA) | 2017-2018 |
Trevone Boykin (TCU) | 2014-2015 |
Robert Griffin III (BAY) | 2010-2011 |
Colt McCoy (TEX) | 2007-2008 |
Zac Robinson (OKST) | 2007-2008 |
CBS Sports NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson views Sorsby as a potential first-round talent, and he now has a year to prove his worth through a year of training on his own while staying squeaky clean off the field.
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