Raptors Prefer to Send Brandon Ingram to LA in Any Kawhi Leonard Deal

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Raptors Prefer to Send Brandon Ingram to LA in Any Kawhi Leonard Deal

In discussions with the Clippers, Toronto has expressed a preference for dealing Ingram for Kawhi over Barrett, per Jake Fischer. Ingram, 28, averaged 21.5 points last season and is owed $40 million next year, while Barrett, 26, averaged 19.3 points and is an unrestricted free agent after 2026-27. Kawhi enters last year of his contract with the Clippers.

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Toronto has expressed a preference for including Brandon Ingram over RJ Barrett in any deal, per Jake Fischer. "The Raptors and Clippers have held real trade conversations this weekend on sending Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto," Fischer reported. Leonard led the Raptors to their first championship in 2019 before leaving for the Clippers that same offseason.

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Kendrick Perkins Blasts Lakers for Having Luka and Reaves as Their Franchise Players

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Peterson revealed the deal wasn't free at his Jazz press conference. "He wanted to keep it, but that's his first assist to me. I told him it's an honor and I'm thankful," Peterson said. He wore No. 22 through high school and at Kansas honoring his father Darryl Peterson II, who wore the number at Akron in the early 2000s.

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