Kawhi Leonard has hired Harrison Gaines of SLASH Sports as his new agent, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Gaines will work with the Toronto Raptors to discuss the future of Leonard, who has one year left on his contract. The Raptors will sign the future Hall of Famer to an extension after acquiring him from the Los Angeles Clippers in a blockbuster trade.
Toronto acquired Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2018 and Leonard guided the franchise to the 2019 championship against the Golden State Warriors in six games.
In the summer of 2019, Leonard left the Raptors for the Clippers, who acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Leonard and George were teammates in Los Angeles for five seasons before George left the Clippers for the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2024. The Clippers never made the NBA Finals during the Leonard era.
Leonard put up 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game last season. The forward played in 65 games, the most games he’s played in since the 2023-24 season. However, the Clippers missed the playoffs after losing to the Warriors in the 9-10 play-in game at home.
A top-75 player of all time, Leonard has played for the Spurs, Raptors and Clippers. He holds career averages of 20.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in the regular season and 21.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in the playoffs.
Leonard is a two-time champion, two-time Finals MVP, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and seven-time All-Star. He is 35 years old.
In his first stint with the Raptors, Leonard averaged 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the regular season and 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in the playoffs. He was named Finals MVP of the 2019 NBA Finals.
Toronto lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2026 playoffs in seven games. The roster is now headlined by Leonard, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl.
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