- The Toronto Raptors didn’t just pay for Kawhi Leonard’s production.
- They paid for the version of the season that came with it.
- That’s the tension inside the two-year, $115 million extension Leonard signed Wednesday, a deal that runs through the 2028-29 season and comes with a player option.
- Leonard waived his $7.5 million trade kicker to fit the deal under the Raptors’ current cap situation, and Toronto came out with an $11 million discount overall — roughly $5.5 million in wiggle room per year for general manager Bobby Webster over the next two off-seasons.
- Webster said the organization felt good about the deal after doing its due diligence.
- Webster said the Raptors’ goals and expectations are considerably higher than they were a year ago.
- “The most important thing is whether we can compete every night for 48 minutes,” Webster said.
- That is a different demand than simply being respectable.
- Leonard’s production justified the money.
‘Did our due diligence’: Raptors’ Webster felt confident in Kawhi Leonard deal
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Sportsnet, “‘Did our due diligence’: Raptors’ Webster felt confident in Kawhi Leonard deal,” Sept. 24, 2026.
- Sportsnet, “With Kawhi Leonard in tow, Bobby Webster setting bar high for Raptors,” Sept. 24, 2026.
- Sportsnet, “Devil in the details, but everyone wins with Raptors-Kawhi Leonard extension,” Sept. 23, 2026.
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