Worst deal in NBA history? With Clippers' penalties, the Kawhi Leonard signing now rivals Luka Dončić trade
With Wednesday's ruling, Leonard continues to cost the Clippers way more than he was ever worth
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Summary based on reporting from Global News, Sportsnet and CBS Sports.
Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Global News · Sep 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM ET
- Coverage span: 22h 9m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 15h 20m
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Automated coverage analysis
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All-time coverage
4 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: CBS Sports, Sportsnet, Global News, CBC News.
Coverage
3 publications are covering this story.
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CBS SportsTier B
Worst deal in NBA history? With Clippers' penalties, the Kawhi Leonard signing now rivals Luka Dončić trade(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
NBA waiting for Raptors, Clippers to submit Kawhi Leonard trade for approval(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
NBA clears way for Leonard-Raptors deal(opens original report in a new tab)There now appears to be a clear path for Kawhi Leonard to return to the Toronto Raptors. — Global News
How coverage developed
First report from Global News
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Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 3 sources
How CurrentWire compiled this story
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 79.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 32.4 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
Filed under Sports · Canada · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: NBA (5), Trade (20), Kawhi Leonard (2), Toronto (15), Luka Doni (none).
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