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[Stein] Kawhi Leonard would NOT be open to signing an extension if traded to Miami or Detroit.

Source: https://open.substack.com/pub/marcstein/p/the-raptors-want-to-be-opportunistic?r=nuq3a&utm\_medium=ios

Like Giannis Antetokounmpo, then, Leonard should have significant influence when it comes to his next destination if he needs to exert it. No one would want to surrender meaningful assets for Leonard in a trade and then watch him walk away without compensation like Toronto did after the 2018-19 season, when Leonard led the Raptors to their only championship.

And sources say that Leonard would not have interest in signing an extension with Detroit in the event that the Pistons traded for him this summer. Sources say he has a similar view regarding a long-term partnership with the Heat if Miami had any designs on pursuing Leonard to slot alongside Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo.

Posted Jun 25, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC

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