Devin Carter gives the Celtics another point-guard decision for training camp
Boston agreed to bring in the former Providence lottery pick, who will compete for the final roster spot or a two-way role.
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Kawhi's Aspiration deal was a $28 million no-show that canceled if he left the Clippers
On September 3, 2025, Pablo Torre Finds Out published 3,487 pages of Aspiration documents. Kawhi Leonard's four-year, $28 million endorsement took effect April 1, 2022, and Aspiration could cancel if he left the Clippers. Former employees called it a no-show job. The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million. That fine is on the club, not a personal Steve Ballmer check. Ballmer is suspended one year. Leonard pays $700,000 and was not suspended. Polymarket prices his next team as Toronto at 98.2 percent
Polymarket prices Kawhi Leonard's next team as Toronto at 98 percent
Polymarket's NBA: Kawhi Leonard Next Team board, fetched September 2, prints Toronto 98.2 percent and the Clippers 1.1 percent on about $316,000 volume. It resolves October 31, 2026. Shams Charania says there is a full expectation the June 30 Clippers-Raptors trade now completes after the league declined to suspend Leonard or void the deal. This is the ticket. It is not the Aspiration history.
The NBA stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks in the Kawhi case
The NBA penalized the Clippers for salary-cap circumvention around Kawhi Leonard after a Wachtell Lipton investigation. The league said the team forfeits first-round picks in 2029 through 2033 and is fined $30 million. Steve Ballmer and Gillian Zucker are each suspended one year, Lawrence Frank six months without pay, Leonard owes $700,000, and Dennis Robertson is banned from NBA business for five years. The Clippers reject the findings. The NBA and NBPA called the penalties final.
NBA splits 247 national games across Disney, NBC, and Amazon
The NBA split 247 national games across Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. Opening night, holiday games, and Cup windows sit on those platforms. Every national broadcast also streams.
The 2026-27 NBA season opens with the Knicks raising a championship banner
The NBA announced the 2026-27 regular-season schedule. The slate opens with the champion Knicks raising a banner, then turns to reunion games created by an aggressive offseason.
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