The Blockbuster NBA Trade That Would Change the League Overnight

Working out a faux NBA commerce in March is hard.

We’re a month previous the commerce deadline. We don’t know who’ll win the title. It’s robust to know precisely what every group’s books will appear to be by the time the new league yr begins. And in the case of the explicit deal, we’re about to invest on, we do not know what impact (if any) the league’s investigation into alleged cap circumvention could have on Kawhi Leonard’s contract.

All of the above elements into the risk of a commerce, so we’ll take some liberties on all of them earlier than breaking down the potential transfer that might ship Kawhi Leonard to the Detroit Pistons.

First, assume the Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers do not win the championship in June (a bit safer in a single case than it’s the different). Next, Detroit’s keen to resign this summer season’s cap holds on Tobias Harris and Kevin Huerter and is ready to signal Jalen Duren to an affordable new contract. And lastly, assume that the $50.3 million at the moment owed to Kawhi continues to be owed and tradable in July.

Under that very particular set of circumstances, including Leonard to Duren and Cade Cunningham would alter the league in a single day.