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The Los Angeles Clippers have traded Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, marking the end of a chapter the organization says it does not regret — and the start of one built around a younger core.
The franchise framed the deal not as a failure of the Leonard era, but as a calculated exit that positions the Clippers to compete differently going forward.
A Trade Justified by Strategy, Not Regret The Clippers' position, as reflected in coverage of the move, is that acquiring Leonard was defensible on its own terms.
The organization does not view the original deal as a mistake.
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