Kawhi Leonard receives massive $153M extension from Clippers: reports

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The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly extended forward Kawhi Leonard for a massive $153 million over the next three seasons, per multiple reports. 

The Clippers later announced the deal on Wednesday, though terms of Leonard’s extension were not disclosed. 

Leonard is owed $48.8 million for the 2024-25 NBA season, which is the final year of his four-year, $176.3 million extension he signed in 2021 with the Clippers. 

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Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers warms up before the Houston Rockets game at Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The pay structure for this extension, according to ESPN, will give Leonard a whopping $52 million in its first year and an estimated $50 million per season in the remaining two years. 

This is just one extension the Clippers could shell out, as fellow All-Star Paul George is also reportedly in contract talks with them. ESPN adds the team wants George onboard long-term as well as Leonard. 

With one done, the other could soon follow. 

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Leonard has been averaging 23.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game this season, while shooting a highly efficient 51.6% from the field, including 43% from three-point territory. The Clippers got off to a slow start, but the likes of Leonard, George, James Harden and others on the roster kicked things back in gear, winning 20 of their last 26 games. 

Kawhi Leonard of the LA Clippers talks to the media after the NBA Playoffs game against the Suns on April 16, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Barry