Tim Bontemps: Some sources have indicated that the Clippers could try to move up their free agency timeline from the 2027 offseason to next summer, which would require finding trade partners with cap room to take on James Harden ($42 million player option for 2026-27) and Leonard (owed $50 million in 2026-27). The feedback from league insiders has been that, while a team would take on Harden, it may be more difficult to find a landing spot for Leonard because of his injury and the Aspiration case still ongoing. “James has maybe neutral value,” an East scout said. “Kawhi Leonard has negative value.”
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