Kawhi Leonard

After a months-long investigation, the NBA has severely punished the Los Angeles Clippers for violating salary cap rules in the Kawhi Leonard affair: the team was fined $30 million, owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for a year, and the player himself was also fined.

The Raptors are refusing to complete the deal as long as it is not clarified whether the star will be punished in the suspected salary cap circumvention case. The assessment: the trade will go through before the start of the season, but the terms may change.