Latest on Kawhi Leonard, per @JakeLFischer:
- Clippers are determined to keep Kawhi, and his first choice is remaining with the team
- Raptors have genuine interest should Leonard become available
- Kawhi wouldn't have interest in signing an extension with the Pistons or Heat if they traded for him; would only consider signing extension with the Raptors or Spurs if traded
- Clippers feel they "still have avenues to fortify their roster around Leonard and remain in Western Conference contention"
AK Okereke (pronounced oh-KER-uh-KAY) is a 6-7 forward who averaged 9.6 points on 48.1% (40% from 3), 3.6 reb and 2.0 ast in his senior year at Vanderbilt after spending his first three years of college at Cornell, where he started with the team as a walk-on.
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The NBA isn't just instituting draft lottery reform in 2027, it is also putting in 2nd round reform. Next year, the top 16 picks of the 2nd round will be in reverse order of the lottery result. So if a team draws the 16th pick in the 2027 draft, it gets to pick 1st in 2nd round.
We're expecting a ton of trade activity throughout tonight's second round.
Among that movement: I'm being told the Lakers are working to trade up even higher in the second round, after already acquiring the No. 56 pick tonight.
The amount cash allowed to send or receive in a trade resets on July 1.
Teams are at their own discretion to use cash received in a trade as they please.
The maximum allotment this season was $7.96M.
A team is hard capped at the second apron if cash is sent.
Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring No. 56 from the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA draft tonight at 8 pm ET on ESPN. Lakers sent cash to the Bulls to get a pick tonight.