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Board Gambling discussion
Re: 2025 NBA Season
by
dwyane36
on 06/09/2025, 08:26:17 UTC
It's been compared to Joe Smith case before,

https://www.talkbasket.net/202301-insider-compares-kawhi-leonard-salary-cap-probe-to-joe-smith-scandal

Wolves pay a hefty fine that time and could be the case for Kawhi here. Also in the Joe Smith case, the Wolves forfeited their picks in the NBA draft. So if that happens to the Clippers, it will obviously that a serious toll on them.

Yep, if the Clippers end up in the same situation as the Wolves, it won't be good for them. There is a chance that they could be fined several million dollars and lose their first-round draft picks, although it's worth noting that they have almost none of them until 2030 anyway.
I think the worst-case scenario, although extremely unlikely, would be if the NBA voids Leonard's contract and forces Ballmer to sell the team.