The league’s All-NBA teams were officially announced, and just as fans of the LA Clippers hoped, Kawhi Leonard made second, implying that he was one of the ten best players in the association during the 2025-26 season. This is a celebratory moment for him and the Clippers’ side of town, of course, as he met the 65-game requirement for such an honor, but in the grand scheme of things, the cost to trade for Leonard may have officially gone up.
2025-26 All-NBA teams:
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First: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham
Second: Jaylen Brown, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell
Third: Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Duren, Chet Holmgren
If the Clippers do decide to move on, as rumors say they might, they will be letting go of an All-NBA guy. This is a different tier of stardom, which means that, for interested teams to get their hands on him, a minimum of three first-round picks should be the asking price.
This was reasonable to Clipper Nation the moment the season ended, and now that Leonard has the credentials to back it up, there’s not really an argument that is convincing enough for Lawrence Frank to take any less.
Kawhi Leonard is, without a doubt, worth a haul of picks
There’s no sugarcoating what someone is getting if they make a splash for Kawhi Leonard. He’s one of the best regular-season performers in the league, rises to even greater heights in the playoffs, and has diminished any doubt of health concerns, considering he’s finished the last two years at 100%.
On top of that, Leonard still has enough in the tank to dominate. He just recorded 27.9 points and 6.4 rebounds on efficient shooting for the LA Clippers at the age of 34, and could easily do the same, if not better, next season after a long summer of rest, recovery, and training.
That said, Leonard is easily worth, at least, three first-round picks. That’s about as fair as it gets with everything taken into account.
As far as teams that might be in the race, right now, some of them appear to be the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, and the Golden State Warriors.
In the same breath, they are all in a position to give LA what they want, can make arrangements, or offer assets such as valuable young pieces that Lawrence Frank wouldn’t say no to.
That said, as long as the NBA’s investigation into Leonard and the Clippers doesn’t get in the way of anything, Frank should have a bunch more draft capital to work with, in the event a blockbuster deal does happen.
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