The Sixers can carve out more than enough cap space to offer a max contract to an external free agent this summer, which puts them in a unique position for a championship contender. However, one of their top potential targets came off the board Wednesday, as the Los Angeles Clippers signed Kawhi Leonard to a three-year, $152.4 million contract extension, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Leonard will receive $52 million in the first year of his extension and “approximately $50 million per season over the next two years.