The Clippers and Raptors have agreed to move forward on the trade that will send Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto and Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and a handful of draft assets to Los Angeles, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

The two teams are now working to schedule the trade call with the NBA, Charania adds. NBA insider Jake Fischer confirms Charania’s report (via Twitter).

A source tells Law Murray of The Athletic that the terms of the trade remain unchanged (Twitter link). That means the Raptors will receive Leonard while the Clippers will acquire Ingram, Dick, the Raptors’ 2031 first-round pick, the Raptors’ 2033 first-round pick, the Raptors’ 2030 second-round pick, the Raptors’ 2033 second-round pick, and the right to swap either the Thunder’s, Nuggets’ (top-five protected), or Clippers’ 2027 first-round pick (whichever is least favorable) for the Raptors’ 2027 first-round pick.

The Athletic reported on Monday that people close to Leonard expected the deal to be finalized in the near future. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer’s acceptance of the NBA’s penalties for salary cap circumvention — after initially threatening legal action — seems to have cleared the way for the trade to be completed.

The two teams originally agreed to the trade in late June, but Toronto paused it on July 9 due to concerns that the investigation might result in a suspension for Leonard or possibly the voiding of his contract. He wound up with a relatively light punishment — being forced to pay the league $700K — while his playing status wasn’t affected.

Clippers general manager Trent Redden confirmed with the Raptors on Monday that the trade remained on track, according to Fischer (Twitter link). Redden is expected to lead Los Angeles’ front office with Ballmer suspended for a year and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank suspended for six months as part of the punishment for salary cap circumvention. The Clippers also forfeited five first-round picks, so adding two from Toronto will help the team’s long-term prospects.

More to come….