The CBA defines cap circumvention as a team striking or facilitating a deal
That’s a first-order offense. There are precedents: a 1993 look at Chris Dudley’s deal; a 1996 scheme floated by agent David Falk to funnel hotel money to Michael Jordan (never formalized); and the Joe Smith case in Minnesota, which brought crushing penalties – millions in fines, voided rights, five years without first-rounders.
The CBA sets tiered punishments: fines starting in the mid-millions, loss of a first-round pick, even voiding the implicated contract; at the top tier, bigger fines, suspensions for personnel, multiple firsts forfeited.
Days later, John Karalis pushed the totals toward $48 million, pointing squarely at Dennis Robertson – Uncle Dennis – whose demands were notorious when Leonard hit free agency in 2019.
The league probed back then whether the Clippers jumped through those hoops, found no smoking gun, but the same mud is back in today’s flood. Internally at Aspiration, executives weren’t looped in; legal, finance and marketing were bypassed; normal diligence and rollout never happened.
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