Former Clippers star warns of team's uphill battle after brutal Kawhi Leonard salary cap punishment

The Los Angeles Clippers are in trouble.

The NBA ruled that the team circumvented salary cap rules with Kawhi Leonard, resulting in the forfeiture of five first-round picks from 2029 through 2033, and owner Steve Ballmer has been suspended from team activities for a year.

More often than not, especially considering the NBA Draft is only two rounds, those franchise-altering players are found in those first 30 picks. And for the Clippers, who missed the playoffs and traded away their best player in Leonard...