It's a good thing Kawhi Leonard just keeps getting better. Someday, the historically successful San Antonio Spurs might just need another superstar leader.
Surprisingly, that's not the case just yet—even if the 24-year-old Leonard already is the Spurs' best player—which makes his ongoing evolution exactly the kind of luxury that championship franchises like this always seem to enjoy.
See, the Spurs still have a transcendent player in Tim Duncan who, despite approaching age 40, rates as the NBA's most valuable defender this season, per ESPN's Real Plus-Minus rating. And they still have two more stalwarts in Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili who remain good enough and experienced enough to engineer wins despite their own advancing age (33 and 38, respectively).
They still have Gregg Popovich pushing the right buttons. They still have an unparalleled culture.
They even have the 30-year-old LaMarcus Aldridge, who came billed as part of the new era but who, given the fact he's six years older than Leonard, really looks more like a bridge between this one and the next.
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Kawhi Leonard’s Evolution Just Won’t Stop
November 27th, 2015 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »
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