Kawhi Leonard’s Resurgence Has San Antonio Spurs on Top of the NBA

March 11th, 2014 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »

Kawhi Leonard is becoming the forgotten face of the NBA's most forgettable contender.

Thanks in no small part to the work of the third-year forward, the San Antonio Spurs have quietly claimed their spot atop the basketball world. The Spurs (46-16) have the NBA's best winning percentage (.742) and third-highest net rating (plus-7.1 points per 100 possessions).

That doesn't necessarily start and stop with Leonard, but the former San Diego State standout's fingerprints are littered across San Antonio's surge:



He's a Spur in the most basic sense: talented, poised and grossly underappreciated.

Yet the soft-spoken 22-year-old's value rests in the differences he brings to this attack: youth, athleticism and gridiron-ready physical gifts.

With Leonard forcing his way alongside San Antonio's decorated Big Three, the Spurs might not be done with their jewelry collection just yet.

 

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