He could always defend with the best of them. Now he's scoring like an All-Star, too.
Students of recent history will recall that Kawhi Leonard's offense looked pretty good during the 2014 NBA Finals. But they'll also note that he didn't build upon that display in the early goings of his 2014-15 campaign. The 23-year-old only averaged 14.9 points per contest in November before a hand injury derailed his December and January.
And even after Leonard returned, he posted just 13.5 points per game in February, making an uncharacteristically low 41.8 percent of his field-goal attempts in the process.
Then something happened.
Beginning with a 22-point outing against the Phoenix Suns on Feb. 28, Leonard topped the 20-point mark in six consecutive games for the first time in his young career. Earlier this month, he tied his career high of 26 points in consecutive games—games in which he played just 24 minutes apiece.
Things have been going well, with averages topping 19 points per game in March and April. Leonard made 53.1 percent of his field-goal attempts during the former and an even gau ...
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The Evolution of Kawhi Leonard into 2-Way Star
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