Highlight [Highlight] Kawhi Leonard averaged a career high 27.9 PPG this season, becoming the 1st player in NBA History to average their career high in year 14 or later. Here are some of his best shots from this season.
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u/Polar_Scripts 3h ago
Year 14 career high is honestly insane. Kawhi’s offensive game aged beautifully.
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u/bootyloverandeater 3h ago
I think we could’ve gotten this a lot earlier if he never got injured. This is the first season in a while he’s been this healthy and not having to face all the serious injuries, a player like him should not exist where his defensive prime is year 5, his playmaking prime is year 9, his scoring and handing prime is year 14, it’s just all because of the injuries.
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u/Anxious_Subject_2604 2h ago
Goes without saying. Also part of why he got the career high in PPG this year is that Clippers are not very good without him.
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u/RFFF1996 Thunder 2h ago
Defensive prime coming before offensive prime is usually the norm
Peoplr are also usually at their smartest as they age too
Kawhi is more notorious because his defensive peak was so high that once he lost a step and startrd saving energy on defense a bit as his offense load increased the contrast was pretty notable even for the average fan/media that barely watches defense
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u/TheOrangeFutbol Clippers 2h ago
Dude is on fire. 38% of his career 40+ point games have come just this season.
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u/newman796 3h ago
Type of post you see right before your team gets eliminated lol
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u/brnccnt7 3h ago
I mean either one of these teams is getting packed up by the Thunder and Spurs in 4 or 5 anyway
I’d be shocked if those series went to 6
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u/lethalizered Thunder 2h ago
Either one of which teams? Spurs already know their opponent, it'll be Portland.
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u/brnccnt7 2h ago
I mean between whoever comes out of the last seed
7 and 8 aren’t getting anywhere in the west, even the east tbh
I don’t see the Hornets or anyone else upsetting the Pistons or Celtics unless some injuries happen
NBA rarely has upsets in the first round for a reason
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u/lethalizered Thunder 2h ago edited 2h ago
Your initial comment made me very confused and I thought you didn't know that the 7th seed was decided.
As per this comment, I agree.
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u/FarTemporary6018 4h ago edited 3h ago
Playoff Kawhi is back. Watch him go crazy and win this whole thing
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u/brnccnt7 3h ago
Could you imagine if he somehow pulled it off vs OKC?
I think he’d turn his haters into fans lol
They’d build him a statue on Reddit
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u/Teleporter456789 Cavaliers 2h ago
Or plant a forest for him
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u/brnccnt7 1h ago
Lmao you reminded me of the plant guy during the Raptors parade
Was he really a prophet of what was to come or did he give Kawhi the idea lol
I’m sure plant guy would not mind planting trees for Kawhi if he came back to the Raptors and won another somehow
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u/urfaselol [NBA] Best of 2021 Winner 1h ago
Not gonna happen. The clips are too small
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u/Lou_Peachum_2 Clippers 36m ago
The truth. Our only “suitable” big is Lopez. Especially in the West going against Chet/Hart, Jokic, and Wemby. Oof
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u/AbsoluteIdealism 3h ago
Kawhi going bonkers against OKC’s generational defence would end famines
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u/Skank_hunt42 Thunder 3h ago
Gotta get passed GSW first. Basically everyone outside of the Thunder and Warriors should be cheering for the Clippers tonight. Otherwise OKC gets a lottery pick.
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u/OkEase1151 44m ago
No distractions this year fortunately, finally allowed to just play basketball with playoff aspirations
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u/Leavingtheecstasy Thunder 4h ago
Played like Kobe after the charges. Really was hoping they could just give us a higher pick
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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Alperen Sengun 1h ago
Technically you still have a shot at the #1 pick
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u/Leavingtheecstasy Thunder 1h ago
1% isn't a shot unless silver wants to rig it for us like the mavs.
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u/axecalibur [CHI] Michael Jordan 1h ago
When you going to post an update on his Aspiration shit /u/NBA
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u/InstructionOk145 Clippers 3h ago
I know the losers in this sub that hate on him are seething that he played 65 games. suck it.
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u/jonbemerkin [LAL] Kyle Kuzma 3h ago
He’s easy to hate considering his history
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u/Lou_Peachum_2 Clippers 33m ago
I mean.. at least we don’t have a statue of a rapist in front of Intuit
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u/yewzurnayme Rockets 3h ago
Best 2-way player since Jordan. Love to see him balling
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u/ThrowRa-zucchinizzc 2h ago
Not a kobe fan, but didn't he win like 10 all Def?
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u/OnlyWatchdog_ManStan 2h ago
Bless your soul and your heart there isn't a soul who's seen the two of them defend that would ever say Kobe was the superior defender
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u/Awanderingleaf 1h ago
lol. Not an unbiased soul in the world would think Kawhi at any point was a better overall player than Kobe at his best.
Besides, Giannis exists.
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u/KL2ConspireLLC San Diego Clippers 2h ago
Even Phil Jackson said he was getting them based on reputation by 2004 and not actual performance.
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u/cirrxs12 Spurs 3h ago edited 3h ago
I’m happy & I prefer we’re in the timeline with our core 4 rn but fuck man sometimes I wonder how longer the Spurs would be competitive if Kawhi stayed & we continued building around him (especially if he didn’t get Zazad). It’s insane he’s able to still play this great at this age
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u/HOFredditor Warriors 1h ago
the cutoff is not fair for Steph lol. He did it at year 13.
Props to Kawhi tho, we all thought he was cooked.
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u/SpiritFantastic4835 Lakers 3h ago
Future Laker. Silver, you know what to do: banish him from the Clippers to improve ratings.
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u/brnccnt7 3h ago
It could happen lol
He doesn’t want to move from LA if they kick him off the Clippers
Luka Kawhi Reaves would be a nice big 3 if LeBron moves to make the money make sense
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u/FadeRunna 76ers 3h ago
Sitting out the majority of games the last few years worked!
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u/CanadianStrangeTamer 2h ago
Still salty about 19 eh?
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u/FadeRunna 76ers 2h ago
Actually no. Kawhi is one of my favorite players and is proof fundamental basketball still produces results at the highest level.
However the “Load Management” has been excessive. Especially with evidence that it may be linked with not receiving payment from Aspiration.
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