What if we had Kawhi Leonard

[aali34]

I know this is just a fantasy, but there is probably no other small forward who fits the atlanta hawks better than he does. Unfortunately he fits the spurs even better.

- dominant post player for a wing( mj fadeaway)

- elite rebounder 7.2 per game

- amazing midrange jumper

-three point range

-another ball handler with teague in the starting lineup

- DPOTY

- commands double teams

- star power

 

if only......................

 

who agrees with me

Edited September 30, 2015 by aali34

[Dejay]

That's like asking what if we had...

Lebron

Durant

Anthony Davis

Kobe in his prime

It's all wishful thinking because none of them are here, never played here, and will like never play here in a Hawks' uniform.

[capstone21]

Yes, just fantasy as he is not going to be here.

 

If he had not been on SA, I think he would just be another average player in this league

[aali34]

Yeah, but Atl would make sense if he left SAS last year.

[benhillboy]

Yes, just fantasy as he is not going to be here.

If he had not been on SA, I think he would just be another average player in this league

I don't know about average, but far from the highly decorated player he is now. It seems people around the NBA realize this but keep it quiet because he himself doesn't make a peep. A few players have voiced their opinions on how overrated he is through their Sh$tter accounts. They see his quiet attitude as something that would hold him back a lot it weren't for strong, HOF personalities to back him in Tim, Manu, and Pop. It can't be anything skill-wise, I can't see any glaring weaknesses with the kid.

I think the caveat though is that most players in the NBA aren't smart or unselfish enough to adapt to the Spurs system, which is a bigger weakness than being able to "get their numbers" under any team approach is a strength. If he were traded to the Sixers, he probably wouldn't change his game for more selfish aims even if the coaching staff asked him to.

Edited September 30, 2015 by benhillboy