Kawhi Leonard has come a long way since his days as a role-player for the Saan Antonio Spurs. A 4x All-Star, 2x Champion, and 2x Defensive Player of The Year, Leonard has become one of the best players in the game.
Nets star Kevin Durant is the latest to call him out, dishing out a huge compliment to the Clippers swingman following Tuesday’s matchup.
“He’s just a savant. He is in control out there. He’s a 3-level scorer, so you’ve just gotta be ready for him to do anything out there… He’s a great player, he’s a Hall-of-Fame player, so just gotta make it tough.
He’s a great player,” Durant said of Kawhi Leonard. “He’s a Hall of Fame player, so you just gotta make his shots tough.”
"He's just a savant. He is in control out there. He's a 3-level scorer, so you've just gotta be ready for him to do anything out there… He's a great player, he's a Hall-of-Fame player, so just gotta make it tough."
Kevin Durant on guarding Kawhi Leonard.#Clippers #Nets pic.twitter.com/1D2oR94BPw
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 3, 2021
As great as Kawhi is on offense (he’s averaging 26.3 points per game this season), it’s his defense that makes him truly special. As a master of both sides of the game, he brings extraordinary value to the Clippers.
The fact that a guy like Kevin Durant is giving such glowing reviews about him only solidifies that fact.
