NBA All-Star Reserves: Surprising Contenders Poised to Steal the Spotlight This Year
In his 14th season, Kawhi’s averaging a career-high 28.1 points per game, shooting 49.8% from the field, 39.7% from 3-point range and an NBA-best 94% from the foul line, while also leading the league in steals. Advanced metrics like estimated plus-minus, LEBRON, DARKO, value over replacement player and player efficiency rating peg Leonard as a top-five-to-10 performer in the league this season. Sure, there’s still the nettlesome matter of that whole independent investigation into whether or not the Clippers conspired to circumvent the salary cap to pay Leonard more than the league’s bylaws allow, which promises to draw a fresh round of attention considering that the Clippers are hosting the All-Star Game, and sure, Leonard’s presence would likely only further inflame the interest. Oh, well. Should’ve been less good at basketball, then, I guess.



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