Now I didn't watch the Minnesota game, so he may have sucked. But going off the Indiana game, there's something I saw in Leonard that could in theory equate to greatness. I'll concede that it's extremely unlikely tho.
He's only 23 so he's still 3 years from being in his prime.
He has a good head on his shoulders.
He sees the floor well. You can run the offense through him.
He's a good passer, makes the right decisions most the time.
He has a great bullet pass.
He's a good shooter and a decent foul shooter. Good hands.
Agile defender, gets his hands in passing lanes.
Not a great rebounder, but good enough. I think he makes up for lack of rebounds with his quick hands.
He can shoot from anywhere around the perimeter, and he's showing improvement in the post.
The last point is the big one. If he can develop his low post game he would be a beast. I would like to see him gain about 10 pounds of muscle and practice playing physical. He's tough enough and agile enough to play a physical game. Add that to his current game and he's Aldridge 2.0, maybe better.
This post is all with my rose colored glasses on, but it's fun to think about.
I would gladly eat my words about him. A few years ago I thought he was worthless.
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