The OFFICIAL Meyers Leonard Appreciation Thead

[VanillaGorilla]

Glad to see him go at long last. Took way too long

 

[riverman]

Meyers pulled off something pretty cool...built big trade value in the last series of the playoffs on the National stage....couldn't have asked for more from the big kid.....he's going to have a good career and in the east, he'll get there quicker....wish him well. Just leave the fans with this one last pic

 

[Scalma]

Meyers pulled off something pretty cool...built big trade value in the last series of the playoffs on the National stage....couldn't have asked for more from the big kid.....he's going to have a good career and in the east, he'll get there quicker....wish him well. Just leave the fans with this one last pic
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That haircut was the most WTF decision he made while a blazer. Just think about that sentence again.

 

[riverman]

Miami perfect for ML. He can go shirtless year-round now.

It'll transition into his next career as a beach volleyball amateur spiker...you know he loves Top Gun for that

 

[riverman]

That haircut was the most WTF decision he made while a blazer. Just think about that sentence again.

the Beibs bun....I called it the "Bee Arthur"

 

[riverman]

Go Meyers! Go to South Beach and take a beat box.....the future's so bright...you gotta wear shades!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Miami perfect for ML. He can go shirtless year-round now.

I hope he speaks Spanish.

 

[crandc]

Good person, faced down adversity, best to him and his family.

 

[H.C.]

I am one of the biggest Nard's haters ever.

First several years of his career I hated watching this man play for the Blazers.
Never wished an injury on him like many did/have/do but I never wanted to see him get actual playing time.
Every time he'd get on the court he'd make a basic mistake and I want to hit him with the bench.
Stotts did at times, and other times he didn't.

the 17-18 season is when he started to look like a legit NBA role player.
Did it take him so long because two years in a row after Aldridge left he was rehabbing injuries? idk
I will say, as soon as I saw video starting to come out that he was working against NBA talent(Embiid) during the summer. Meyers Leonard started to look like an NBA role player in NBA games.
I understood why he didn't get more minutes during the 17-18 season. Ed Davis was clearly the better player.

Portland gave Nards a chance going into the 18-19 season and he didn't disappoint.
Sure he made mistakes and had boneheaded plays.
But this man played defense switching onto guards sometimes winning and forcing a bad shot.
This man didn't let the outside naysayers change how he played.
I understood why Kanter was picked up off the buyout market, and took Nard's minutes. Clearly Kanter was the better player, can't pass up on a player like that.
But it had nothing to do with Nards and how he was playing. The guy was playing well on both ends, while limiting his mistakes.

Guy went from having zero trade value and injury prone. To one of the more consistent bench players Portland had.
Meyers Leonard has a role in the NBA and will get a 3rd contract from someone. Will it be 4 years 40mil+? I find it doubtful as the Center market is full of good role playing bigs like Meyers Leonard..
But the last two years(last year especially) he earned his contract.

 

[The Professional Fan]

 

[Strenuus]

I... think we're both happy?