@@1vaultdwellerMiller got in on college accolades as well as NBA. Vlade got in with Olympic and eruo ball accolades as well. There is not an NBA hall of fame there’s the basketball hall of fame.
As a huge Kawhi fan, it hurt big time when you said “you just had to be there” when witnessing his prime 😢😂 bro he needs to win at least one more ring before retiring
@@J-jizzy_nah he works really hard Im know the drive is there, but the injuries are ruining his chances. He didn’t even get injured for Team USA; he was healthy, so they kicked him off for no real reason.
@@benjamin-qn7nf nah his knees are dead. They will swell up after one game Kawai probably got one more ring as like a sixth man type player not a star anymore.
He can’t with that big ass extension he just got, now he had another procedure done this off season to try and stop the inflammation again, it’s unfortunate but he’s very likely ending with 2
What he (and his management team) did to Spurs was brutal. Spurs invested all for him after the trio retired and he was just getting money and not playing, Spurs couldn't rebuild properly
Thank you for saying he’s “one of the biggest what ifs ever”. I was arguing this plain fact with people in youtube comments and they for some reason could not comprehend that lol.
I respect the hell out of you for keeping that One Train instrumental in the background of your vids still to this day... the day 1s of this channel remember. Seriously one of the hardest beats ever, I'm talking top 10 all time.
So... he's in the same category as Bill Walton: they got to show their excellence, got hindered in their career and fell short even if they won several championships. On another note, I think people don't take into account how much the death of his father affected him. It's the kind of thing that shatters your attitude towards life and the sport. The decisions he and his entourage made are directly linked to it.
nah, they're not the same. iirc walton had a couple good years in 77 and 78 with an MVP, fmvp and a ring, but after he got injured he never returned to his MVP form and ended up as a role player. kawhi's still one of the best players, and still a superstar when healthy but keeps getting injured. kawhi's in his own league
@@11DowningStreet Don't forget that Walton had an legendary college career, which isn't the nba, and it can't be ignored. Of course, you're right with Kawhi, but ultimately they are great player with impressive awards and rings and yet they somehow feel like they fell short
That’s a good point about his father passing. Most people won’t understand because losing either parent in your 20’s isn’t too common. Most people are banking on 10-20 more years with them at that point. That shit is tough.
You’re spot on being able to witness his greatness in person. Watching the raptors win and driving back home through the GTA - everyone honking and cheering felt very surreal and knowing he took the team there was wild
I still vividly remember when Kawhi was legitimately put in like top 20 top 15 all time back in 2020 Now in 2024 most people would put him in top 30 and it is on the lower side of the top 30
For me the video should be a "what if" because, like Bill Walton, we will never know how great Kawhi could have been if it weren't for their terrible injuries, probably both would be in a top 10 all time and with multiple championships.
your vids are always so well informed and you never have uneducated takes. One of the best NBA channels on TH-cam!! I can’t wait for your content this upcoming season
Lies. How come Leonard was able to play 68 games this year? During his contract year? Why couldn’t he have his surgery first? Then he wouldn’t he be so overpaid.
No he’s the biggest thief ahead of Ainge and Stockton. Clippers should’ve given him half of what his contract is now. Stop making excuses for him he had two seasons lost to injury. Those other seasons, he knew he could lie and get paid for load management
I feel so many people wanted Kawhi to win that chip before lebron in LA, me included. Im not gonna lie, bro was my fav player in 2020 and he let me DOWN. i was hurt fr lmao
Unpopular opinion/hot take of is that if Kawhi stayed healthy he would probably be a top10 player and maybe even goat conversation depending on his accolades. He's in my top 20 top 15 as of now
No doubt. He would've been the next elite 2-way wing since Kobe. He would've won more championships, FMVPs, contended for multiple MVPs, probably win more DPOYs, climbed higher in all time points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, etc.
After 2019, people were calling him the best player in the league, for good reason too. If he was healthy, he definitely had a chance to win at least one more ring, and cement his legacy as an all time great
-- one of the Best 2-ways, ever. EVER. If you needed a bucket, he could go out and get one. The only other? MJ himself. Sure, KD can do it. Lebron? He doesn't have a bag like: MJ, KD but relies on bulldozing his way to the rim (like Giannis). But Kawhi? He will not only get a bucket but also lockdown on defense. It's insane. His career? He will never be in the Top 20 b/c he lacks the credentials of an MVP. However, his 2 FMVPs and 2DPOYs puts him in his own category.
Kawhi said it best: he guards the opposing team's best player and is guarded by their best defender. Adding that to his injury list, I really wish he was the second or third option because the load management is not working given how much he has to do on the court.
@@J-jizzy_ I'm sure he gets a pass for that, he played through a small injury and the Raptors were killing it. I believe this quote was October last year before the season started
@@bonk668nah bro I’m agreeing with you. Raps lost first two games because nobody could stop giannis, so he switched onto guarding giannis for the next 4 games while averaging 30. Absolutely ridiculous how good he was in that playoffs
@@J-jizzy_ com on mane . Yall in here having sum amnesia abt shit . Yes kawhi guarded Giannis . But the whole build the wall came from the raps bc nobody could guard him. Every time he drove the ball it was 2 to 3 players there every time . Let’s not make it like he was clamping Giannis 1v1. That never happened.
Well you did clearly explained why when Kawhi was on the Raptors your reasoning and made sense cuz everyone didn't expect Raptors to win but he definitely was the star on that team and he definitely was putting up numbers
Man, I was really excited for this video, but it's filled with backhanded compliments. Like fr fr, the media is treating Kawhi like Isaiah Thomas (Pistons) of this generation. He's not your typical superstar, fine, but don't overlook his accomplishments and accolades....
Nobody's doing that, but what everybody is doing is overlooking the fact that you never have Kawhi around when you need him. Kawhi's fans are willing to forgive just about anything. That's fine. It's okay to love a talented player. But shoehorning him into all-time conversations is overlooking way too much.
In all honesty When Zaza Pachulia injured Kawhi since that time he hasn’t been the same 😢 yes I know he won the championship with the Raps but he made a mistake leaving
Kawhi to me is slightly better then KD. He’s just hurt too often. He doesn’t care about individual accolades, he only cares about his team winning. I’ve seen so many games where Kawhi either has 30+ or close to a triple double in the 3rd quarter where if the game isn’t close he doesn’t play the 4th chasing stats. Also I believe he messed up going to the Clippers… all he needed was to sign a 1 year deal with the Raptors and we would’ve gotten Lakers vs Raptors in 2020. Since Raptors has a better team and Kawhi wouldn’t have to deal with Pandemic PG 2021 Kawhi was phenomenal but was playing extra hard since for some reason the Clippers were stupid I’m never getting him and PG a point guard until Westbrook in 2023
100% agree I think Kawhi has a better legacy overall but Kawhi had some solid PGs over his tenure with the clippers Reggie Jackson, John Wall, Rajon Rondo not bad pgs
Would you say his career was an overall success on a level of an all time great? Or does recent years muddle his image and bring down his legacy? I think that’s the confusing part. Also, his metrics doesn’t really show how great of a player he is due to inability to stay on the court.
@@thaik.8774 of course it does,why it wouldn't? We only look at those 3 good years and forget the other 8? LMAO btw the best ability is availability so if you're not on the court...
@@mattylatvala433 good years ? He’s had 4 good years in SA, 1 in Toronto and he was good for most of the year this year. 2 fmvp and dpoy is enough to put him top 20 all time
We gotta get rid of this “the Spurs were punishing Kawhi” narrative. Sure it wasn’t on his list, but he also wanted out at a time when the Spurs were about to lose of their OGs. The Lakers and Clippers at the time didn’t have enough and weren’t willing to give up their useful pieces for someone they viewed as a risk. AND Toronto wasn’t a bottom of the barrel team and his deal still allowed him to leave after a year. At the end of the NBA is a business, and saying that that trade was a punishment is like saying giving someone a Dodge Charger when they wanted a Mustang is a punishment.
Kawhi legacy and accomplishment is great and amazing!. He defeated the superstars like lebron, Curry and KD all of them in their prime!!! The worst is just how he is trying to end is career. It's more on cobtracts now than winning for him. It's understandable. You cannot feed rings to your family.
It's not that confusing. He's been the best player every series he's been on since 2017. Other than the bubble, kawhi won a chip every season he's healthy.
It actually made sense for the clippers to extend Leonard, if he’s healthy they’re championship contenders… Paul George isn’t that guy he gives them a chance to compete but he’s gonna go out there and win you a championship as a first option. Paul George is basically a better version of Demar Derozan
As a sixers fan Kawhi became my goat after that raptors series. I think Kawhi is amazing at basketball. Top notch defense, amazing 3 level scoring and he’s clutch. He’s very injury prone but half these players these days are diva injury players.
kawhi is a beast but his legacy is built on hitting an unbelievable shot against the sixers who probably would have won the championship without the bounce. dude is/was an unbelievable player..
Hot take: behind lebron and steph, kawhi is the 3rd best player of the 2010s, over KD. Because unlike KD his rings were hard earned and legit and not fraudulent like KD's 🤷
Assinine lmao lets forget the mvp he won or the fact he only missed the playoffs once or the fact that kawhi didnt even average 20 until halfway through the decade come on man you can not like kd but dont elevate kawhi to slight kd
@darrenaning930 mvps are irrelevant. And what did all that scoring ability get kd? He had to join a 73-9 team to actually win lol kawhi won a ring before him which is funny. Much more impressive than kds warriors rings
I don’t even know if I’d say there’s anything confusing about Kawhi’s legacy. Especially when you put in context of his role and first couple years when he was utilized as a “3” and D player for the Spurs and energizer. When you take that into account, along with his injuries, his all time numbers to me makes more sense. But that being said, who knows how much more his all time numbers would be if he wasn’t as injury prone. Side note, I know he only played two games last Playoffs, but he cooked everyone.
Kawhi probably would get much more slander if he was a more vocal player. But at this point, him sitting out due to injury or load management is just to be expected.
As the Spurs and Kawhi fan, it sucked that he had to leave. But in retrospect, you can see how it was definitely the right choice. Tough as it was. The fans would've gotten more restless and frustrated with his lack of availability. And continued to put Kawhi and Pop in a No win situation
I don’t argue With Fanboys anymore Bc I’ve been saying “ YALL Overhyped 1 Playoff run” in ‘19 Bc of Narrative and emotions…Both KD years in GS are On Par if Not Better than Kawhi and is All Time Better But u Have Casual saying Kawhi is A Reason I Fell Back from Debates
Kawhi still has 2x DPOY’s . And 2x FMVP’s . And his Chips being against Steph and James will probably maintain his legacy. It will be kinda like Zeke being left off the dream team.
Kawhi Leonard does as Kawhi Leonard wants. The league should be thankful that what he wants is not to become the best ever, all the time…. Because, I think we all know deep down, that if he did, Kawhi would be a perennial top 2 in the league starting from 2015-16 on till even now.
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“I didn’t want to make this video 😤😔”
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@@JBsleeze31bros go to saying 😹
You forgot the sigh before it 😂😂.
His 1 year with the Raptors is more memorable than his 5 years with the Clippers
His 1 year at the raptors is more memorable than 80% of the active nba players careers gonna be
his 1 year with the raptors is the most memorable in raptors history
@@originaltrill 80% ? you smoking crack man, at least 97%
Well yeah because he's been fucking injured those 5 years. Ain't no one remember seeing him on the court
@narrow3601 what about the 3-1 lead blow vs Denver in 2020
All these missed games and injuries and his accolades still stacks up better than majority of HOF'ers..bro really the anomaly of basketball
The HoF standards has really dipped when they acquired Reggie Miller, an only 3 time third All-NBA team player and Vlade Divac
@@1vaultdwellerit's the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame.
@@1vaultdwellerMiller got in on college accolades as well as NBA. Vlade got in with Olympic and eruo ball accolades as well. There is not an NBA hall of fame there’s the basketball hall of fame.
@@cyrillesu It's not even pro basketball. It's known as the Basketball Hall of Fame. So college accolades count as well.
@@cyrillesu Which is total BS. NBA has like %99 of the best talent of the basketball world. US has like 18 gold out of 21 olympic tournaments
As a huge Kawhi fan, it hurt big time when you said “you just had to be there” when witnessing his prime 😢😂 bro he needs to win at least one more ring before retiring
He’s not going to. He’s happy living in Cali with his fam bro. He’s coasting so he could chill and get paid
@@J-jizzy_nah he works really hard Im know the drive is there, but the injuries are ruining his chances. He didn’t even get injured for Team USA; he was healthy, so they kicked him off for no real reason.
@@benjamin-qn7nf they were probably scared he would get hurt
@@benjamin-qn7nf nah his knees are dead. They will swell up after one game Kawai probably got one more ring as like a sixth man type player not a star anymore.
He can’t with that big ass extension he just got, now he had another procedure done this off season to try and stop the inflammation again, it’s unfortunate but he’s very likely ending with 2
Arguably the best player to never win mvp. The greatest underachiever of all time
I mean he kinda overachieved his draft projections
Hell nah! DWade way better
@@MarcoRoberto1 respectfully, Kawhi is better in every single category
@@akko3848 The best ability is availability
@@MarcoRoberto1 dwades not playing though..?
Kawhi is known for ending dynasties, he ended LeBron’s Heat, Durant’s Warriors, and the Spurs dynasty. All in a single decade👍
I agree
The spurs 😂
@@zer0diamonds315I never thought about Kawhi ending the Spurs dynasty, but he high key got a point 😂😂
Injuries ruined Durant Warriors lol no chance healthy Warriors lose to Raptors
What he (and his management team) did to Spurs was brutal. Spurs invested all for him after the trio retired and he was just getting money and not playing, Spurs couldn't rebuild properly
Zaza Pa-cheapshot really started all of his injury problems
Facts it’s still Fuck Zaza to this Day
Womp womp.
Like they'd win against GS in 2017. 1 game wouldn't change everything.
@jdapaul1351 Nobody said anything about that idk why you trippin
@@jdapaul1351 you arent delusional at all
@@jdapaul1351who cares he fucked his career, get a brain
Back with another swishout video🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for saying he’s “one of the biggest what ifs ever”. I was arguing this plain fact with people in youtube comments and they for some reason could not comprehend that lol.
He's a great player as well in my top 10 favorites, Klaw is a beast when healthy.
Just got off the phone with Kawhi, he said “well done Vincent.”
I respect the hell out of you for keeping that One Train instrumental in the background of your vids still to this day... the day 1s of this channel remember. Seriously one of the hardest beats ever, I'm talking top 10 all time.
So... he's in the same category as Bill Walton: they got to show their excellence, got hindered in their career and fell short even if they won several championships.
On another note, I think people don't take into account how much the death of his father affected him. It's the kind of thing that shatters your attitude towards life and the sport. The decisions he and his entourage made are directly linked to it.
nah, they're not the same. iirc walton had a couple good years in 77 and 78 with an MVP, fmvp and a ring, but after he got injured he never returned to his MVP form and ended up as a role player. kawhi's still one of the best players, and still a superstar when healthy but keeps getting injured. kawhi's in his own league
@@11DowningStreet Don't forget that Walton had an legendary college career, which isn't the nba, and it can't be ignored. Of course, you're right with Kawhi, but ultimately they are great player with impressive awards and rings and yet they somehow feel like they fell short
@@cheeseomega3930 yeah, walton would've been top 15 all time with a full career imo, portland was gonna be a dynasty
That’s a good point about his father passing. Most people won’t understand because losing either parent in your 20’s isn’t too common. Most people are banking on 10-20 more years with them at that point. That shit is tough.
Except he’s way better then Walton
kawhi is jimmy butler on steroids
Perfect comparison
This is so insulting to Kawhi’s legacy but I get what you mean
@@ahmedalihazaa1593I didn’t know Kawhi could pass ?
@@UngiftedBaskettiBallI didn’t know Butler could shoot 3s?
@@chilldoc9638 exactly. Comparison is all wrong.
Growing up in San Antonio Kawhi will always be my favorite player
You can’t like him dude this isn’t 2017. You need a new favorite player. Just fan over wemby he’s a better option
Kawhi Leonard is still my favorite player 🖐️!!! Hoping he can stay healthy for the next couple of years because that guy can Ball.
You’re spot on being able to witness his greatness in person. Watching the raptors win and driving back home through the GTA - everyone honking and cheering felt very surreal and knowing he took the team there was wild
I still vividly remember when Kawhi was legitimately put in like top 20 top 15 all time back in 2020
Now in 2024 most people would put him in top 30 and it is on the lower side of the top 30
Just had to be there 💯💯
For me the video should be a "what if" because, like Bill Walton, we will never know how great Kawhi could have been if it weren't for their terrible injuries, probably both would be in a top 10 all time and with multiple championships.
100% think the Clippers would have beat the Suns and the Bucks in 2021 if he didnt get injured cus PG, Rondo, and Demarcus took em to 6
your vids are always so well informed and you never have uneducated takes. One of the best NBA channels on TH-cam!! I can’t wait for your content this upcoming season
Man, I’ve been waiting for a video. Thank you for putting one out.
Wow, Colin, didn't expect to hear that from you. However, I'm a huge Kawhi fan myself. I just wish she could play more and prove us right.
Leonard will b forgotten about in future so I agree w you had to b there to witness it I feel it 100
If they do a documentary make sure the theme song in Johnny Cash's Hurt (or Nine Inch Nails version whichever)
Kawhi is the best player that never plays
So sad he was plagued with injuries. Really could've been a top 10 player oat.
Lies. How come Leonard was able to play 68 games this year? During his contract year? Why couldn’t he have his surgery first? Then he wouldn’t he be so overpaid.
No he’s the biggest thief ahead of Ainge and Stockton. Clippers should’ve given him half of what his contract is now. Stop making excuses for him he had two seasons lost to injury. Those other seasons, he knew he could lie and get paid for load management
Another banger 🔥
I feel so many people wanted Kawhi to win that chip before lebron in LA, me included. Im not gonna lie, bro was my fav player in 2020 and he let me DOWN. i was hurt fr lmao
coz you're a bandwagon, you deserve that
Bill Walton the one that remind me of Kawhi. Legend. 2 chips. Has more injury days than days he played.
Unpopular opinion/hot take of is that if Kawhi stayed healthy he would probably be a top10 player and maybe even goat conversation depending on his accolades. He's in my top 20 top 15 as of now
Agree
No doubt. He would've been the next elite 2-way wing since Kobe.
He would've won more championships, FMVPs, contended for multiple MVPs, probably win more DPOYs, climbed higher in all time points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, etc.
After 2019, people were calling him the best player in the league, for good reason too. If he was healthy, he definitely had a chance to win at least one more ring, and cement his legacy as an all time great
-- one of the Best 2-ways, ever. EVER. If you needed a bucket, he could go out and get one. The only other? MJ himself.
Sure, KD can do it. Lebron? He doesn't have a bag like: MJ, KD but relies on bulldozing his way to the rim (like Giannis). But Kawhi? He will not only get a bucket but also lockdown on defense. It's insane. His career? He will never be in the Top 20 b/c he lacks the credentials of an MVP. However, his 2 FMVPs and 2DPOYs puts him in his own category.
If he avoids the Zaza injury I definitely believe he has at least 3 rings by now
His legacy is split. 2 x Finals MVP and shared MVP of load management with Paul George.
Kawhi said it best: he guards the opposing team's best player and is guarded by their best defender. Adding that to his injury list, I really wish he was the second or third option because the load management is not working given how much he has to do on the court.
He literally switched onto guarding Giannis and proceeded to win the next 4 games of the playoffs lmaooo
@@J-jizzy_ I'm sure he gets a pass for that, he played through a small injury and the Raptors were killing it. I believe this quote was October last year before the season started
@@bonk668nah bro I’m agreeing with you. Raps lost first two games because nobody could stop giannis, so he switched onto guarding giannis for the next 4 games while averaging 30. Absolutely ridiculous how good he was in that playoffs
@@J-jizzy_ com on mane . Yall in here having sum amnesia abt shit . Yes kawhi guarded Giannis . But the whole build the wall came from the raps bc nobody could guard him. Every time he drove the ball it was 2 to 3 players there every time . Let’s not make it like he was clamping Giannis 1v1. That never happened.
Well you did clearly explained why when Kawhi was on the Raptors your reasoning and made sense cuz everyone didn't expect Raptors to win but he definitely was the star on that team and he definitely was putting up numbers
Excellent video. Love your content man!
1:55 Crazy thing about that graphic, every one of those championships is against someone else in that graphic. Really the GOATs of the 2010s.
Kawhi is the best player ever that i wouldn't want in my team and i love the guy
He is still my goat. Great video!
Listening to 1train got me ready to hear one of the greatest basketball takes ever
He will go down as the greatest part time load management player of all time
Well said.....great video
My favorite player fam 😢
Kawhi leonard is Bill Walton. Injured for a lot of his career but had one good year and led his team to a chip
Kawhi had more than one good year lol
@@randymoss789like bro…they just say anything 😂
Kawhi has always been my fav player
uploads being this close together is goated
Best damn player to ever do it half the time
Great video I’d love to see you cover Derrick Rose’s legacy and “what if” as well
Msyterious aura
11:43 “if you guys like this video like this video” 😂😂
Great video man.
Man, I was really excited for this video, but it's filled with backhanded compliments. Like fr fr, the media is treating Kawhi like Isaiah Thomas (Pistons) of this generation. He's not your typical superstar, fine, but don't overlook his accomplishments and accolades....
Nobody's doing that, but what everybody is doing is overlooking the fact that you never have Kawhi around when you need him. Kawhi's fans are willing to forgive just about anything. That's fine. It's okay to love a talented player. But shoehorning him into all-time conversations is overlooking way too much.
@@VinceLyle2161 I agree with you
His legacy is both great and confusing as you mentioned. Sucks that he hasn’t been available more often to enhance it more often.
Liking before I even start the video
In all honesty When Zaza Pachulia injured Kawhi since that time he hasn’t been the same 😢 yes I know he won the championship with the Raps but he made a mistake leaving
I love u swish but the real possibility for Kawhi and Clippers to win the title is that 2021 season not 2020
Kawhi to me is slightly better then KD. He’s just hurt too often.
He doesn’t care about individual accolades, he only cares about his team winning. I’ve seen so many games where Kawhi either has 30+ or close to a triple double in the 3rd quarter where if the game isn’t close he doesn’t play the 4th chasing stats.
Also I believe he messed up going to the Clippers… all he needed was to sign a 1 year deal with the Raptors and we would’ve gotten Lakers vs Raptors in 2020. Since Raptors has a better team and Kawhi wouldn’t have to deal with Pandemic PG
2021 Kawhi was phenomenal but was playing extra hard since for some reason the Clippers were stupid I’m never getting him and PG a point guard until Westbrook in 2023
100% agree I think Kawhi has a better legacy overall but Kawhi had some solid PGs over his tenure with the clippers Reggie Jackson, John Wall, Rajon Rondo not bad pgs
SZA instrumental is on point
Confusing...it started well and then it fell down not that hard
Would you say his career was an overall success on a level of an all time great? Or does recent years muddle his image and bring down his legacy? I think that’s the confusing part. Also, his metrics doesn’t really show how great of a player he is due to inability to stay on the court.
@@thaik.8774 of course it does,why it wouldn't? We only look at those 3 good years and forget the other 8? LMAO btw the best ability is availability so if you're not on the court...
@@mattylatvala433 good years ? He’s had 4 good years in SA, 1 in Toronto and he was good for most of the year this year. 2 fmvp and dpoy is enough to put him top 20 all time
@@trentonmullins4948 top 20 +20
He should’ve never left Toronto.
We gotta get rid of this “the Spurs were punishing Kawhi” narrative. Sure it wasn’t on his list, but he also wanted out at a time when the Spurs were about to lose of their OGs. The Lakers and Clippers at the time didn’t have enough and weren’t willing to give up their useful pieces for someone they viewed as a risk.
AND Toronto wasn’t a bottom of the barrel team and his deal still allowed him to leave after a year. At the end of the NBA is a business, and saying that that trade was a punishment is like saying giving someone a Dodge Charger when they wanted a Mustang is a punishment.
The Spurs just didn’t want to deal him to a Western conference team
top 5 all time is crazy 😭😭
I'll take kawhi's 2019 run over any KD's momemnts
KD outplayed the absolute shit out of Kawhi in 2016 when they both had equal caliber of supporting casts
Kawhi is a top 20 player oat imo and he could’ve been higher if he stayed healthy. the stats truly don’t tell the full story
Not even top 100 oat
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@@subwooferthugg yeah ignore tht nga he buggin😭😭😭😹
getting to live in LA is not worth having to play for the clippers
finnaly someone brings it up San Antonio had the highest chance of knocking off the kd warriors but Zaza did the dirtiest play in history
One of a kind player top 15 all time
Greatest Raptor of all time
That beyotch Zsa Zsa really is the one who started all of Kawhi's injury woes.
Toronto was knocking on Finals doors for 2 years before getting Kawhi , James leaving the East and Kawhi addition got them over the hump
Kawhi legacy and accomplishment is great and amazing!. He defeated the superstars like lebron, Curry and KD all of them in their prime!!! The worst is just how he is trying to end is career.
It's more on cobtracts now than winning for him. It's understandable. You cannot feed rings to your family.
The one thing you know consistently when kawhi Leonard healthy his teams won games overall especially when it matters the most.🏀💯
I just don’t see KL being up there with Bron, KD, Steph. I’ve just never seen it. Knew it was a bust when they all went to the clippers.
It's not that confusing.
He's been the best player every series he's been on since 2017. Other than the bubble, kawhi won a chip every season he's healthy.
It actually made sense for the clippers to extend Leonard, if he’s healthy they’re championship contenders… Paul George isn’t that guy he gives them a chance to compete but he’s gonna go out there and win you a championship as a first option. Paul George is basically a better version of Demar Derozan
As a sixers fan Kawhi became my goat after that raptors series. I think Kawhi is amazing at basketball. Top notch defense, amazing 3 level scoring and he’s clutch. He’s very injury prone but half these players these days are diva injury players.
That intro funny 😂😂
So kawhi is this generations bill Walton
kawhi is a beast but his legacy is built on hitting an unbelievable shot against the sixers who probably would have won the championship without the bounce. dude is/was an unbelievable player..
Nothing tops 2014
weird as fuck seeing kawhi laugh like that 3:22
He's a fun guy.
...well to me win percentage is a team stat...I think maybe an analytical stat like win shares would be more appropriate...
I hope in his last few seasons he can go back to Pop and win a chip with Wemby. If he could at least put up 15ppg his legacy would be even more trippy
Hot take: behind lebron and steph, kawhi is the 3rd best player of the 2010s, over KD. Because unlike KD his rings were hard earned and legit and not fraudulent like KD's 🤷
Assinine lmao lets forget the mvp he won or the fact he only missed the playoffs once or the fact that kawhi didnt even average 20 until halfway through the decade come on man you can not like kd but dont elevate kawhi to slight kd
Yeah no nice try I give you an A for effort.
@MertoTrusts_Me no effort was needed. One guy won the right way (kawhi), the other guy joined his opps cause he couldn't beat them (KD) 🤷
No. Kawhi was never better than KD and he never will be. KD is way more skilled
@darrenaning930 mvps are irrelevant. And what did all that scoring ability get kd? He had to join a 73-9 team to actually win lol kawhi won a ring before him which is funny. Much more impressive than kds warriors rings
Still not exactly sure what greener grass he was seeing in LA
Vs just staying in Toronto and retooling the roster
AGREED!!!
I don’t even know if I’d say there’s anything confusing about Kawhi’s legacy. Especially when you put in context of his role and first couple years when he was utilized as a “3” and D player for the Spurs and energizer.
When you take that into account, along with his injuries, his all time numbers to me makes more sense. But that being said, who knows how much more his all time numbers would be if he wasn’t as injury prone.
Side note, I know he only played two games last Playoffs, but he cooked everyone.
Real talk, without injuries and the Clippers decision he could’ve been top 10 of all time
Bro loves that sza beat
He’s the biggest what-if definitely. He could be even higher all the time, but he’s still a top 35 player ever to lace up
Kawhi is on another level of "What If?" I cannot put him alongside the likes of Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Brandon Roy, and Derrick Rose.
Toronto fans should thank the basketball gods daily that the stars aligned for them the year they got Kawhi
Noway bro below the alien def
Kawhi probably would get much more slander if he was a more vocal player. But at this point, him sitting out due to injury or load management is just to be expected.
He got drafted by the best team who could develop him. One of the best coaches in Pop He was already HOFER When he left the spurs.
As the Spurs and Kawhi fan, it sucked that he had to leave. But in retrospect, you can see how it was definitely the right choice. Tough as it was. The fans would've gotten more restless and frustrated with his lack of availability. And continued to put Kawhi and Pop in a No win situation
I don’t argue With Fanboys anymore Bc I’ve been saying “ YALL Overhyped 1 Playoff run” in ‘19 Bc of Narrative and emotions…Both KD years in GS are On Par if Not Better than Kawhi and is All Time Better But u Have Casual saying Kawhi is A Reason I Fell Back from Debates
If KD and Klay don't get hurt it's a completely different finals
its crazy to think that a healthy kawhi he could've legitimately won 2 more and would be in top 10 conversations like his contemporaries kd and curry
Still kawhi over KD any day of the week and I’m glad it’s people in the comments who agree
Kawhi is a what if and he STILL going to the hall of fame off his hardware and playoff efficiency alone.
Kawhi still has 2x DPOY’s . And 2x FMVP’s . And his Chips being against Steph and James will probably maintain his legacy. It will be kinda like Zeke being left off the dream team.
Kawhi Leonard does as Kawhi Leonard wants. The league should be thankful that what he wants is not to become the best ever, all the time…. Because, I think we all know deep down, that if he did, Kawhi would be a perennial top 2 in the league starting from 2015-16 on till even now.