Because the 15th pick is no longer a green house. Countless rookies like this are lost every year.

Moreover, Leonard's dynamic physical test is still very poor. He is not a particularly athletic No. 3 position. In addition, there are some words in the scout report, such as his future positioning is predicted to be blue-collar, with poor athletic ability, and very poor offensive options.

He is a bit "independent", so his final draft template is actually...Gerald Wallace.

You must know that the Spurs are a very collective team, with poor offensive choices and "too independent". This is a point of natural psychological resistance among Spurs fans. Therefore, when George Hill was exchanged for rookie Leonard, this

It can be regarded as Popovich's personal decision to "go against the wind". Of course, time has proven everything now. This young man with a similar personality to Duncan has far more potential than the scouts saw at the time.

Even Popovich himself probably didn't expect Leonard to grow so fast at first. Especially on the defensive end, judging from his current vision, this guy is close to or even reaching the level of Ron A.

Test's level. And the Ron Artest he is talking about here is the Ron Artest who won the DPOY as an outside player that season.

It's just a pity...

Popovich looked at No. 29 inside the Lakers, shook his head with regret and said:

A blue-collar monster, a blue-collar superstar, has emerged in the league. Otherwise, this DPOY, the Spurs No. 2, would not have had a chance to get involved.

However, if No. 29 can be poached, and Leonard and Leonard form a combined internal and external defensive lineup, the Spurs will be the strongest defensive team in the league for at least the next five years. No one else.

Thinking of this, Popovich once again had his thoughts in mind. As for Tang Qian's repeated criticism of Duncan's recruitment, he didn't care at all.

Because in the NBA, "anything is possible" on the court, it's the same off the court.

In the classic American thinking, well, nothing is truly not for sale, nothing is truly inoperable.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the San Antonio Spurs by 9 points, 25-16, entering the second quarter.

However, falling behind in the first quarter seemed to give the Lakers even more reason to "give up" and "indulge."

It seems that that's it anyway, it's no big deal if the jar is broken and it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Trailing 0-3 by a big score, and now trailing at the beginning of the fourth game, the Lakers' season should also come to an end.

Many Lakers players began to have such thoughts in their minds.

PS: This is the first update to make up for yesterday’s post. Xiaozi will continue writing the second update and will not break his promise~ Thank you everyone for your understanding yesterday~
Chapter completed!