Leonard doesn't have the same rep as before because he doesn't play enough to make the all-defense teams and such, but when L.A. lines up, the SF he's guarding is basically scratched from the gameplan like "that guy isn't going to let you score." Beyond that, he doesn't get as many steals because teams won't run PnR actions if he's guarding the roll man, which ruins opponent offenses when he's at the 4, and you don't even turn that corner if he's the strongside help coming off the corner to swipe at the ballhandler. Basically, he STILL disrupts offenses just by being on the court.
Leonard doesn't have the same rep as before because he doesn't play enough to make the all-defense teams and such, but when L.A. lines up, the SF he's guarding is basically scratched from the gameplan like "that guy isn't going to let you score." Beyond that, he doesn't get as many steals because teams won't run PnR actions if he's guarding the roll man, which ruins opponent offenses when he's at the 4, and you don't even turn that corner if he's the strongside help coming off the corner to swipe at the ballhandler. Basically, he STILL disrupts offenses just by being on the court.
Absolutely.
He's a defensive guy. He doesn't hunt his matchups anymore as he once did due to switches but the guy He's guarding ain't scoring
this performance at least must be in NBA all defensive team 2 in 23-24 season
how does this video only have 8 likes
I had Kawhi and Chet over Suggs and Bam for my defensive selections...