How The San Antonio Spurs Imploded With Kawhi Leonard
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- Everyone knows about Kawhi Leonard's dominance as a San Antonio Spur. The countless defensive awards, the clutch game-winners, and the 2014 Finals MVP. What isn't nearly as talked about is why he departed from the Spurs in what seemed like an instant. A future that looked like it would have nothing but winning and good vibes turned into a disaster, in a matter of just 12 months. But why did this happen? This is how the San Antonio Spurs imploded with Kawhi Leonard.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:51 - Rookie Season
05:00 - 2012-13 Season
05:30 - 2013 Playoffs
06:58 - 2013-14 Season
07:43 - 2014 Playoffs
10:26 - 2014-15 Season
11:32 - 2015-16 Season
12:36 - 2016 Playoffs
14:37 - 2016-17 Season
16:39 - 2017 Playoffs
18:37 - Kawhi’s Ankle Injury
19:45 - Problems Begin Arising
20:31 - Kawhi Returns
21:05 - Drama in San Antonio
23:56 - Kawhi Requests Trade
24:31 - A Trade With Toronto
24:56 - Conclusion
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Growing up in San Antonio I remember how the Zaza Pachuilla incident was soulcrushing for the fanbase. We went from looking like we would compete for years to come to be thrown into a complete dissaray.
Kawhi+Zaza ended the Spurs' 20 years of excellence. That was really sad... Been a Spurs fans since 2003 living in SF. I felt bad for the way my home team Warriors beat the Spurs in Game 1.
@@blue-phoenix115 who cares what you think
@@boytoy7274 You do apparently, and feeling some type of way about it too 🤣🤣🤣
@@blue-phoenix115 you probably cheered that kawhi got injured so that the warriors can come back and win, but you're pretending and hiding with this statement
@@boytoy7274 I definitely didn't cheer when Kawhi got hurt and felt Warriors didn't deserve that Game 1 win. You seem so bitter jealous and small because Warriors are literally my home team + the fact that I love the Spurs, even now.
The way you lashed out assuming I cheered for a player's injury is pretty sad...
A Dejounte, Derrick, Kawhi trio would’ve been a nightmare for other teams defensively 😩
Imagine Dejounte and Kawhi picking u up full court dear lord thank you Spurs
Yeah, the only comment in this whole room that makes sense...
The other two didn’t come alone scoring wise when kawhi was their. You still need to be able to score:
@@tomascasterwell2279 they were both very young still.
@@DreamHoopz imagine surviving a hell defense of Kawhi and dejounte only to get an offensive foul on derrick white 😂🤣
2017 Kawhi was an absolute beast, one of the most underrated seasons by a superstar in recent years. He really could've been the superstar to another dynasty
Yup, he was given the keys to a franchise and threw it out for a glorious LA Clippers run.
@@JayL8899 nah that 2017 team was perfect supporting cast for kawhi but the Spurs got rid of some of them
He should have won MVP that year but instead Russ got the most Media Narrative driven MVP award in the last decade
Him or Harden should have won MVP that year
@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Same guy they're tearing apart for triple doubles and losing just like then.
@@Dre_Key yup again I've never seen a 6th seed be rewarded with an MVP before and the only reason he did was literally numbers based not his actual play had Russ averaged 9.9 rebounds rather than the 10.4 half a rebound a game less mind you he wouldn't have won MVP but the media felt bad that KD left him and Triple doubles!
Harden got a team to 55 wins a team that wasn't projected to even make the playoffs or be around 500 before the season started
Kawhi averaged 25 playing first team all-NBA defence as the only star of the team whilst leading the spurs to 60+ wins
Yet the MVP went to Russ
Kawhi's uncle was barely mentioned in this video... He was the single largest reason Kawhi left... I remember CLEARLY hearing from insiders that Dennis wanted his nephew to play in LA and CONSTANTLY pressured him about it even before the injury, starting after his Finals MVP and going into the 2014-2015 season... That whole NY second opinion thing was ALL Dennis.. The Spurs only cleared him to play to try and get ahead of the shit Dennis was pulling behind the scenes... and that was just a small part of his involvement. Dennis wanted Kawhi to be the next Kobe... And you cant be that in San Antonio. I still live and work in San Antonio to this day.. At that time, I was doing I/T work for various individuals associated with the organization directly and indirectly.
This should be the top comment on this video now and forever. Uncle Dennis is reason A-Z why Kawhi isn't a Spur anymore and it needs to be known in the public.
That's true. This video hides the team's struggle during his last 2 years, brushes aside the "uncle Dennis" factor, and totally disregards Kawhi saying he'd only play in LA. Those are important elements of the end of his SA era.
Injury was just an excuse, but it is definitely easier narrative to believe.
Sports media was really bad about it too, ppl wanting him in a bigger market and or with their team, wanting a big scoop, being a hater in general or bc Popp preferred Ginobili or bc Ginobili was better and won multiple championships with the Spurs. I remember ppl acting like the Spurs were selfish wanting Kawhi to play bc guys were retiring and wanted a shot at a championship, that the players “called him out” by having a players only meeting and that it really had to be Popp that had them do it, that Popp was too hard to play for bc he actually coached his team, I’m sure I’m forgetting some but these are things that could’ve been covered negatively like they were or as a positive. A player seemingly holding out on his team when they could win a championship would get them dragged by the media in many circumstances, responding to his teammates players only meeting as tho it’s an attack, acting like a coach coaching his players hard makes him Bobby Knight, ex players and the media were feeding these narratives some of which even seemed to enjoy it or felt like they finally were able to grind their axe. I was of the opinion Kawhi was top 3 in the league and had something more than the other stars, he had an edge, I wasn’t surprised Toronto won it all, I wasn’t surprised idiots said Toronto winning it all made the Spurs look bad despite them in some ways being part of the narratives that helped Kawhi in exiting San Antonio.. I’m not surprised despite his not playing at the end bc of the injury that he’s still dealing with injuries. I’m not surprised the Spurs haven’t returned yet to their former glory, or that they have a solid team of young guys who are growing and at times look good when they lose and look bad when they win. I like Kawhi but if he wanted out I prefer him to be gone so the Spurs and Popp can try to build something, and without Stephen Jackson, Steven A Smith, Magic, etc meddling with things. I’m still a Spurs fan and Popp is still coaching them thank god!!
@@gordonshumway5933 I'm fine with Kawhi wanting to leave. How he left was a problem. Destroying his trade value was unprofessional IMO.
Oh man, that injury Vs golden state was huge. Kawaii going down changed everything. It’s crazy how different the spurs looked.
He was single-handedly torching them that game then they decide it’s in their best interest to end this mans career
We can only imagine what could have happened. They'd probably lose that series regardless but it would have been more competetive than what we got and they'd probably be up in the standings for the next seasons to come. The Spurs, simply, wouldn't be mediocre right now had Kawhi been healthy and where they weren't forced to make a trade
@@suhaib8464 lmao
Zaza has always made questionable plays. No room for that in basketball
@@mehedik3262 Yes but he doesn't decide on the plays alone. It was definitely a coaching staff that told him to do that to Kawhi
The fact the Uncle Dennis didn’t play a much larger factor in this video is absolutely ridiculous. He was THE reason for Kawhi eventually finding his way to LA. Maybe if Zaza doesn’t have that dirty undercut play on Kawhi, and they make another Finals run, the inevitable is fended off for a few more years. But Uncle Dennis was gonna make sure his golden goose wound up in LA.
Yea Unc Dennis the man
Agreed even if the Zaza incident didn't happen Kawhi would have still left eventually to LA. He used the injury as an excuse to go there earlier before his contract was up, but it failed.
Delusional Spurs fans and Warriors Haters need to stop smoking crack. Regardless of WHAT HAPPENED TO KAWHI, the Spurs weren’t beating The Warriors. Sure, it would’ve maybe added an extra game had he’d been healthy but the Warriors were not losing that series.
The Zaza foul wasn't dirty. If Kawhi didn't get injured on that play nobody would think twice about the foul. It was just an unfortunate event.
He was the reason Kawhi went to Clippers, but not the reason he left the Spurs.
The Suns passed him because he sweated too much ….
Imagine that … Robert Sarver is a H-A-C-K
Another team passed on him because he doesn't talk much lol. I thought that's what these owners and GM's prefer 😭
That sounds like something the Clippers or Wolves would do.
They didn't want Kawhi sweating buckets in Arizona 😭
its an Arizona thing
The spurs dynasty seems like a very distant fever dream, even tho it ended in like 2017.
For some reason I always thought the Spurs ended in 2010
Yall are big time casuals lmao yall probably don't know there an NBA team in Oklahoma 😭😭😭
@@Treadondeez team should be in Seattle rn
@ONTHEFLOW just say 5 years
That’s wild 2017 doesn’t feel that long ago 😭😭
As a Spurs fan, we got many great years and memories watching the Big Three, but this was a real bitter pill to swallow even with those missed opportunities when they could have repeated or gone all the way. It took almost twenty years, but now I know how Bulls and Lakers fans felt when their best players retired or left the game. You have that "now what" feeling. Because of the downfall, I don't have the passion or interest to watch like I did during those great seasons you mentioned in this video.
As a bulls fan. All I can say is keep your passion for your team alive. I cheered during the shit years in Chicago. This year feels amazing. It's like seeing light after a long darkness.
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Zaza should rot in hell for trying to ruin Leonard's career.
Agreed- Sincerely a Lakers fan...
So you're a bandwagon who only watch when they're winning? Lol
always a good day when dylan posts
facts
DDB the man! it cracks me up how fast he gets subs compared to rusty buckets (for some reason)
So What you’re saying is… it’s a good day when Dylan does basketball..
Kawhi was on route to becoming the best player till Zaza intentionally injured him to save the warriors.
As a Pacers fan, this is pretty hard to NOT think about the “What If” in the drafting of Kawhi.
kawhi and pg on the same team would probably be a lot like brown and tatum on boston right now
Too bad they already have DGranger and didnt have the ability to read the future that Granger will go down to injury
It would be like the celtics now
@@pstratos7 or like the Clippers today
@@ImadogGarcia oh yeah, that too haha
As a native San Antonian, and die hard Spurs fan, this really hurts to watch. I find solace in the fact we were able to get one more title for Timmy, but there was so much potential. It really sucks the way it all unfolded, but it is what it is. No matter what, I will always love my team. I will always be a fan of Kawhi, but it does break my heart. Oh well...
#GoSpursGo
This saga has definitely handicapped us for the next decade. Even if we find a superstar rookie talent next year we don't have the veteran presence to cultivate him into what he should be. Nobody on this team knows how to win in the NBA.
We screwed this up so badly, i think we just turned ourselves into the western conference Atlanta hawks. Pure
Pre Tre Young.
Kawhi screwed up the future when he refused to go anywhere but LA. We could have recovered in a few years were it not for that
Don't ever the man again
Same
I'm sure that 2013 Finals will haunt Tim Duncan forever despite getting their payback in 2014.
This guy single handedly was destroying the super team 2017 GSW. Respect…
super team*, and yeah that series is so forgotten, that game 1 was so weird too, because kawhi didn't have tony parker, and faced fully healthy warriors, and was attacking every weakness of the warriors, and he did it in MJ style, imagine if Jordan played against them, yikes, warriors would be dead, but as an nba fan, seeing spurs vs gsw game 1 in 2017 then seeing cavs vs gsw in game 1, is so different its crazy, cavs played like pure trash, while spurs played amazing, I remember thinking that year was the cheery on top in terms of lebron comparison to mj, and also kawhi and his spurs team would have beat the 2017 cavs if they bypassed gsw
@@stratosphere2323 I'm sorry, didn't it take warriors 7 games to beat the cp3 and harden stagnant rockets offense, and if gsw was really that good, they would have blown out a injured led kawhi team in the 1st game, but didn't, and I am reminding you that if they had troubles with kawhi, imagine what jordan would do to them, then add pippen and rodman, its not about kawhi beating on 2017 warriors, and I said if, Kawhi had an injured roster so of course he would not win, but its an insult and sad how a healthy warriors struggled to beat an injured spurs with Kawhi, bulls won in 6, and obv it would take more than 3-0 because the sonics are that team, and made it to the finals for a reason.
Without parker who was still a solid 6th man
@@razkable he was spurs starting pg actually
@@boytoy7274 warriors would have spanked that spurs team for the ready of that series stop being delusional 😂😂😂😂 thinking otherwise after just one game shows you are a delusional sick person
I have some video suggestions
U could do videos about
Derrick Rose until he got traded to the knicks
Kobe until he tore his ACL (after shaq left)
How the cavs lost lebron twice
Also, the Miami Heat during DWades career would be really interesting. Like, a 20 year span from them (I know this would be a long, long video). From draft lottery, to having the right pieces to trade for Shaq who supported DWade to win Miami's first ring, to being stuck in mediocrity, landing LeBron and Chris Bosh, winning titles, losing LeBron but returning only one season later through smart trades to a somewhat contender, losing DWade and Chris Bosh, which leads to a small "rebuild" without trying to get a high lottery pick, DWades return and his last dance, and returning just one year later to the NBA finals. And now being a contender when everyone is healthy to win it all.
Bruh we had our organization perfect. Robinson was our superstar then it got passed on to Tim and then from Tim it was supposed to be Kawhi but now we don’t have a superstar which sucks because I’m used to us winning 50 games every year
Dejounte Murray is proving to be something special this season . He may not be a superstar yet but he’s definitely a star now, he leads the league in triple doubles and still has room to improve .
@@mackmitchell94 with only 19 wins season
@@mackmitchell94 you do realise murray is injury prone
@@mackmitchell94 about that...
Now they got webbie
As a Raps fan I'm glad we got him for that briefest of glorious moments and looking at how things have gone for him at the clippers I'm not bitter about him not signing with us particularly when we have a budding superstar in the making but man was Kawhi perfect for the Raptors
I said this then an I’ll say it again: the city of Toronto owes Demar an apology.
Is kawhi better than Demar? Yes.
But look at what happened. Demar continuously lost to Lebron. As did everyone else in the east. He moved to the west; the biggest obstacle was out the way. Ya’ll didn’t even give Demar a shot to see what it would look like without facing Bron in 2nd round or ECF every year.
And then in the finals: no KD and No Klay. I think Demar would still be able to close it.
Ya fleeced him out a ring.
@@anthonydeshields9613 Demar ain’t handling steph and Draymond in the playoffs
@@anthonydeshields9613 it wasn’t just losing to Lebron, he played horrible and got swept a few times
@@anthonydeshields9613 you think Demar would've gone up against stacked Philly and won? Kawhi did a carry job that series and it still went down to a last second miracle to pull through.
@@_ftreiv5129 if that’s how you feel, you really doubt Demar.
A lineup of Lowry, Demar, OG, Siakim, and Marc with valanciuas, Powell, Ibaka, etc off the bench could get the job done.
If the warriors were at full strength or Lebron was still in the east then yes, Kawhi over Demar would make perfect sense; he would be more likely to beat those two teams. But as it turned out? Not KD or Klay and Lebron out west not even making playoffs? You could sticked with Demar. At the very least a finals appearance was guaranteed either way.
The fact that the Media was questioning Kawhi’s injury instead of letting seek a second opinion still baffles me
He literally had our Spurs doctors & other outside doctors opinions lol
@@JayL8899 He is and he proved it obviously. Forget the uncle thing. HE was misdiagnosed just like Danny Green was and nobody batted an eye at that news. Its following team doctors no matter what that got Reggie Lewis killed.
At the time spurs & pop were media golden childs
@@JayL8899 can’t have a serious conversation over trolling comments. Guess not everyone here is a hoops fan. You probably watch first take everyday and believe whatever espn tells you.
@@Dre_Key The irony is Reggie Lewis died because of the second opinion. The first doctor had it right that playing again would jeopardize his health.
Please keep making these regularly I always look forward to ur uploads
Now a video on the rise and fall of Lob city clippers would be amazing, the Veto trade for CP3 and the rise of the most entertaining team in the west.
I feel we will never truly learn what happened between Kawhi and the Spurs until after Kawhi retires and has some kind of deep interview like we've seen from retired players. I do think however that the blame is on both sides. I think the team and organization didn't handle the situation the best they could've and Kawhi also ghosted the team which I dont see many people bringing up much. That's the deciding factor in personal respect for him. I'm sure Demar didn't want anything to do with San Antonio, but he came to work everyday and was a true professional and I will always respect that about him. Kawhi on the other hand pulled a Ben Simmons before Ben Simmons did. I remember David Robinson even tried multiple times getting in touch with Kawhi just to be left in silence.
Extra: also to those saying the spurs would've lost anyways in the warriors series, just remember that the 3 games the Spurs and Warriors played against each other that regular season, 2 of those were blowout wins for the spurs and game 1 was looking to be the same case.
His family got in the way. Athletes are surrounded by vultures called moms and uncles and cousins. Happens to many superstars. People stay riding coattails and take advantage of their relations.
Can't believe you manage videos of such quality at this rate! Best of wishes my man
As a raptors fan, as I look back into the past, I was low-key shocked on how Masai was able to get a deal done to get Kawhi in Toronto, considering the spurs were getting offered young elite talent, even tho San Antonio wanted a All-star in return, I'm jus stunned a bit + you need more subs, you're vids are so underrated
At the time, I was pissed that DeRozan got traded bc he was one of those key players that I wasn't willing to give up. But I moved on and supported Kawhi as he gave our team its first championship.
Pop was being petty or as he thought, sending Kawhi to die in the city of Toronto and ofc Kawhi had the last laugh (No pun but pun intended)
At the time of the trade he got Kawhi for cheap because many teams wanted to know more about the extent of his injury, but he didn’t want to reveal it.
@@JayL8899 Aww did I hurt your little fan boy feelings? 😂 Look Spurs will never win again until a talent like Duncan/Kawhi gets drafted by them, your HC has been exposed as overrated and that’s ok. Try better AD hominem’s attacks next time kiddo
What young elite talent? BI? kuzma? Jakob had become one of the most efficient bigs and Big body developing into an all around allstar. Kawhi was always going to LA. Hes also always injury prone
It is just sad that the hottest Spurs topic up to this day is still the Kawhi situation. I hope the Spurs can turn things around sooner than later.
They’re tanking hard to get Wembenyama
So glad you're growing quick. Your video quality is top class
Great video! I wish we could see more of
Kawhi with Spurs
Finally! I’ve been waiting for another one! Keep up the good work👍
How do you not have 100k subscribers? This content is so interesting and very fun to watch. Good job!
Why is Tony Parker's comment always taken out of context? Tony's comment was in the context that he had the same injury and because of his age it was 100x worse but he was able to recover and was confident #2 would recover fully.
Jason terry on fox sport had explained it better also on Basketball examined pointed out the Kawdi had gotten a second option and his injury was a lot worse and needed more time to heal I for got the other guy he admitted his agent told him to get a second option but he trusted the team doctor to much and he had regretted it like how Ishah Thomas trusted the team doctor when he got injured in Boston and I think the same with D-Rose with the Bulls.
@@macewbee The Spurs just don't have a history of putting anything other than player's health first. And also since he's left SA and Tor, there's been more stuff come up about Kawhi. It sucks losing a player like him but I think it was probably better for the health of the locker room in the long run.
@@RandallFlores86 What stuff? The Stephen A claims that are either flat out lies or unproven BS?
Why is Tony Parker going to the media and playing injury Olympics? Who cares? He doesn’t know Kawhi’s body and has no right to even suggest what Kawhi went through wasn’t a big deal
@@macewbee Jason Terry is a hater. Him and Parker were always heated rivals when they were playing against each other in the playoffs. This is the equivalent to asking what Trump thinks of Obama or what Obama thinks of Trump.
Fire as always! Thanks Dylan 💪🏽
Just a different level of quality from your channel not seen amongst other NBA CZcamsrs that makes me watch the second I get the noti
Apart from thinking basketball and maybe jxmyhighroller but not from a guy this small
Jimmys vids are more engaging but dylands are way more informative and show more of the full complete story. Both are the best in basketball commentary
@@DrinkthePepper for real. jxmy is fun stats and dylan is more nuanced analysis
I have no idea how you have so few subscribers. Always appreciate it when you do an upload.
Great video man. keep up the work
Bruh Kawhi is my favourite player and I love how accurate this video is. Keeping it 100 if Leonard was healthy he would Defoes have another championship with another finals MVP
excellent work on this vid bro!
Every video just gets better and better 💯
Love when you upload, man! Keep up the good work!
This hurts alot… As a Spurs fan, I miss him
Yall got Wemby now! I hope he stays healthy. I say this as a mavs fan.
I was waiting for it. Thank you soooo much.
Bro these videos are really good
One side note is that the game he got injured in, they were slaughtering a Warriors who had swept their way to the finals by an *average* differential of almost 17 points by 25 points after 16 minutes of play. It is a real tragedy that series never got to play out as it should have as those teams were both playing not just amazing basketball but very special variety of team ball.
The real implosion happened when pop changed the offense to cater to Aldridge when he was looking for a trade. Changed from actual ball movement... effective screens, great backside cuts, emphasis on making the extra pass to iso Aldridge with others just standing around
isn't that one of the main reason's they lost to okc in 2016, because game 1 they were moving the ball around, setting pin down screens, and off ball movements, and thunder got completely annihilated and had no answers, then they went to iso's and lost
it's almost impossible for a team to be built around a center these days.
Portland fans tried to warn me about lamarcus
This! Kawhi was the STAR of that Spurs team but POP. YEah he chose ALDRIDGE to be the center of the offense. Kawhi got upset about it! I could see that in Kawhi’s body language. I hated that decision!
Aldridge couldnt even attack the middle when posting! Thus making him predictable everytime he was down low. Always that turnaround jumper. Stupid!
Aldridge couldn't even backdoor Harden, he was frustrating
goat video bruh, your work is solid. appreciate the vid, have a good one!
Thank u for your video man. Many many days of work ❤ appreciate it!
As a spurs fan this really hurts. And yeah a Lot of us fans including myself and my friends thought he was faking an injury in order to move to LA.
Love these videos! Keep it up man 😐👍
ommon W. your videos gotta be the best nba vids on youtube. how do u not have 10 mil already??
Fantastic work as always Dylan
i love these videos so much
What could’ve been if Zaza never stepped on his ankle.
Love your videos bro!! The swag level is incomprehensible!😂😎👌🏻
Very well presented, subbed.
Their biggest mistake, assuming that Kawhi would be exactly like Duncan in terms of personality. San Antonio struck lightning with a bottle twice with David Robinson and Tim Duncan, perhaps the two most humble Superstar players ever. So when faced with a star that wanted things that most normal stars want (aka. recognition, growth of their personal brand etc...) they had no idea how to handle it. It certainly didn't help when players like Tony Parker made comments about Kawhi's injury
Long story from a Spurs fan skip to end for summery
Your correct about your first statement. I thought he would go down the same path as Timmy the humble superstar who let his work do the talking, then the whole debacle happened and I was on the fence about it even after he left. That's when instead of listening to mainstream media(SAS who has his own agenda his pushing) I did my homework. While on the spurs Khawi was trying to get strings pulled asking the team for big name star to team up with ironically Paul George(who was his last option), Russell Westbrick, and Jimmy Butler( around 1:40 mark he mentions it czcams.com/video/f1iBqeWfJ-c/video.html ). Then you heard about how Jordan lowballed Khawi on a shoe deal ( czcams.com/video/QFEBuSOBzbA/video.html ) basically if he was on a big market team with the numbers he put up he would got the the deal. Then something that went under the radar was Uncle Dennis asking price for Kahwi services ( czcams.com/video/rFZAiX3aQ28/video.html ). If he wanted that from the Lakers imagine what he got from the Clippers(look above).
TLDR: Dennis and Khawi(not just Dennis) wanted ALOT MORE CONTROL of a sport organization and a WINNING organization like the Spurs were not going to let a superstar dictate how they do business(IMO Also why alot of superstars don't go there even though the Best Head Coach possibly ever is there(KD, Kyrie , and Lebron)).
@@MrTteeethat’s not what happened at all you just made that shit up
As a spurs fan this hurts me
These vids are amazing keep with it !!!
Bro your vids are dope asf 💯 I dead ass watched almost all of them td 🤣
Tony's injury was not the same, his quad literally ripped off the bone, it was worse. You also glossed over all the reports of ol uncle Dennis requesting a front office position with the spurs and his requests from other teams. Pretty sure there I'd a lawsuit due to his requests of the lakers.
In hindsight, as a spurs fan, I’m glad Leonard forced his way out. If he stays, SA never gets wemby and they’d be forced to build around a broken star. He got lucky with his ring in Toronto but he’ll never sniff another ring in LA. Meanwhile SA is gearing up to contend for the next decade.
It only took you guys 7 years of tanking and disappointment
Dylan does basketball really really well. Love the docs
Keep these coming!!!!
Great video..but I still say his uncle was the main influencer behind the demand for the trade.
As a spurs fan, i hate the way kawhi went about leaving. He had the keys to the city to become the next TD
yea, now we in rebuild mode. but at least we can possibly become better in the coming future after the young talent takes over.
@Mark W Quad tendinopathy
Kawhi was given a code red order by Pop to lambaste him in the media by two remaining franchise icons in Tony Parker and Ginobili, that was the final straw as Kawhi felt he couldn’t not play for Pop after that.
You should hate the way your otherwise respectable organization treated a top 3 talent in the league. Not everyone is Tim Duncan (behaviorally) and Isaiah Thomas showed that players need to look out for their own bodies.
Lesson learned.
Spurs/Pop thought they could pressure him to return and it ended up blowing up in their face, that's why they panicked and offered him a $219 million extension to get him to stay
I hope you know your an awesome CZcamsr who makes some of the most detailed content I’ve ever seen from a basketball CZcams channel
Your thumbnails are very good
Im from Houston and in early 2012 I was in High School I was tired of watching losing teams the Texans were alright at the time but they weren't true Super Bowl contenders, the Rockets were hot garbage at the time, the Astros were in those tanking seasons that would pay off years from then (even tho a lot of people hate on them now they got a lot of fans across Texas atm) but in 2012 I wanted to go for a good team that wasn't from the DFW a lot of people would Bandwagon the early 2010's Rangers and Cowboys in Houston (even tho they were more garbage than the Texans around those times just because they won 5 dusty Super Bowls) and I hated that I would tell them to move to Dallas lol so I decided to become a fan of the Spurs and Im glad I did at that time a lot of people were calling them old and washed but they went to back to back Championships and won 1 in 2014 even the Ray Allen 3 pointer in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals is nice to remember even tho at the time I remember screaming "noooooooooo" the moment it happened and to this day I'm still a Spurs fan even tho they aren't good anymore because of those memories in the early 2010's.
This is really sad to see he could have been there future but unfortunately it didn't play out that way
Whoa this channel is going to explode
Bruh i fw your content so much.
Can we get a video of how the clippers imploded with Kawhi Leonard😂🤣😂
Who else missing Kawhi right now ?😩
…the clippers….
Us of Course 😉
Me and my fellow Clipper fans miss him too much to describe, but we're all incredibly patient. We understand more than any other NBA fan that to know the glory of winning it all, you have to have patience. The 51 years we've had to wait is gonna make it that much sweeter ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙
Me but its ok he always show off at the playoffs
@@jejdhcjs257 he wont be back by then hes coming back next year
These videos are so high quality like good shit.
Always great content
I have to say as a Spur fan I thought getting Kawhi was a blessing and I'm still a fan and wish him the best. My thoughts have always been if he stayed out because he was really hurt, then I understand, but if he stayed out just because he wanted to make some kind of a statement then I can't get behind that. I personally believe he was hurt; he's always seemed like a good guy to me.
baffles me when spurs fans say stuff like this. the way he left was pathetic and classless. i dont wish him the best. hes not over there wishing me the best. eff him. Hiding from pop and teammates because he didnt wanna just be honest? such a coward.
Now Kawhi isn't even playing basketball.
These videos are something special
Damn as a GSW Hoop fan I ain't mad bout dis cuz he was giving Oakland the Bizz I b guess he got us back n 19. Tha last game at Tha Oakland Alameda County . Thx alot claw
The Spurs should've allowed him to properly heal and come back when he was ready to. Plus Tony Parker should've shut his mouth. Lastly, Kawhi had that '17 Warriors squad shook lol.
Gotta love Kawhi, he gave all of a country a chip 🍁
:(
He got lucky that kd got hurt and klay and looney
@@razkable warriors got lucky in all their chips.. wtf u talking about LMAO
@@razkable Golden State was also "lucky" when Zaza "accidentally injured" Leonard.
@@youalreadyknow5003 lucky 4 times in 7 years. Wow, it’s almost injuries are a part of the game and happen every year
Your videos are fantastic. Pulling all these recent nba moments and their full context together is great to watch
your videos are great
No one does better mini-NBA docs than you, remember this comment when you hit a Million Subs years from now!
Kinda rude you think it will take him years. Sounds like you don’t believe
@@sslaw6 He blew up last year with 50K in one year, that’s fantastic growth for a small channel, let’s say he has similar luck in 2022. He’s now at 100K Subs plus by year end, so on and so forth, I.E years from now
@@samfisher170 sorry bro I was just trolling
Kawhi "the destroyer of dynasties" Leonard.
Beat the heat. Beat the warriors and now slaving away with the clippers ^.^
@@heatwave1789 I think it's the Lakers fault
If the Lakers became a dynasty kawhi would be there to stop it
It's his curse
He has to stop teams from 3peating but he himself can never get a back to back
He is not one with the dynasty that's not his fate
He is the one to stop them from happening
Kawhi "Soft Spot" Leonard
-Beaten the Heat in 2014 which then was followed up by LeBron returning to Cleveland
-Beaten the Warriors in 2019 which then was followed by Durant leaving for Brooklyn
Made two teams go into either rebuild mode or afloat around the "not too bad to lose games but not good enough to compete for a title" area for a while. The Heat themselves only reached the playoffs twice in 2016 and 2018 as 3rd and 6th seeds respectively prior to Butler coming over while not being able to make it in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The Warriors went full retool in 2020 as Curry went down to a season ending injury, finishing dead last in the West while finishing 8th in 2021 and losing to the Lakers and Grizzlies in the Play-In. He really altered a lot of NBA history this past decade
Much Like Thanos… 😂
New here in 2022. Really enjoying these vids. 2 down a lot more to go. Cheers.
Another fresh vid to keep me alive
facts
Everyone just kind of bows down to the might of the 2017 Golden State Warriors but game 1 of the WCF really prevents me from thinking of them as the greatest team of all time. And that was all because of Kawhi and the Spurs taking command of that game, until Zaza put his foot out. If that didn't happen, they likely win game 1 and who knows how the rest of the series turns out.
That team was soft inside...they were not unbeatable imo...
The greates team of all time is the 2001 lakers. They swept 3 50-win teams and lost only one game.
@@idontexist1681 ld take the 2000 lakers over 01. Better roster, beat better opponents imo.
the first half was going exactly how I expected the game to go. I thought the Spurs had enough to handle them...until the injury
@@razkable Draymond and KD were great defensively that year and Javale Mcgee as well. That was a complete team.
Best part of this video is seeing Duncan out there :D
True Legend
how do u only have 50k subs. your amazing
Only? Haha
As someone who got into basketball full time because I saw the Raptors buzzer beater (and then every Kawhighlight I could search on CZcams): thank you. There is no telling what could have been if Kawhi were healthy, but that being said, he has 2 amazing rings. Besides LeBron, Kawhi is the most complete player of our generation.
If that’s when you became a fan; then you missed out on the best version of Kawhi, when he was a Spur there was debate in the media if he was better than Lebron.
He was a beast defensively and way more explosive.
Facts kawhi got me back into basketball after that warriors-Cavs finals it got boring
LeBron is a better playmaker, by a mile. Kawhi is much better defender, more efficient scorer (always close to 50-40-90 club) though about athleticism LeBron has a slight edge. Kawhi is a beast for sure.
Came back to feel more pain after the Dejounte trade.
Same, rebuild time
How bout now? 😂
@@Emma-dh1lx never felt better 💪💪💪
Such a good vid
23:00 knew that Tony Parker quote would be mentioned. It was tooken out of context, and Kawhi probably didn't even hear or see it.
I don’t like how Tony Parker said his injury was worse. That might be true, but his career was just starting. Better safe than sorry.
We should’ve hit the rebuild button as soon as he asked out
Spurs will sadly never fully commit to a rebuild until pop is gone
We don't need one imo. If teams like Boston (2013-2016) and Miami (2016-2019) could do one by flipping pieces with other teams, we can do it too. It's possible, and honestly the smarter way to "rebuild". I believe that's what we doing right now. It's good DeMar left us, because the way he played for us, it was hurting the team more than helping it.
@@cedricasdfghjkl9151 spurs are garbage and will never be on the top anytime soon
@@cedricasdfghjkl9151 I agree. Culture takes time to build. A Rebuild would tear all that culture down and out.
Spurs did the right thing by getting Kawhi and developing him. It would have been perfect. If he wanted out, fine, but he tanked his value with the injury and demanding a trade, which hurt the Spurs' ability to get value back for him.
The music used in the background is the theme to the John Ballen CZcams channel lol
We remember Pop taking out Duncan on the free throw that bosh got to pass to ray allen for that 3
You left out the part that Greg Popovich-1 of the best coaches ever-made some terrible decisions down the stretch of game 6,when the Spurs totally choked away the 2013 Finals.
Is all rig
And then came back next year and ran LeBron home.
The 2017 Kawhi is the closest anyone ever got to Jordan's level as a two way player.
still not that close
Meh I felt he was closer to mj in the 2021 playoffs but thats just me
In recent times, yes.
Massive respect deep knowledge.
The professor.
amazing video
I’m a hardcore warrior fan but I hate Zaza, I love competition and would have killed to see a healthy spurs squad agains the warriors
It was a dirt play no doubt bout it