Basketball experts...is Kawhi Leonard a top 5 player in the NBA?

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What does this even mean?
What 1 player has ever "carried" a team to anything?

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AI, and LeBron came damn close. It's either Kawhi or James Harden, but I don't like Harden cause he a fukk nikka so I'll give the edge to Kawhi. Kyrie, Lillad, and AD are coming for that spot though
 

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So...Kawhi is the number 1 or 2 offenisve option on his team...and he is flat out the best defenisve option on his team...

So...who are all the players in the nba you can say that about...he is going to be 1 or 2 in scoring for you every night and he is going to guard the other teams best offensive player either all game or when it counts and put the clamps on him, while playing on a championship caliber team...

If you come up with 4 other players who can do this then you don't know shyt about basketball...because their are not 4 other guys who are the 1 or 2 option on offense for a championship caliber team and the outright best defender on a championship level caliber team...

But this is the coli...so i know without even looking through the thread people have curry in their top 5 even though he has repeatedly shown that when he can't hit 3's he is pretty ordinary...
 
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What does this even mean?
What 1 player has ever "carried" a team to anything?

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5 years in the league and his career high for a game is 33 points. we have no way of knowing how he can do as a number one option and if you say he currently is one then he's clearly not playing like one.
 

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5 years in the league and his career high for a game is 33 points. we have no way of knowing how he can do as a number one option and if you say he currently is one then he's clearly not playing like one.
So basically that thread about fans only caring about scoring was right.

Because like @duckbutta said...

So...Kawhi is the number 1 or 2 offenisve option on his team...and he is flat out the best defenisve option on his team...

So...who are all the players in the nba you can say that about...he is going to be 1 or 2 in scoring for you every night and he is going to guard the other teams best offensive player either all game or when it counts and put the clamps on him, while playing on a championship caliber team...

If you come up with 4 other players who can do this then you don't know shyt about basketball...because their are not 4 other guys who are the 1 or 2 option on offense for a championship caliber team and the outright best defender on a championship level caliber team...

But this is the coli...so i know without even looking through the thread people have curry in their top 5 even though he has repeatedly shown that when he can't hit 3's he is pretty ordinary...
 

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I'd give Leonard that number 5. Some will say George and Anthony Davis though

AI, and LeBron came damn close. It's either Kawhi or James Harden, but I don't like Harden cause he a fukk nikka so I'll give the edge to Kawhi. Kyrie, Lillad, and AD are coming for that spot though

this year without Duncan will determine if he is or isn't a top 5/franchise player... he's top 7 in my book:ehh:

Bron
Westbrook
KD
Curry
AD
PG13
Kawhi


The CP3 disrespect in here is crazy. :ohhh:


Ya'all are really talking about Harden, PG13, AD, Westbrook, Kyrie, Kawhi, and freaking Damien Lilliard before Chris Paul's name comes out of your mouth?

Lebron, Durant, and Curry are on the top tier. Westbrook, Chris Paul, and Kawhi are the second tier, with maybe AD belonging there but the injuries have made it tough to judge. PG13/Harden/Kyrie/Lilliard/Lowry are back behind them.
 
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