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Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird

Among Kawhi Leonard’s many, varied talents is something relatively new this season: Without much warning, and in addition to his stellar defense and rebounding, the Spurs forward has become one of the most devastating 3-point shooters in the league. Leonard currently ranks second among qualified players in 3-point accuracy, having knocked down a ridiculous 48.4 […]

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Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird

Among Kawhi Leonard’s many, varied talents is something relatively new this season: Without much warning, and in addition to his stellar defense and rebounding, the Spurs forward has become one of the most devastating 3-point shooters in the league. Leonard currently ranks second among qualified players in 3-point accuracy, having knocked down a ridiculous 48.4 […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The New-Look Spurs Are Gonna Be Really Good

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The San Antonio Spurs, hoping to make another title run, loaded up on talent in the offseason. They landed coveted free agent LaMarcus Aldridge […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The New-Look Spurs Are Gonna Be Really Good

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The San Antonio Spurs, hoping to make another title run, loaded up on talent in the offseason. They landed coveted free agent LaMarcus Aldridge […]

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Kawhi Leonard Needs A Raise Even Though He Just Got One

Today in an article on FiveThirtyEight, I wrote about how the value of NBA free agents may change as the salary cap increases dramatically in upcoming seasons. In recent seasons, the players who used to be bargains were beginning to cost more — but that trend may flip-flop again as the cap rises ever higher. […]

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