Kawhi is the closes to what MJ would be in the modern NBA
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shot 50% for his career 
O.T.I.S.
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Well he’s not a PG. one of the main reasons I like him is because he plays his position and plays it well.
He’ll grab boards and moves the ball (it’s never stuck with him) but he’s not trying to stat whore, he’s literally playing through the offense and D’ing up
Dwight Howard
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Younger jordan would actually play like Giannis with a jumper in this era. He'd be at the rim or FT line damn near every iso. He average 35 at a minimum.
PhonZhi
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Perfect description
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He almost single handily dropped off GS by himself until ZAZa
I AM WARHOL
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I agree. I'm just confused to why the same nikkas who used to bytch about Kobe not passing or KD not passing seem not to care at all that Kawhi is averaging less than 2.5 assists in his career
Dwight Howard
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That's hypothetical. KD did drop 51 on his head last week, and I'm almost certain he would get the best of him 7 games. Guess we gonna seeHe almost single handily dropped off GS by himself until ZAZa
When looking at his impact on offense and defense it's clear he's the best two way player in the league 
Wallahi I was really rooting for breh when I saw his draft videos and workouts coming out of SD State...I thought he would be good but I had no idea breh would be THIS good and so early on 
Wallahi I was really rooting for breh when I saw his draft videos and workouts coming out of SD State...I thought he would be good but I had no idea breh would be THIS good and so early on 
UpAndComing
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Kawhi is the MVP of the league so far
I can see similarities in that both MJ and Leonard like to work in the mid range. And both are very efficient in that range. Mike obviously on another level though. Mike was literally unstoppable and an absolute killer in the clutch.
SN: Bron and KD currently fighting for best player in the L.
AD, Leonard a tier below them.
SN: Bron and KD currently fighting for best player in the L.
AD, Leonard a tier below them.
I actually agree with this 
Offensively he's just as efficient as Jordan, no wasted movements with the ball. Hes not a naturally gifted scorer like Mike of course but he can get the numbers when u need him to.
Might give a slight edge to Kawhi on defense but their pretty neck and neck for their perspective positions.
Offensively he's just as efficient as Jordan, no wasted movements with the ball. Hes not a naturally gifted scorer like Mike of course but he can get the numbers when u need him to.
Might give a slight edge to Kawhi on defense but their pretty neck and neck for their perspective positions.
Gil Scott-Heroin
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He almost single handily dropped off GS by himself until ZAZa
Half of ONE game in a series equates to "almost" now......
Fade Runner 2049
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When he's right best player in the nba...
You can put your best defender on him and he will score 20 to 30 and he will score from the left block, right block, long 2's, 3's, freethrow line...won't even break a sweat and have your best defender in foul trouble..
On the other end of the court he can guard the other teams best player and wipe that dude completely out...if that best player is KD or Lebron he can make it hard on them...if that best player is chris paul or john wall or bradley beal or paul george, or jimmy butler, forget it I have seen Kawhi in his career make it seem like these dudes aren't even playing...i watched this dude make dame go stand in a corner and not even call for the ball in crunch time of a portland game...
Can't say that about anybody else...Bron is to old...AD gets to many nagging injuries to do it every night and I have seen LMA son him completely off the court multiple times...closes is KD but KD has no real post game and Kawhi post game is elite...
All he really needs is for one other person to not be trash every night and you can get to a conference finals with him...the year he got Zaza'd, during his playoff run virtually every player on the spurs was having career playoff lows...like it literally took manu into game 3 against the grizzlies to score his first basket of the series...LMA was out their getting sonned by Z-bo...Danny Green had one good game against Conley and then Conley spent the rest of the series having career playoff highs...but Tony Parker came alive and was averaging around 20 on over 50% shooting and that was all Kawhi needed to get them to WCF...so between Lowry, Ibaka, and Jonas...if just one of the three can not be terrible for their playoffs games...their going to be almost impossible to beat in the east...
The shocking thing to me is that he still hasn't looked as good in Toronto as he did at his peak with the Spurs...and even then Giannis is the only guy in the playoffs who will have any hope against Kawhi...and it wouldn't surprise me at all of Kawhi son him to Bolivia since Giannis can't consistently make a shot past his own standing reach...
You can put your best defender on him and he will score 20 to 30 and he will score from the left block, right block, long 2's, 3's, freethrow line...won't even break a sweat and have your best defender in foul trouble..
On the other end of the court he can guard the other teams best player and wipe that dude completely out...if that best player is KD or Lebron he can make it hard on them...if that best player is chris paul or john wall or bradley beal or paul george, or jimmy butler, forget it I have seen Kawhi in his career make it seem like these dudes aren't even playing...i watched this dude make dame go stand in a corner and not even call for the ball in crunch time of a portland game...
Can't say that about anybody else...Bron is to old...AD gets to many nagging injuries to do it every night and I have seen LMA son him completely off the court multiple times...closes is KD but KD has no real post game and Kawhi post game is elite...
All he really needs is for one other person to not be trash every night and you can get to a conference finals with him...the year he got Zaza'd, during his playoff run virtually every player on the spurs was having career playoff lows...like it literally took manu into game 3 against the grizzlies to score his first basket of the series...LMA was out their getting sonned by Z-bo...Danny Green had one good game against Conley and then Conley spent the rest of the series having career playoff highs...but Tony Parker came alive and was averaging around 20 on over 50% shooting and that was all Kawhi needed to get them to WCF...so between Lowry, Ibaka, and Jonas...if just one of the three can not be terrible for their playoffs games...their going to be almost impossible to beat in the east...
The shocking thing to me is that he still hasn't looked as good in Toronto as he did at his peak with the Spurs...and even then Giannis is the only guy in the playoffs who will have any hope against Kawhi...and it wouldn't surprise me at all of Kawhi son him to Bolivia since Giannis can't consistently make a shot past his own standing reach...