From the 2011-12 season through 2014-15, he was one of just four players to shoot over 40 percent from beyond the arc all four seasons (along with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kyle Korver). After a couple of stints between the Spurs and D-League in 2011 while having to prove himself to Gregg Popovich, he eventually took the starting SG position as Manu Ginobili moved back to his 6th man role, and in the summer of 2012 Green signed his first multi-year NBA contract in what was one of several moves that got the Spurs back to title contention.Īffectionately known as “Icy-Hot” for his streaky (but often deadly) outside shot, Green helped make the Spurs’ new team-oriented offense click by helping spread the floor while also providing All-NBA level defense. Granted, he had some growing up to do after being waived by the Cavaliers following his rookie season. On the other hand, Green never caused any such trouble for the Spurs. We may never know the complete truth from either side, but it was not something anyone could have foreseen coming from the quietest star in the league just a year ago. On the surface, the answer is obvious: Leonard and his “group” have become insufferable over the last year not only by demanding a trade, but staying silent during the season before spewing out assorted nonsense in an attempt to stain the Spurs’ sterling reputation to justify the move. But wait.what’s that? Danny Green is a part of the trade too? Now I’m sad and left to ponder how we got to a point of being more upset to see him leave than an MVP. Great! The Summer of Kawhi can finally close on this brutal chapter, the Spurs got a decent enough haul in return, and we can now move on with our lives. That’s when I saw it: Kawhi Leonard has been traded to the Toronto Raptors for All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan, Austrian big man Jakob Poeltl, and a draft pick. I had been 200 mi down IH-10 for a business meeting and was completing my morning routine of checking on the Spurs headlines before heading back to San Antonio. A strange feeling came about when I woke up in Houston this morning.
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