The ring against the warriors is jus a little tainted tho, everyone knows if kd and klay didn’t get injured they would’ve most definitely beat kawhis raps
Imagine being so good, you have a 18:00 minute long defensive highlight reel. Raptor’s and Clipper’s Kawhi was amazing, but the Spurs pre injury Kawhi was another monster. He’s still the best player in the league to me now, but he was solidifying that spot for real as a Spur. Monster
@@darioblazevic2430 he IS the best? No, and absolutely never was. Did you mean 2021 when Luka gave the title hopeful Clippers nightmares for the second straight opening round and almost took them out himself averaging nearly 36, 10, 8 before the Clippers lost to Phoenix? And this was their first WCF ever because they got humiliated by the Nuggets the year before? You can’t mean that Kawhi
@@AB20236 Seriously, when he goes with his shoulder down, like young Lebron used to do, it's a fucking nightmare, I remember him dropping Klay, Draymond and Bogut on the finals with that shit
17 minutes ain’t nothin I’m pretty sure you could make a 17 minute video of curry playing defense😭 If we got all of kawhis defensive plays we would be sittin here for a while
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I’m 100% convinced Kawhi was made in a lab by Coach Pop. Automatic defense, strong in fundamentals, humble and level minded, doesn’t shoot a lot of 3s compared to 2s
@@ghostdied4662 I see it, he got fouled by Chris Paul and starts complain to the ref while casually and cleanly blocking James harden and goes back to complaining about the earlier foul
One of the most underrated superstars in the NBA, this young man reminds me so much of Scottie pippen playing both ends of the floor, this young man is a constant professional even when they tried to black ball him in San Antonio, he's a real b-ball player that old school cats like me respect
he put on some more weight and traded agility for strength in the recent couple years so his plays are not flashy as before. I still like the spurs Kawhi. More energetic and passionate.
Kawhi is a rare breed. One of the few players that clamps elite players like Steph, LeBron, KD, Giannis, and many others. Now as a Clipper, his offense is now elite while his defense hasn’t changed. Easily a top 3 player in the NBA
Kawhi rarely bets on defense, but gets as many steals as some guards. It was basically a predicted move, and it showed how focused he was. That why I always love watching his play
@@jalenciaga1589 you really think Jamal murray will every drop 50 in a playoff game again? Probably not same with this it wont happen again Kawhi had to guard Jokic and Murray not easy guarding 2 players and be the main offensive guy
If only he didnt get injured in the 2017 WCF, we could have seen another year of greatness in 2018, a much improved player now and probably never left the spurs! His DNA has Spurs written all over it. Just unfortunate some things didnt pan out.
lphjustin i think it was that and he saw the direction we were headed, he had no real help and we’ve made questionable moves since then but would we really have anyone other than him if he stayed. He’d be pulling all the weight for us to be contenders. I hated seeing him leave as he was my favorite spur (crazy considering we had the goat pf TD, Manu and tony) but im glad he gets to add to his legacy by winning outside of our system. Great player hate seeing his raptors highlights but i like him in the clips blue. Go spurs go! (damn we suck tho)
@@jv465 i hate that they traded him for derozan though... like they could've gotten someone better, or at the very least more hard working than him. derozan running spurs sets just hurts to watch, he can't spread the floor for shit, & he's too old to be the explosive guy he was on the raptors... could've gotten butler, lavine, lowry, etc. but no, went with derozan
Steve Kerr told Zaza “we’re tired of Kawhi humiliating us like a one man team, go get the job done” Zaza sub in, few minutes later injured Kawhi. The Warriors would of been in trouble if he didn’t get injured
he doesnt want to risk injuries anymore, because all he cares about is championships wins, which is why he takes so many days off, and doesnt try as hard during the regular season. people always say hes not as good anymore as he was the year before, because they remember playoff performances due to it being the most recent. when the next playoffs finally come, he is tossed around the "best in the league" discussion constantly
It's crazy how he has more career steals than career personal fouls especially in today's era of basketball with how strict the league has been with fouls
Not Gabs they got 4 when they had Tim Duncan, arguably the best power forward of all time, tony Parker, a hall of fame player, and manu ginobili, arguably the best 6th man of all time. They’re all retired now
Astonishes me how hes not regarded as the best player in the NBA. Just because hes lowkey dont mean he not a monster on both ends. Hes the closest thing to kobe and MJ we got. His game at this point, is identical.
The more I watch, the more I realize he's not even that quick, flashy, or explosive. He just knows where the ball is at the right time without being extra. Really efficient.
@@InFaMOus187NYC BIG FACTS....I'll take it a step further because he's proven he can guard bigs...and negate them...thats incredible....speedy guards with the best handles I've ever seen...and take their cookies....thats unreal...My step further is he's Dennis Rodman!...if the Worm could guard Mitch Richmond and strip him mid dribble...and if Dennis had a midrange game and fade away jumper like Jordan. LMAO Eff defender....HE'S ONE OF THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE. LOL
Kawhi's Spurs defense was INSANE ‼️ LBJ, Curry, KD, Harden hated to see him...lol. Man, that quad injury and now his knees really has taken their toll...sigh. I'm really hoping this quarantine has helped with healing his knees.
@@marquishoward9504 Most definitely. I prefer this Kawhi because he's a more well-rounded player, however, I really would have liked to see him develop without the injury
This is why I love watching Kawhi play. You gotta love his effort and hustle on defense aside from him being the focal offense now. Watching other superstars who are a beast on offense but lazy on defense is so boring for me.
11:43 is the single most amazing defensive play I have ever seen. He wasnt even LOOKING at the ball when he stole it. He literally saw the other player make a throwing motion and blindly dived with his hands already extended and stole the ball with BOTH hands
Honestly, that shot and block against Houston is the epitome of Kawhi's career!!! He was so far out of that play and Harden (as much as I can't stand how he manipulates the refs) had an easy layup. I actually got teary-eyed watching that replay again!!!!!! Kawhi Leonard is one of the most underrated players in NBA history!!!! Bird and Duncan make this list as well!
This and the way he plays is “boring” and appears effortless because he’s so sound positionally. Kawhi is not naturally a loud flashy guy for the media, more comparable to a Kareem or Timmy in terms of caring about media than Jordan, Kobe, lbj
Durant is the best player rn offensively and he's outspoken but no one treat him as the greatest. Kobe, LeBron and even Wade used to do defence like this in their prime. Pickpocket & Interception.
@@brucewayne722 cuz being the best offensive player, which is not true; he is the best scorer not offensive player, doesn't mean you are the best player.
lmfao the look on Pops face at 14:27 as Kawhi is stealing the ball from Demar and sealing the game with a dunk, such a symbolic moment too cuz they got traded for each other haha
I watched the Spurs destroy my Rockets so much, that's how I became a fan of Kawhi. Bro said "I don't get the foul, you don't get the points" 11:20 I felt really bad for DeRozan when I saw this live. 14:14
As a Raps fan since the VC days I'm so thankful to have had a magical year with Kawhi, players like him are truly rare, and you can still see the championship mentality he rubbed off on the Raptors.
Man it's really sad to see what injuries did to my man. Kawhi is the best two way player ever. Even to day he can still lock down the best player in the other team
Defense is beautiful. Every sport, Basketball, Foot all, Boxing, Soccer and baseball, I love watching the defensive side of the game more than offense. Idk why, just love seeing players compete and give it their all on defense.
What really changed is they asked him to do more and focus the offense more through him his DPOY years he could focus on defense most of the time but as others have said Kawhi this year before the stoppage was playing some real high level defense
Franz Tria kawhi Spurs is different then he is now defensively...Luka wouldn’t have a averaged more then 24 if kawhi didn’t have to carry offensively too
He made Kobe look the the Black Mama instead of the Black Mamba (0:39) and he made King James look like a Jester in the Kings Palace ( )because of his Bionic defense. Also, he made a four time NBA scoring champion look like a ragdoll. (4:05)
@@vhillyhonrado2564 Leonard got absolutely rekt by Murray in the series, but I feel he's at least top 3-7 still. Pandemic P's accomplishment: Hitting side of backboard and then blaming Doc Rivers for Clippers' loss.
@@ashtonlu9757 yea fax kawhi is still kawhi i just hated the narrative about his the best player and the next mj and better than lebron but pandemic p is a disaster fr.
People forget how great 2016 Kawhi was and no one seems to noticed how he won defensive player of the year unanimously after he won it in 2015, led his team to 67 wins, finished second in mvp behind probaly one of the best mvp seasons of all time steph curry , but no one seems to remember because they lost to the thunder who had way more talent and took golden state to the wire
1:10 Watch how Leonard drags his feet to enable him to put on the air brakes before laying it in. He was running full speed and he would have been off balance, slower and more obvious on the lay in if he tried to slow with only his upper legs. This may be a common tactic I have missed but I've watched about 90% of all games for the past 10 years and I've never seen that before. But then again, I am just noticing this now.
He not only is able to swipe at the ball but he always takes the ball away from you. Many times players will swipe the ball but the player will still hustle and get it back due to the randomness of where the ball goes after the swipe. Best on ball defender I've ever seen.
Imagine if Kawhii never got injured in 2016.. im confident that 67 win Spurs team that year wouldve beaten the 73 win warriors had it not have been for Dirty Zsazsa's foot.
He will do all this and then just look at u like 😐
I’m dying
@@FoxyChariot you'll be dying and he'll just look at u like 😐
LMAOOOO YES😂
😂🤣🤣🤣
Lmfao
His timing, his awareness, his precision, his lateral quickness and his athleticism. All key factors which make him such an all time elite defender.
And his big hands too
His strength, his wingspan, his effort, his giant klaws, his calm mindset too(next play mentality).
Not to mention intelligence. It takes an extremely high BBall IQ to defend like this against NBA superstars.
@@glovs4188 he learned from Tim Duncan. Thats why hes a beast on defense
You forgot his strength
*Kawhi Leonard is a big example of “Defense wins Championships”*
So true
We can’t forget just how elite he is on offense
And Luck, specially luck
Jlc Jlc Pshhhh
B Rose what happened vs okc in 2016 he didnt do sht vs kd
Kawhi's best defensive move??
Stealing the three peat from miami and golden state...
well he is the 3 peat stopper for no reason
The ring against the warriors is jus a little tainted tho, everyone knows if kd and klay didn’t get injured they would’ve most definitely beat kawhis raps
@@Xlnjv umm no that's a possibility, not a certainty. Same way I can say had Zaza not purposely injured Kawhi, they would've won in the first round
@@kingbradley3402 finally, this right here
Anti-dynasty
Imagine being so good, you have a 18:00 minute long defensive highlight reel. Raptor’s and Clipper’s Kawhi was amazing, but the Spurs pre injury Kawhi was another monster. He’s still the best player in the league to me now, but he was solidifying that spot for real as a Spur. Monster
Am so glad am not the only one viewing him as the best player. I can barely watch nba without him
Definitely never was the best, but up there. I would love to see him one day cross 12k points for his career
@@Colls-m8i you am what?
@@arkadiuszrogala1359 he’s the best. Esp in 2019, 2021.
@@darioblazevic2430 he IS the best? No, and absolutely never was. Did you mean 2021 when Luka gave the title hopeful Clippers nightmares for the second straight opening round and almost took them out himself averaging nearly 36, 10, 8 before the Clippers lost to Phoenix? And this was their first WCF ever because they got humiliated by the Nuggets the year before? You can’t mean that Kawhi
He's not the quickest, but his timing is ridiculous
The guys was fast af in his spurs day
@Kishon Moore cuz hes not a good offensive player as he is today so he gives more effort in defense.
he’s still quick when he needs to
hes strong asf too. when he dives for the deflections people just bounce off of him
@@AB20236 Seriously, when he goes with his shoulder down, like young Lebron used to do, it's a fucking nightmare, I remember him dropping Klay, Draymond and Bogut on the finals with that shit
This man has a 17 minutes defense highlight video 😯
There's more but this guy is a giannis fanboy probably and he fucks lebron more than what this highlights shows
AT&T lady is 🥵
yeah. using short clips too.
Yusuf Sanad ???
17 minutes ain’t nothin
I’m pretty sure you could make a 17 minute video of curry playing defense😭
If we got all of kawhis defensive plays we would be sittin here for a while
Heres the thing, as of last year, nobody in the league could guard Kawhi; Kawhi could guard anybody in the league
When you play 2k kawhi against kawhi xD
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@@wynnchester8358 bruh
Not curry tho
Chester Laysico stopp the cap
12:13 really great IQ
Read him like a book
This is so fun to watch. NBA players looking just confused and fumbling for the ball while Kawhi making it look easy and having no reaction after lol
That makes him the best..he was so humble despite of what he is
One of the best defensive play I've seen at 11:45
The Best is harden's no look steal on DeRozan
Looks like he could be a great goalkeeper over here in Europe...
@@AlexandreG with those big hands and his height he definitely could
Most players couldn’t do that even if they saw it coming in advance lol. Just not gifted with the length
@Thorkell I knew which one are you thinking about before i look for it
I like how this guy is so humble , he doesn't show off once in these highlights
Like He Is Barry Sanders Of Basketball Lol
Robots don't show human emotions
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@@criticalcerebral 😂😂😂
He is a robot
Kawhi plays like the Hall of Fame CPU Defense on 2K19
Only true 2k player will understand
Kawhi has sliders
Spamming steal and getting all the animation cheese
Got that pickpocket hof
except he is 5x better
Yo Kawhi was fast af when he was on the Spurs
Kawhi spurs is the best. He is my idol since 2013
He slowed down after he got injured. He avoided getting an injury during seasons so he can play 100% in the playoffs.
lac is full of menaces,kawhii feel boring in there
he isn’t the same defender anymore though, he puts more energy on offense nowadays
@@wesichi fax
I’ve learned so much by watching him play on defense, how he is patient and not letting the player have any openings. Not being over aggressive
Defense isn’t only about steals and blocks, u should’ve put plays of him clamping people making them turn the ball over
*Isn’t
Anthony Hancock good looks
A lot of the plays they showed was him clamping ppl and coming up with a steal or block.
I was ready comment this
Snoopy✩ yo how did u get that character in ur name? I tried to put i it in mine and it said some characters are not allowed
That epic fastbreak airball by Danny at 8:00
iT wAs a pAsS
When people read stats to try to discredit Kawhi's playmaking... this is who he was passing to most of his career ...
I was disappointed to
Fuck he better no shoot like that any more on my team 😂
@@MidnightDrive07 6:32
I’m 100% convinced Kawhi was made in a lab by Coach Pop. Automatic defense, strong in fundamentals, humble and level minded, doesn’t shoot a lot of 3s compared to 2s
Don't forget only one audio file, which is his laughing track.
"Ah-haha-Ahha-!"
True
I thought Kds shot is unblockable 😢
Coach pop is great coach he make Tony Parker become all star pg and manu become good all star and tim duncan become HOF
And big hands too.
11:41 is the most impressive defensive play I've seen
moral of the story, protect the ball at all cost around Kawhi, even when you don't think he's looking, he really is.
11:43 is the best defensive play of all time - a nolook turnaround diving steal, are you kidding me?
no arguing with that
Imagine if he fakes the pass. That would be the greatest fake of all time and the greatest ankle breaker as well.
@@Fraudkovic kawhi can predict the future so the fake wouldnt have worked
It was insane watching live, i couldn't believe it, never seen anything like it before. He truly is a two way elite player.
@@Fraudkovic when he's in that MUI mode, he can anticipate that move.
11:18 complains for a foul, blocks James harden like he a little kid, goes back to the ref to complain for a foul. What a legend he is!!!
Ghostdied Codm I don’t know if you’re joking or not
@@2kmichaeljordan438 nope he complains about a defensive foul, blocks harden, the. Goes back and complains about earlier
@@ghostdied4662 I see it, he got fouled by Chris Paul and starts complain to the ref while casually and cleanly blocking James harden and goes back to complaining about the earlier foul
Ghostdied Codm oh ok
for a split second Harden was about to complain about the block but he looked over at the ref and Kawhi had already started lmao
This might be the most aesthetically pleasing highlight video I've ever seen.
Announcer: This kid's the next generation of Spurs excellence
Me, a Spurs fan: Dammit!
𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫🕔
Edit: i love clocks
@@LanceTuco-y1x 45 points
@@LanceTuco-y1x tied at 2-2 with Jazz, from 0-2.
@@naddy1044 Yes i watched the tv broadcast.
@Peke Cellphone crazy. They're in the conference finals
One of the most underrated superstars in the NBA, this young man reminds me so much of Scottie pippen playing both ends of the floor, this young man is a constant professional even when they tried to black ball him in San Antonio, he's a real b-ball player that old school cats like me respect
1:41 That timing and footwork. Just wow.
Spurs Kawhi is the best defender I've ever seen.
he put on some more weight and traded agility for strength in the recent couple years so his plays are not flashy as before. I still like the spurs Kawhi. More energetic and passionate.
So you didn't see Bruce Bowen
Damn right... I patterned my defensive playing watching this man
i prefer mj defense
bluntsmoke kawhi’s a better defender than jordan
Homie really said “you talk about taking advantage of children”💀💀💀
@2:35 Bledsoe is so unbelievably quick but somehow Kahwi still catches him!
Most of these happened in the playoffs. Thats crazy.
The best thing about his defense is that he tries to keep the ball in play. Monster blocks look cool and all but such plays really impact the game.
Kawhi is a rare breed. One of the few players that clamps elite players like Steph, LeBron, KD, Giannis, and many others. Now as a Clipper, his offense is now elite while his defense hasn’t changed. Easily a top 3 player in the NBA
I wouldn't say top 3. Availability is still valuable asset that needs to be considered.
@@fallenthedweeb9938 this was 2 years ago nerd.
@@iqloc- damn bruh he hurt'chu or what
@@iqloc- nerd is no longer an insult, what year are you from?
@@DS-me7kk 🤓
His ultra instinct, discipline, timing, and focus make him arguably the GOAT perimeter defender
Joshua 2 fori h aman aman
Kawhi rarely bets on defense, but gets as many steals as some guards. It was basically a predicted move, and it showed how focused he was.
That why I always love watching his play
I swear I can watch these Kawhi Leonard defense highlights on repeat this Is the closest thing to 90s basketball I've seen!
“You reach and I teach” applies to everyone except for Kawhi Leonard
Underrated comment 😂
Nah he got a taught pretty well by Jamal Murray id say 💀💀
@@jalenciaga1589 you really think Jamal murray will every drop 50 in a playoff game again? Probably not same with this it wont happen again Kawhi had to guard Jokic and Murray not easy guarding 2 players and be the main offensive guy
@@jalenciaga1589 He wasn't even guarding Murray the whole time and the few possessions he was he locked his ass up😂😂
@@jalenciaga1589 damn foo u everywhere 💀get a life
KAWHI BLOCKING...
- KD(3 TIMES) at 3:55, 4:05, 13:09
- LEBRON(x2) at 5:15 and 10:18
- JAMES HARDEN(x2) at 9:35, 11:26
- KOBE BRYANT at 0:40...DAMIAN LILLIARD, STEPH CURRY, Tobias Harris, bunch of nuggets players, Eric Bledsoe, clint capella, Trevor ariza, trey Lyles, kemba walker(x2), Dwight Howard...🖐🏿 🦾 🤖
The highlight missed his strip of russ in OT in game 6 if 2014 WCF
A bunch of nuggets players lmao
that kobe bryant team ... omg boozer, lin, etc....
@@METALSAULGOODMAN yup
sometimes its better to watch full games than highlights. You see his greatness but not the choke job done.
If only he didnt get injured in the 2017 WCF, we could have seen another year of greatness in 2018, a much improved player now and probably never left the spurs! His DNA has Spurs written all over it. Just unfortunate some things didnt pan out.
lphjustin i think it was that and he saw the direction we were headed, he had no real help and we’ve made questionable moves since then but would we really have anyone other than him if he stayed. He’d be pulling all the weight for us to be contenders. I hated seeing him leave as he was my favorite spur (crazy considering we had the goat pf TD, Manu and tony) but im glad he gets to add to his legacy by winning outside of our system. Great player hate seeing his raptors highlights but i like him in the clips blue. Go spurs go! (damn we suck tho)
@@jv465 i hate that they traded him for derozan though... like they could've gotten someone better, or at the very least more hard working than him. derozan running spurs sets just hurts to watch, he can't spread the floor for shit, & he's too old to be the explosive guy he was on the raptors... could've gotten butler, lavine, lowry, etc. but no, went with derozan
@@tjfrye11 i want to see butler kawhi duo 👀
Steve Kerr told Zaza “we’re tired of Kawhi humiliating us like a one man team, go get the job done” Zaza sub in, few minutes later injured Kawhi. The Warriors would of been in trouble if he didn’t get injured
lphjustin Yes but don’t act like Leonard was all innocent he knew what he was doing
Whats annoying is when he steals the ball or block you he will just keep his poker face and comes back to another play
2:34 Look at that speed Spurs Kawhi was a different beast on defense
he doesnt want to risk injuries anymore, because all he cares about is championships wins, which is why he takes so many days off, and doesnt try as hard during the regular season. people always say hes not as good anymore as he was the year before, because they remember playoff performances due to it being the most recent. when the next playoffs finally come, he is tossed around the "best in the league" discussion constantly
It's crazy how he has more career steals than career personal fouls especially in today's era of basketball with how strict the league has been with fouls
I wonder how many technicals he got since he started in the nba... probably less than 5.
@@chey6975Bro probably none lol
The word "defender" wasn't needed in the title
Talib Mirza 🤣🤣 no cap
hahah right on.. i was like "duh".
Kawhi Leonard is a Robot | Best of Kawhi 🤣
He is a Kawhi-borg
I can't cant find video of Kawhi's defence with song, it had a lot of views but I think UA-cam deleted it😯😭
"This guy is spurs next brand of excellence"... my heart just bleeding again man... why do i even watch this...
Because as a spur fan you still gotta love him
Caleb Jones what you drinking?
Kawhis body control is so unbelievably beautiful. He blocks shots so effortlessly while never draws fouls
4:05 Did y’all hear that “ohhhh kawowwww”🤣
When he said " This guy is spurs next brand of excellence", I felt that.
wildhorse891 yessir! Spurs messed up the moment they traded him. Now he’s on his way to get his 3rd ring and 3rd Finals MVP
wildhorse891 🤝
wildhorse891 Pop and the Spurs won 4 rings without him and the one with him he was a luxury role player. Spurs will be just fine
wildhorse891 casual ... they have 5 already
Not Gabs they got 4 when they had Tim Duncan, arguably the best power forward of all time, tony Parker, a hall of fame player, and manu ginobili, arguably the best 6th man of all time. They’re all retired now
He owns everybody. LeBron KD Giannis Embiid Curry. Easy work for him. No one is close to his level. Kawhi is the goat. Period. Clippers in 4!
I wouldn’t go as far to say Kawhi is the goat
Don't get ahead of yourself.
Just save that talk for the playoffs when lebron dominates him
Pedro Cantor Alright bet. I promise you Kawhi will destroy LeBron.
@@TheFrostFire you mean like he dominated him in 2014? oh wait... whoops.
Astonishes me how hes not regarded as the best player in the NBA. Just because hes lowkey dont mean he not a monster on both ends. Hes the closest thing to kobe and MJ we got. His game at this point, is identical.
Because of those bronsexuals
Facts people just dick ride LeBron cause he’s LeBron
Now you know why!!!!!! Casual!!
Kachoke choked a 3-1 lead quit on his team and shot 6-22 in game 7 I don't wanna hear that shit again
@@chrischill5439 agreed
11:43 this is insane. He's in zone.
2K glitch in real life.
The more I watch, the more I realize he's not even that quick, flashy, or explosive. He just knows where the ball is at the right time without being extra. Really efficient.
He's the best defender I've ever seen.
Gary Payton.. also an elite two-way player.
Derek Lowery i love GP but Kawhi is next level . He makes Elite players look average at best... On God!
InFaMOus187NYC i mean look up Scottie pippen ...
Antonio Artemus There is No need for me to look up Pippen, Kawhi is the modern day Pippen .
@@InFaMOus187NYC BIG FACTS....I'll take it a step further because he's proven he can guard bigs...and negate them...thats incredible....speedy guards with the best handles I've ever seen...and take their cookies....thats unreal...My step further is he's Dennis Rodman!...if the Worm could guard Mitch Richmond and strip him mid dribble...and if Dennis had a midrange game and fade away jumper like Jordan. LMAO Eff defender....HE'S ONE OF THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE. LOL
Kawhi's Spurs defense was INSANE ‼️ LBJ, Curry, KD, Harden hated to see him...lol. Man, that quad injury and now his knees really has taken their toll...sigh. I'm really hoping this quarantine has helped with healing his knees.
Everyone hates to see him. Dude is a monster on defense.
I Hope So Too. Klaw🖐🏾
@@marquishoward9504 Imagine if he still has his legs. He'll be insanely good on both ends.
@@marquishoward9504 Most definitely. I prefer this Kawhi because he's a more well-rounded player, however, I really would have liked to see him develop without the injury
@Ricochetrabitt that clip was fucking cherry picked and edited so badly. LBJ was not worried about Kawhi at all lmfao.
His steal is like “give me the damn ball you fool” and proceed to take a ball out of someone’s hand. Lol
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Crazy how 2 of Kawhi's chips were stopping 2 three peats
3:46 was the most 2K lookin ass steal I’ve ever seen, bro just put his arms in the air lol
a man kawhi toying those poor kiddos, kept stealing their cookies. 😆
Kawhi the cookie monster
This is why I love watching Kawhi play. You gotta love his effort and hustle on defense aside from him being the focal offense now. Watching other superstars who are a beast on offense but lazy on defense is so boring for me.
Could go down as one of the best defenders ever don’t @ me.
Fact
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Dang all y’all @ me lol but it’s true tho
NOLAY AUSTIN kawhi guarding Lebron and KD
11:43 is the single most amazing defensive play I have ever seen. He wasnt even LOOKING at the ball when he stole it. He literally saw the other player make a throwing motion and blindly dived with his hands already extended and stole the ball with BOTH hands
Honestly, that shot and block against Houston is the epitome of Kawhi's career!!! He was so far out of that play and Harden (as much as I can't stand how he manipulates the refs) had an easy layup. I actually got teary-eyed watching that replay again!!!!!!
Kawhi Leonard is one of the most underrated players in NBA history!!!! Bird and Duncan make this list as well!
And thats why he’s my favorite
Sorry to hear that🤭
Guarantee you if Kawhi had an outspoken personality like bron or kobe, hed be regarded as the best player in the world right now
@G C yeah but hes not regarded as such by majority of players, fans, and media alike.
This and the way he plays is “boring” and appears effortless because he’s so sound positionally. Kawhi is not naturally a loud flashy guy for the media, more comparable to a Kareem or Timmy in terms of caring about media than Jordan, Kobe, lbj
Nah he still wouldn't, his game isn't nearly as flashy. Defense doesn't sell like offense.
Durant is the best player rn offensively and he's outspoken but no one treat him as the greatest. Kobe, LeBron and even Wade used to do defence like this in their prime. Pickpocket & Interception.
@@brucewayne722 cuz being the best offensive player, which is not true; he is the best scorer not offensive player, doesn't mean you are the best player.
He just proved that "Defense is the greatest offense"
But Murray showed us offense is offense..
@G2 Sports dont forget the 3-🖕🏼
@@vhillyhonrado2564 who cares kawhi got rings
@@ghostofsparta9297 so what? even james jones has rings 🤣
@@vhillyhonrado2564 what about murray?
what is even more impressive is how successfully they score after a steal or block from kawhi!
Kawhi, curry, and thompson creates an OP trio.
That “The Claw” nickname is very appropriate.
*Klaw
And BR put Draymond over him as the DPOY of the decade 😂
Y'all gotta admit Kawhi is playing injured right now. That explosive-ness he had on the Spurs is gone. Now, he's gotta manage his body.
Kawhi injury can't go away and it really sad to see because it might shorten his career
lmfao the look on Pops face at 14:27 as Kawhi is stealing the ball from Demar and sealing the game with a dunk, such a symbolic moment too cuz they got traded for each other haha
11:42 that's the most amazing steal I've seen.
greatest steal of all time
That team-ball pass sequence 14:03 was sooooo P-E-R-F-E-C-T😰
I watched the Spurs destroy my Rockets so much, that's how I became a fan of Kawhi.
Bro said "I don't get the foul, you don't get the points" 11:20
I felt really bad for DeRozan when I saw this live. 14:14
That steel at 11:45 is the best intercepted pass I think I have ever seen
As a Raps fan since the VC days I'm so thankful to have had a magical year with Kawhi, players like him are truly rare, and you can still see the championship mentality he rubbed off on the Raptors.
He isn’t a leader, he never was and never will be. Kyle Lowry was the leader on the Raptors championships team.
I’m not a Spurs or Clippers fan BUT this man should be the face of the league! Pure class and an exceptional talent 🙌
You gotta be the best player to be the face of the league 💀💀
@@jalenciaga1589He was back in 2019 but for some reason he wasn’t recognized and fucking Anthony Davis got on the 2k cover. ANTHONY DAVIS.
Me: What do horses eat?
Kawhi: hay hay hay
😂
😂😂😂😂
You dude made a guy laugh.
not bad.
Man it's really sad to see what injuries did to my man. Kawhi is the best two way player ever. Even to day he can still lock down the best player in the other team
Jordan or Hakeem. Kawai is awesome though
If Leonard would stayed in Toronto, they probably repeated the chip
Facts Nick Nurse coaching them too it’s a wrap
I doubt that what player in Toronto stopping AD
@@ishak4337 It's not just AD, the way that Toronto were playing was amazing
@@ishak4337 Toronto had a ton of size, Gasol, Ibaka and Siakam
@@mduar1000 u do know last year lakers squad were bigger
Defense is beautiful. Every sport, Basketball, Foot all, Boxing, Soccer and baseball, I love watching the defensive side of the game more than offense. Idk why, just love seeing players compete and give it their all on defense.
what makes this more crazier he never look looks up. always looking down and doing his job . no trash talk no glammy actions ...
What really made him look so robotic is that after he blocks, steals or finishes a fastbreak, he never celebrates nor smiles.
Kawhi defense was like tht till he started getting better offensively
Have you not been watching him this year?
Nah he’s still ridiculous on defense
What really changed is they asked him to do more and focus the offense more through him his DPOY years he could focus on defense most of the time but as others have said Kawhi this year before the stoppage was playing some real high level defense
yeah no, see the current playoffs mans a beast
my fav is when he stripped the ball off boban a 7+ foot tall guy like he's stealing lollipop from a kid
Franz Tria kawhi Spurs is different then he is now defensively...Luka wouldn’t have a averaged more then 24 if kawhi didn’t have to carry offensively too
I'm a Spurs fan and this video just brought out my depression.
He made Kobe look the the Black Mama instead of the Black Mamba (0:39) and he made King James look like a Jester in the Kings Palace ( )because of his Bionic defense. Also, he made a four time NBA scoring champion look like a ragdoll. (4:05)
And jamal and jokic made kawhi and pandemic p theyre bitch (Playoffs)
@@vhillyhonrado2564 Kawhi choked 1-3 games... Pandemic P choked an entire playoffs.
@@ashtonlu9757 kawhi (the next jordan) leonard had a silent meltdown pandemic p became a 🤡
@@vhillyhonrado2564 Leonard got absolutely rekt by Murray in the series, but I feel he's at least top 3-7 still.
Pandemic P's accomplishment: Hitting side of backboard and then blaming Doc Rivers for Clippers' loss.
@@ashtonlu9757 yea fax kawhi is still kawhi i just hated the narrative about his the best player and the next mj and better than lebron but pandemic p is a disaster fr.
I like when that one announcer says “whoaaa mammaaa” and “the claw!!” That’s the kind of sauce I like announcers to have.
Absolutely love watching defense played like this
Yah me too
*this mans hands tho....*
He's a big guy lol love him
Pause
He’s a fun guy
He wouldn't be called the Klaw for nothing
Jordan-esque
5:51 That & no reaction 🙈.. Well thats Kawhi Leonard for you🔥
11.42 probably one of the most impressive interception of all time. He just sensed the ball. Didn’t even have to look at it. This is incredible.
Had to watch this again after Kawhi missed the playoffs again for the clippers. If it wasn't for that Bum Zaza, Leanard would have 4 rings by now.
Idk why but 8:11 just made me laugh haha. The way it just cuts to the next clip lol
Kawhi was just passing it back so he could block them again.
People forget how great 2016 Kawhi was and no one seems to noticed how he won defensive player of the year unanimously after he won it in 2015, led his team to 67 wins, finished second in mvp behind probaly one of the best mvp seasons of all time steph curry , but no one seems to remember because they lost to the thunder who had way more talent and took golden state to the wire
1:10 Watch how Leonard drags his feet to enable him to put on the air brakes before laying it in. He was running full speed and he would have been off balance, slower and more obvious on the lay in if he tried to slow with only his upper legs. This may be a common tactic I have missed but I've watched about 90% of all games for the past 10 years and I've never seen that before. But then again, I am just noticing this now.
Elite footwork. Also, I teach on ball defense like he plays: one hand down for the crossover if you are shading ball side.
Did anyone notice at 8:05 he gets the block then proceeds to throw it away
17 minutes of clutch defense. Dude is a savage
I feel like I could watch Kawhi ripping people all day
Like stealing candy, it's too easy
Best defender in the game, no question.
@@EdSuavePerez Do you that Clippers has a discipline.
🏆 clippers
He makes it fun to watch defence
He not only is able to swipe at the ball but he always takes the ball away from you. Many times players will swipe the ball but the player will still hustle and get it back due to the randomness of where the ball goes after the swipe. Best on ball defender I've ever seen.
Imagine if Kawhii never got injured in 2016.. im confident that 67 win Spurs team that year wouldve beaten the 73 win warriors had it not have been for Dirty Zsazsa's foot.