San Antonio Spurs will ‘take care of’ Kawhi Leonard

The San Antonio Spurs have have traditionally taken care of their players and they will likely do the same with Kawhi Leonard

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San Antonio Spurs’ forward Kawhi Leonard has been a solid NBA player for some time. However, during the 2014 playoffs, he became a star.

Kawhi Leonard was named MVP of the NBA Finals as the Spurs cruised to a 4-1 series victory over the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. He can become a restricted free agent in 2015 and is looking to cash in. The Spurs can prevent free agency by working out a contract extension before the deadline of October 31.

Yannis Koutroupis of Basketball Insiders believes the Spurs will “take care of” Kawhi Leonard like they do with all of their other stars.

"There’s logic to waiting on extending Leonard, but I just can’t shake the feeling that they would prefer to take care of him early. They’ve tapped him as the future face of the franchise and he’s exceeded all expectations. We’re talking about a guy who has gone head-to-head with LeBron James in the last two NBA Finals and not only held his own against the league’s best player, but won a Finals MVP award while defeating him last season. That’s a guy who deserves to get paid early. If you look at the Spurs’ history, they take care of their elite players."

Many believe Kawhi Leonard is the heir to the throne in San Antonio and locking him up is a foregone conclusion – it’s just a matter of when.

Kawhi Leonard averaged 12.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field, 37.9% from beyond the arc and 80.2% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, he put up 14.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the floor, 41.9% from three and 73.6% from the charity stripe.

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