Kawhi Leonard spins around Norris Cole and slams it home

By Taylor Smith | Mar 3, 2016

Mar 2, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) dunks the ball against the Detroit Pistons during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

Mar 2, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) dunks the ball against the Detroit Pistons during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Kawhi Leonard is undoubtedly the NBA’s most dominant wing defender, but he’s also developed a super smooth offensive game over the years. This season he’s averaging career bests in both scoring (20.6 points per game) and has turned into the league’s second-best three-point shooter based on percentage (47.9%).

He found himself matched up with Norris Cole in the post (mouse in the house!) during Thursday night’s TNT tilt with the Pelicans. Needless to say, poor Norris didn’t provide a whole lot of resistance. Watch as Kawhi effortlessly spins right around Cole before finishing at the bucket with the nifty one-handed slam (via WhipClip):

Not to take anything away from that nice move, but, man, that was some awful defense.

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