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Newly revised through the first half of the 2017-2018 NBA season, Kawhi Leonard: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Best All-Around Players details the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier small forwards, Kawhi Leonard. Since entering the league in the the mid first-round of the 2011 NBA Draft, Kawhi Leonard has quickly emerged as one of the most promising and dominant two-way players in the league today. At 22, Leonard demonstrated his maturity and poise on the court as he made key contributions to the Spurs' 2014 Championship run. The league rewarded him for his performance by recognizing him as the 2014 Finals MVP, making him the third-youngest player to ever win the award.

Since the initial edition of this book, Tim Duncan has retired from basketball. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are also approaching the end of their careers. With these shifts, Kawhi has emerged as the face of the Spurs organization. Alongside LaMarcus Aldridge, Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs are poised to continue another era of dominance in the NBA.

Here is a preview of what is inside this book:

• Childhood and Early Years
• High School Career
• Kawhi's College Career
• Kawhi Leonard's NBA Career
• Getting Drafted
• Rookie Season
• First Trip to the NBA Finals
• Winning the NBA Championship, Finals MVP
• Winning the Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Enter LaMarcus Aldridge, First All-Star Season
• Post-Duncan Era, the Rise to Superstardom
• The Injury Season
• Kawhi Leonard's Personal Life
• Kawhi Leonard's Legacy and Future

• An excerpt from the book:

  In the NBA, talent and personality are what makes a superstar. Some of the best superstars already display great talent at a young age while there are those whose personalities exceed the skills they show on the basketball court. Talent does all the hard work on the court, but a player's character and demeanor on and off of it are what defines his future as a superstar. There are those that may have shown potential as superstars but would ultimately fail because they lack the personality, character, and demeanor to become great.

  But there are those NBA players that have never shown superstar talent or even the potential to become one at an early age yet have the personality and hard-working demeanor of one destined for greatness. These are the silent workers and discreet assassins that bide their time under the radar and without making noise that would attract attention to them. These are the guys that may look like background players because of their demeanor and lack of star-quality personality but have the work ethic and desire to become great.

  Though they are not as big as guys such as Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan, or LeBron James when it comes to their personalities as superstars, these silent assassins are just as talented and impactful as any other player in league history. And in the NBA today, one such name comes to mind. He may not have the endorsements or commercials and ads that LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry have, but there is no doubt that Kawhi Leonard deserves to be mentioned at the top together with those guys.

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