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Meyers Leonard: From Afterthought to Folk Hero

Can't keep his hands up.  Doesn't know how to get in position to rebound.  Always leaves his feet. No go-to offensive move.  He's seriously practicing three pointers this offseason?

Admit it.  We have all thought or said one or more of these things about Meyers Leonard since he was drafted 11th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2012 NBA Draft.  But now, after three years in the league, Blazer fans have never been higher on him.  How did we get here?

It would have been tough for Leonard to perform more poorly than he did in 2013-14.