Sports Illustrated has just released the final installment of its Top 100 NBA players list for the upcoming season, and LA Clippers fans will have something to smile about once they see it — both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are listed among the top 10.
The second-to-last part of the list came out Thursday, which unveiled Nos. 20-11. Leonard and George were both omitted there, so all that remained to be seen was the placement.
SI ranked George at No. 9, one spot ahead of Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and one below Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokic.