The 2016-17 NBA season was a blotch of disappointment for Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard. His most productive season one year prior signaled what many had hoped would be a true leap forward, but ultimately wasn’t. Instead, he regressed in a major way.
There is no denying it. Leonard doesn’t.
His numbers were abysmal, he was often out of sync with his teammates on the floor, and the oddly silky shot that had rallied the most optimistic fans behind him abandoned him—as did a large swath of the fans themselves.
A fifth-year big man is supposed to shoot above 40 percent from the floor.