We've known for a while that Kawhi Leonard is destined for great things. This season has seen the biggest jump in productivity of his career, and the improvement looks totally sustainable. Kawhi Leonard turned heads in August as he proclaimed that his ambitions included regular season MVP. At the time, I felt that was a lofty goal. Yet here we are just a few months later, hearing Kawhi's name being mentioned in MVP discussions.
Leonard's inexorable ascent into the basketball stratosphere has been a wonder to behold, and we are only now beginning to see the consistent dominance that he can be expected to produce over the coming years.