ESPN recently released the list of best NBA players, and Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard was placed in the 12th spot.
The new NBA season is upon us and everyone is excited to see their favorite teams and players suit up once again. Many players will be making their returns from injuries, and one of them will be the Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard.
Kawhi missed the entirety of last season due to an ACL injury that he sustained against the Utah Jazz in the playoffs a year before. He is back healthy and will be roaring to go as the Clippers prepare themselves for a surge toward the NBA Championship.
Recently, ESPN released the list of best basketball players in the world ahead of the new season. It had many surprises as many top players were ranked way below than people expected.
LeBron James was ranked as the 6th best player in the world, while Kevin Durant was ranked as the 8th best. On the other hand, Kawhi Leonard wasn’t even in the top 10, as he was listed as the 12th best player in the world. Many fans were upset to see Kawhi being ranked so low because everyone knows how great of a player he is.
Fan Reactions to Kawhi Leonard being ranked as the 12th best player in the NBA
Here are some of the best fan reactions to Kawhi Leonard being placed as the 12th-best player in the league heading into 2022/2023 NBA Season:
The Los Angeles Clippers are a championship contender this season
The Los Angeles Clippers will be the team to beat during the upcoming season. They were already an intimidating team, but the addition of John Wall only served to bolster their reputation. After getting several of their most important players back from injury the following season, the Clippers should be able to make another run at the championship.
John Wall demonstrated that he is still capable of playing at a high level despite the fact that he was sidelined for the first part of the previous season due to heel surgery and a ruptured Achilles tendon. Following his stint on the bench for the Rockets during the previous season, he underwent independent training in Miami.
Another athlete who has been seen engaging in behavior that is analogous to this is Kawhi Leonard. After being absent for the duration of the season before, he will make his comeback for the one that is to come. In the playoffs against the Utah Jazz the previous season, just before he suffered the injury that ended his season, he was playing at an All-Star level.
When the new season begins, two of the best players in the league, Kawhi and Wall, will be eager to get started. It is important that Paul George not be forgotten. After suffering from injuries that forced him to miss time with the team, he will return to full health and serve as the engine that propels the Clippers to victory.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be viewed as one of the league’s top teams to beat out for the championship in the upcoming NBA season. They have a roster full of talented players, many of whom are coming back from injury, and as a result, they have a good chance of winning the entire tournament.
They have already demonstrated that they are a championship-winning tandem, and if Kawhi Leonard hadn’t gotten injured against the Jazz the previous year, they would have won the championship. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have already demonstrated that they are a championship-winning tandem. However, they will have another opportunity, and when it comes around, they will be better prepared.
They are very fortunate to have Normann Powell and John Wall as two strong scorers on their team. When they’re on, they’re on, and their roster depth is unrivaled; no other team can compete with them. There is currently no team in the NBA that is strong enough to defeat them in a best-of-seven series if they can avoid getting injured.
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