The Spurs are the most vengeful team
The San Antonio Spurs, perhaps the most estreached team in the league, once the Grizzlies black eight, but attracted the Spurs to see a fight once, and even had a black eight, lifelong pursuit and killing. It's just that time has passed, and despite popovich's extraordinary ability, the glory of the Spurs has come to an end. This season, the Spurs' goal is very clear, that is, to swing badly, and as for Popovich, it is the honor of the first win in history. But even so, the Spurs' attitude has never changed.
Originally, the Spurs could continue to be brilliant, and in the post-GDP era, they still maintained the competitiveness of winning the championship, but who could have imagined that The Cowhi Leonard, who had worked hard to cultivate, had a resolute attitude and chose to leave. This also put the Spurs in a situation where the team can only swing in the hopes of a draft conference and select a future superstar who can lead the team out of the quagmire.
The story of Leonard and the Spurs
Kawhi Leonard wasn't picked by the Spurs, of course, it could be. The Pacers have the 15th pick pick, popovich knows that Leonard will be able to become a superstar in the league, so he uses his beloved George Hill as a chip to let the Pacers select Leonard with 15 picks and then trade to the Spurs. In this way, Leonard inexplicably appeared in the San Antonio Spurs, in the eyes of many people, he is just a rookie with a good defense, far away from the All-Star, but for the Spurs, this is a gem that needs to be developed.
Under the premise of ensuring defense, the Spurs continue to cultivate Leonard's offensive skills, without a little trick, all of which are solid basic skills. Under Popovich's training, Leonard continued to improve and eventually grew into the league's top striker. A superstar who can be like James and Durant, wrenching the wrist.
People may remember that in the playoffs that year, the first game against the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs had an absolute lead in the first half, and if it were not for Zazapachulia's stepping stone, perhaps it would be the San Antonio Spurs who broke into the Finals stage. But all this can no longer be changed. Leonard and the Spurs have been estranged, or rather, planned for a long time. He wanted to go to Los Angeles, and no one could stop him, even if he won the championship at the Raptors later, it didn't shake his mind. Eventually, Leonard went to the Los Angeles Clippers as he wished.
Spurs' hatred of Leonard
Leonard's betrayal made San Antonio Spurs fans hate him to the bone. If Leonard hadn't left, the Spurs would have been perfectly able to stay in the ranks of championship contenders, and no one would have doubted that. However, because of his departure, the Spurs fell into a state of inactivity, and the final result was that they were rejected outside the playoffs for two consecutive years, and this season is also likely to miss the playoffs. How miserable the Spurs are these days, how much the fans here hate Cowy Leonard.
In the NBA's 75th event, four players who have played for the Spurs are Tim Duncan, "Admiral" David Robinson, "Iceman" George Gervin and Cowy Leonard. However, the Spurs officially expressed congratulations on the first three on social media, and for Kowhi Leonard, it was not mentioned. From here, it can be seen that the Spurs still hold a grudge against Leonard. There are even many fans who say that once betrayed, a lifelong revenge, the Spurs will never forgive Kawhi Leonard.
This is the sadness of the small ball city, unable to attract superstars to join, it is difficult to cultivate a superstar, but only think of big cities like Los Angeles or Knicks, and finally work hard to make wedding dresses for others. It's no wonder Spurs fans take revenge, after all, this team has too many loyal stars. If The Little Card gives everything he wants for this team and spurs don't give enough help, then he chooses to leave, which is understandable. But Leonard didn't even give the Spurs such a chance, and then turned away, which was really infuriating.