What Happened To The 14 Players Drafted Before Kawhi Leonard

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From one of the greatest Shooters EVER to a man BLACKLISTED by the NBA
This Is What Happened To The 14 Players Drafted Before Kawhi Leonard
00:00 INTRO
00:32 The 2011 Draft Class
00:51 Kawhi Leonard Pre-Draft Projection
02:53 How The #2 Team In The NBA Got A Lottery Pick
03:38 Kawhi Leonard Becoming A MONSTER
04:36 1st Pick - Kyrie Irving
07:03 2nd Pick - Derrick Williams
07:48 3rd Pick - Enes Kanter
09:48 4th Pick - Tristian Thompson
10:35 5th Pick - Jonas Valančiūnas
11:32 6th Pick - Jan Veselý
12:27 7th Pick - Bismack Biyombo
13:08 8th Pick - Brandon Knight
14:10 9th Pick - Kemba Walker
15:13 10th Pick - Jimmer Fredette
16:08 11th Pick - Klay Thompson
17:11 12th Pick - Alec Burks
17:59 13th & 14th Pick - Morris Twins
19:11 - The Truth Of The "Weakest Draft Class In a Decade"
20:00 - NBA Legends on Kawhi Leonard
20:44 - Conclusion
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[@jesussaves852]

Jesus loves you and may God bless you❤

[@MsDjipalo]

jan vesely isnt serbian

[@canadianguy7291]

I think a massive thing people dont seem to bring up when talking about Kawhi is how much the Spurs turned him into the player he is. He didnt have a good shot entering the league and was seen as a very good defender but a non factor on offence. That was until he landed with the Spurs and Chip Engelland was able to mold Kawhi. Now theres no guarantee Kawhi wouldnt be a superstar if he was drafted by another team but it is a very important thing to mention.

[@mihalic1989]

Jan Vesely is not Serbian. He played for Partizan Belgrade, but he is Czech.

[@HenryHoops]

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[@Ben_XK]

I mean who wouldn't like kawhi? Aside from hating his load managing, he's a quiet guy and just plays(when he does 😅😂). That's what I see so it's hard to full on hate him.

[@ziggzagg8878]

Is that what he did with the Spurs? The Spurs are one of the most well ran and we'll respected front offices of all time. Kawhi got his feelings hurt and then acted like a bitch baby and cried and refused to play for them until they traded him. Idk, maybe it's just me. But being quiet doesn't make someone likeable. It just means that he's a bitch behind closed doors.

[@Ben_XK]

@@ziggzagg8878 so? They still had their fault, it's not like kawhi made up another thing just to get out. He stated his reason and refused to play to get out of there. Injury related issues 🤷‍♂️

[@ziggzagg8878]

@@Ben_XK That's what we call a bitch where I'm from. 🤷

[@Ben_XK]

@@ziggzagg8878 they lied about his injuries right? Them who taught him load managing, if his a bitch from where you're from then they're dumb from I'm from. 😂🤣

[@ziggzagg8878]

@@Ben_XK The Spurs never lied about his injury. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Who told you that? It was transparent. Everyone in the world knew exactly what injury Kawhi was recovering from.

[@yengvang8737]

Crazy how the Morris Brothers were picked before him.

[@trav8787]

Not really. The twins have played how many seasons as decent role players. The twins are successful nba players.

[@lagosfury5142]

People have to realize Kawhi was not a household name,he played out west where it's hard to see certain teams...he wasnt scoring crazy points,the Morris bros were more in the spotlight naturally..at Kansas

[@coolbreeze3793]

@@trav8787 yeah but they don’t really do much on the court they’re more like trade assets I just understand why any team wants them. Lol

[@Richxwolf]

Editing was on point w this video bro! Great funny memes and all! Good shit fam

[@HenryHoops]

Thanks Bro that means alot!

[@hasanmuhammad3916]

Nice video keep them coming.

[@youngboynaz9748]

imagine the duo of steph and kawhi…

[@RyanWood24]

You could argue that the 2011 draft class is a top 5 draft class of all time Notable all stars: Kyrie Irving Kemba Walker Klay Thompson Kawhi Leonard Nikola Vucevic Jimmy Butler Isaiah Thomas (at pick 60 nonetheless)

[@RyanWood24]

Plus a bunch of solid players

[@rmx39]

2017 is shaping up too

[@melgibson5006]

Even Valanciunas, Tobias Harris, the Morris twins, Bojan Bogdanovic, Reggie Jackson, Faried, Parsons and Tristan Thompson were all solid players

[@Dilldough.]

Brandon Knight had a rough career. Blew both of his ankles from Kyrie. Was posterized for what is considered possibly the best dunk in history. And missed a WIDE open layup at the buzzer to win a game. Poor kid!😂😂

[@bitxhplz]

let's be honest tho, no other teams can develop Kawhi to who he is today as a player than the spurs.

[@pdx20]

Brandon knight lowlights are amazing..

[@SonnyK248]

I'm not even joking. I watch that buzzer beater ten times a year. It's the greatest shot of all time and you cant fight me.

[@gokuswanson2037]

Ray Allen

[@SonnyK248]

@@gokuswanson2037 that was another classic. But game 7. Tie game. Four seconds on the clock and at the start of the play Kawhi is on the other side of the court. Dude straight up runs as far as he can and then launches it while still in motion. And then you have the longest silence after a buzzer maybe in NBA history. Felt like it took an hour to go in 😂 how can a catch and shoot three beat that? I know it was a big one with a tonne on the line but still.

[@gokuswanson2037]

@Sonny Kelevra it beats it because the heat losing 3-2 ... game 6 of the FINALS, down by 3, and it wasnt a catch and shoot 3....rebound bosh, throws to Ray who literally back pedals without looking at his feet to get behind the 3 point line and not step out of bounds and then just rips it while they were already bringing out the trophy for the spurs and locking down the court for celebration. Bro I get the bounces and how amazing it was but the Ray Allen shot is the pinnacle of what we all dream about playing ball as kids

[@Courtside-Stories]

Lol. Love it

[@DyDy-ow2if]

In kyrie’s fairness, he said “if you guys will have me back” and clearly boston did not like him

[@herbertschofield4435]

I subbed

[@meh7348]

Love Enes and how he ain't afraid to stand for his beliefs, he's right too.

[@FidelCashFlows]

CIA mouthpiece lol

[@Grillinnap]

But you hate Kaepernick and everything he stands for

[@charan.n15]

kanter needs to learn how to defend a pick and roll before thinking that teams are "blacklisting him", dude's just hot ass.

[@lopezlion3164]

@@charan.n15 Bullshit. China has the NBA by the balls. They just scared of losing $$$.

[@realnegajpeg9935]

Propaganda lol

[@Uppercut_TV]

🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@I.am_Groot]

Kawhi is a great example of an unselfish on court player who devotes energy to both sides of the floor and leads by example. He is also the poster child for the NBA needing to tighten up the expectation end of player's contracts. The NFL goes too far and can basically erase a player's salary for on the job injury and when they draft a young baller who can step in at a cheaper price. The NBA gives guys like Ben Simmons the space to decide if they want to show up, give effort, or work within a team concept. Kawhi wants us to believe a player near or over 30 should be able to slow roll the first half of a season then crank it up after all-star and put in 50 games. This needs to be addressed asap

[@meh7348]

All that matters is playoffs/finals and winning a ring, in an 82 game season where being 500 is usually enough to make the post season you can't blame em. I don't even really start paying attention till the second half of the season when things start to actually matter. I'd rather have my teams stars take it easy till things matter and be as healthy as possible for a play off run 🤷‍♂️ Shorten the season a bit or add financial incentives for regular season performance as all the big money teams make is made in the post season.

[@I.am_Groot]

@@meh7348 Take it easy? Is there a participation ribbon round this year? Fans pay to see stars. Advertisers pay to see stars. Stars grinding it out produces wins. There needs to be financial consequences to 'but I want a day off' guys. Want to sit? Cool. Deduction. Not making this road trip after being cleared to play? Cool. Deduction. You know... like they were actually AT WORK

[@GlitchTheLitch]

​@I am Groot! It's never been the case that Kawhi sits out because he wants a "day off", that's misinformation. The teams and organizations are the ones making those decisions in the 1st place based on what they know. His chronic knee condition worsens with overuse, which is exactly why he's held out of b2b games.

[@I.am_Groot]

@@GlitchTheLitch Lol....if you think the Clippers are telling Kawhi and not the other way around you have not been paying attention. Fifty games is the mark he looks to hit this season. There were not 20 b2b situations that he sat out for the guy wants to be a part time player. John Stockton played until he was 40 and did drop his minutes later on but the last 2 seasons started 82 games each. But I guess he didn't have any lingering issues lol

[@RoboticV]

​@@I.am_Groot Kawhi has left knee tendinopathy. Basically, your tendon can become inflamed when overused which can be very painful. The Clippers organization is well aware of this. Whether he personally sits out or the organization makes him doesn't matter. Either way he still has a disorder that needs to be maintained.

[@hasanmuhammad3916]

This name is all that Bismack biyombo 👑

[@austinreavis8875]

Honestly as one of the biggest (reasonable) kawhi fans, he does sit out too much. It's not just him or just the organization. Anyone who's on one extreme side or the other is close-minded. He does take off too many games, but at the same time you see his production at the end of the day in the playoffs. And although fans pay to see players and spend a lot of money to go to games, as an fan of an nba team a championship should be the number one top priority. I don't know if that will happen with the clippers. If it's not the celtics then I hope it's the clippers. But I don't know. That being said games need to be taken off after I season long injury. Klay is a perfect example. But yes he does sit out too much and I hate that when people think of kawhi that's what they think of

[@KevinDurantBurnerAccount]

I understand Kawhi resting and it’s smart. But as a fan it’s unfair for fans that come out to see him play just for him to sit. These are the same fans that are giving this man a job. I feel like the nba should look elsewhere from load managing.the nba should give players that need load managing minutes restrictions rather than entire games off. This will keep the players fresh for the playoffs and us the fans happy.

[@austinreavis8875]

@@KevinDurantBurnerAccount good idea

[@johnnyappleseed6889]

Racist

[@henrylam92]

@@KevinDurantBurnerAccount are you a a Kawhi or Clippers fan? If it it helps the Clippers to make the playoffs and Kawhi is great during the playoffs then that’s the way

[@KevinDurantBurnerAccount]

@@henrylam92 I’m a fan of the game. I mean if you like the NBA players to constantly spit in our face sure. The next time you go to an NBA game all I hope your favorite players all decide to take a rest day just you can feel the same pain. It’s so fair to the fans that pay to see their favorite player to not even suit up. You don’t know how selfish that sounds? Imagine a working class parent taking their kid going to an NBA game just for them to not even play. You sound ridiculous to me. What would happen to your job if you don’t your boss you’re not coming to work because you need to load manage. You’re gonna get fired on the spot. If you’re healthy you play period. I don’t know what it is with this soft and entitled generation. NBA players don’t play for fun they play because it’s their job. If they’re healthy they should play if they can’t play or because their health is too much of an issue then they should retire or switch to a job that’s less demanding. In plus Kawhi is making 30+ mil a year. If players can’t even play 10-20 minutes when healthy they shouldn’t be playing the game at all. They owe it to the game, to the fans, their opponents, and most importantly they owe it to their team and organization. These players are professionals. They need to start acting like it otherwise it’s going to ruin the game like how it has been doing.

[@user-ui5cu5tf6q]

Yoo where you been rehab ?

[@cjmamba2434]

Jimmie’s biggest problem was his attitude. Assistant coaches have said he had a bad me first personality and always tried to take matters into his own hands. That’s why he didn’t pan out. In china, they’re more than happy to let him do whatever.

[@hankubelhart9699]

I subscribed because your name is Henry.

[@bignatedawg3862]

At 4:25 you did the clippers dirty bro

[@twoodbeats]

13:44 RIP to Brandon Knight lol

[@enanebres6481]

New Subscriber here

[@Courtside-Stories]

Me too. If you are interested I just started a channel. Got my first video on Dame Lillard. Have a good one.

[@pabloandino5372]

when he said athletic and showed Melo i was like come on man lol

[@hasanmuhammad3916]

That's a hell of a name cool name bismack biyombo 🎉👑

[@everydayentertainment8574]

One small error you made was stating that jan vesely was Serbian. He is indeed of Czech Origin. He did play for the Serbian team known as partizan prior to joining the nba.

[@Courtside-Stories]

I appreciate that insight

[@jakemf1]

“Experts say the draft was weak.” Lol lots of good players

[@MrGoddlie]

It was still weak. When I look at first 5 draft picks and even to 8th pick. It wasn't special. Only one player in the top 8 was special

[@Ccciuzz]

​@@MrGoddlie I get what you're saying, but a draft with Kyrie, Klay and Kawhi in it can't be considered weak, especially when it included other players such as Joe Johnson, Valanciunas and Vucevic.

[@huh968]

@@MrGoddlie yeah but you shouldn't just look at the first 8 players lol, oftentimes the draft order is way different than you'd expect. i mean jimmy butler was somehow drafted 30th like wtf

[@Splashbackl]

​@@huh968sleeper pick jesus

[@jaibangayan6703]

What a fun guy

[@peterwilkins507]

Ernes Kanter was never a star but he is a solid role player. He would of got signed if that drama/controversy didn't happen

[@cmilloy1]

hes never been good bro lets not lie

[@peterwilkins507]

@@cmilloy1 He was a decent player bro especially during his prime he was averaging around 13-14 PPG with 7-8 RPG his defense was mediocre but easily one of the best back up big man in the league and top 13-15 center in the league

[@peterwilkins507]

@@cmilloy1 You have to think he was averaging 14 PPG as a 4th scoring option behind KD, Westbrook and Adams

[@peterwilkins507]

@@cmilloy1 2015 even though it was a short sample size (26 games) when he got 30+ minutes per game he averaged 18 PPG and 11 RPG with OKC that isn't a bad player at all

[@petesmart1983]

Drama because Turkey classed him a terriost because he didn't support erodogan dictatorship

[@CykoruKun]

That was one of the first years I started being interested in NBA and you can torture me all you want and I won't remember that Kawhi was in the lottery. I remember being quite excited for Morris twins lol Also Tristan was 4th pick LMAO

[@shan8245]

thanks to pop

[@solamanhuq7780]

Shout out to the Turkish guy for sticking to his guns

[@Klay-Edits]

IS THIS THE DAGGER!?

[@camerongiroux2908]

If you make like 2 more of these type of videos you’ll be above 500k subs

[@camerongiroux2908]

Do players drafted before Gannis that’s a perfect one

[@Cyantist13]

Are we gonna ignore how Bizzy was on a guy at 13:06 and the announcer said he was laying the wood 💀

[@japaneselova4596]

So College Kawhi is basically the High School version of myself 😅

[@davidgivins4203]

Speak for yourself at SD state in ncaa tournament I saw his greatness!

[@nomorepartiezz]

I know this is people drafted before Kawhi but no mention of Jimmy Butler is wild

[@AqwDragulum]

He failed to mention Markieff won a chip in 2020

[@juneadrian9953]

Kawhi is been trained so well is spurs

[@chez0788]

Enes Kanter didn't cause any turmoil with the media. He was spitting facts.

[@Courtside-Stories]

Isn’t it crazy how he is being blackballed right now?

[@chez0788]

@@Courtside-Stories And the amount of idiotic Americans that think he's evil lol. Blows my mind. I've watched so many KZbin videos that bring up Enes Kanter and they act like he's fuckin Hitler lol.

[@NIN10DOXD]

Dude also has gone on Fox News and associated with grifters so he's kind of a hypocrite. Also defends Israel.

[@OTRecords302]

@@Courtside-Stories guy stinks he a liability on the court. His game black balled him

[@Courtside-Stories]

@@OTRecords302 Hear that. He still produced offensively and did a lot on the offensive boards. I think he is way better than a lot of bums on benches this last year

[@hart63]

What happened to the nine players drafted before Mikal Bridges

[@liamboland6267]

Does anyone else notice that he said a Turkish center from Switzerland😂😂😂

[@petesmart1983]

His father and mother both had great jobs in Switzerland his father was a md and moved back to Turkey when he was very young

[@zcraw4874]

Meanwhile Klay is looking like himself again.

[@mrgreen3629]

He may not be the greatest when it’s all said and done but he will go down as the greatest 2-way player of all time.

[@topiknemis2344]

KAWHI ,my favorite player next to MJ23 😍

[@shakurdmvkeys2982]

K.I. and klay still balling an got ring(s)

[@nysom3356]

I was watching this video and heard “he currently plays backup center for deandre ayton for the phoenix suns” and realized this video is a year old 😭

[@brucewu1843]

I got so much respect for Kanter. Dude could have quietly making those NBA money for a couple more years but he chose to speak facts.

[@NIN10DOXD]

Dude went on Fox and defended Israel. He's a hypocrite.

[@mathysbirchler2783]

No he didnt he was trash

[@OfficialKawhiLeonard2]

Fr

[@jrice604]

Kawhi is a phenomenal player, very injury prone after leaving the raptors, i dont think he likes to sit out, but maybe his body can't take it anymore to much mileage, Or karma for leaving the raptors. Bcuz he should have atleast defended his title instead of dippin. Raptors staff really did a good job monitoring his health. And he showed out when they really needed him. Sixers series was all kawhi, bucks had kawhi show out aswell. and against g state they performed as a full unit.

[@aldenho2561]

This draft class was pretty good.

[@Courtside-Stories]

Word

[@skyh2394]

How the hell you didnt named he was a x2 DPOY with the Spurs lol

[@animeandmovielovers9621]

idol Kawhi was a very good player, he was all in one, he has an offensed, defensed, assists, steals, and coordinations and strong holding the ball without steal.🎉🎉🎉

[@ilovegodandjesusjohn316]

Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

[@user-zp1qp8wi5w]

Well, most of them are still playing, KL is playing too, but part-timely only.

[@Courtside-Stories]

Spot on

[@blapblep8548]

Hater gonna hate, cry baby😢😢 this dude clearly a lehelp fanatic 😂😂

[@bigvince1218]

Kyrie and Kahwi could’ve played together wow

[@Smith9082253]

The Cavs couldn't draft for shit.

[@teddy_scott36]

Imagine Kawhi on the court with Kyrie and LeBron

[@alexanderluis5174]

@@teddy_scott36 no. Never

[@Catto77]

How do they expect me to scan this shit when I'm on my phone already...

[@macoytv7065]

Imagine you are Pacers GM and watching this. They desperately wants George Hill and traded their pick turn out to be kawhai🥴

[@ricodesu-ly1kf]

During that year they already had Granger and Paul George, it's reasonable to get starting Point guard

[@greenderp]

yeah and they were making ECF runs after that, came close one time

[@liezelmaedeypuyart2919]

They had granger and george that year so the only thing they want was a Point Guard and thats why.

[@icychris__]

Tristan did play for the bulls in 2021-2022

[@aep.mxrcus]

hi

[@HenryHoops]

Appreciate you

[@iRocketeeR34]

The spurs made him who he is now

[@greenderp]

yeah seriously, people think kawhi just walked into this league averaging 25pts per game 🤣

[@Mrbball.]

Shang hi sharks 💀

[@thegoatsau7936]

im not the only one who knows brandon knight could cook

[@XcapoBudz10]

do with manu ginobili

[@maniboy58]

44% from field is not bad

[@mvee05]

why you keep saying 2011 it was 2013 draft lol great video tho

[@s2kBscreamin]

Klay got 60 in 3 quarters, 11 dribbles. Boy would’ve gotten 80 if he played the whole game.

[@mercurygalaxii]

There is also Linsanity who was undrafted

[@Courtside-Stories]

Good call

[@thejamaicanchickensauceman5172]

59 passed on IT

[@HenryHoops]

that video would take 10 hours

[@obitou5595]

Klay wasn't the same after he got that injury

[@lorenzosolis6888]

If he didn’t get drafted by the spurs he wouldn’t be what he is today. His rookie year was pretty bad, but just got way better every year.

[@tatsdgreat8886]

This happens to almost all teams...only cleveland cavaliers drafted the real no.1 pick when they drafted LeBron

[@TheTyronecus]

I am content with the kyrie pick, I never liked the TT pick though. Even when it happened

[@jimjim3979]

Kyrie was the perfect pick , even at hindsight. With LeBron coming back they basically had a 4 year run that is franchise's whole history tbh😅. With kawhi they most likely wouldn't have a ring today

[@MatheusMota462]

Spurs with Duncan..

[@razejoseph6690]

I don't believe they'll put Kyrie in the hof on his first ballot tbh

[@zacflemo1994]

Gerald wallace is literally the last SF in NBA history to avg 10 rbs a game bro...

[@Courtside-Stories]

He was on Blazers for a bit and I loved to watch him board. He understood the art and stats and had athleticism to back it ip

[@zacflemo1994]

@@Courtside-Stories people honestly don't give him credit tho, he's literally the last SF in NBA HISTORY to avg 10 boards a game it's insane

[@petesmart1983]

He wasn't really a SF or pf he was a,tweener a

[@zacflemo1994]

@@petesmart1983 he was 100% a SF during his prime years mate lol

[@Nootasaur]

“If you guys will have me back, I plan on resigning next year” How do you hear that and think “Kyrie has promised to stay here the rest of his career” Bro had a down season after being injured for ages, Boston fans scrutinised him for it and then say he betrayed them by leaving when they didn’t want him to resign in the first place? That doesn’t make sense.

[@yone454]

Imagine if the warriors drafted Kawhi instead of Klay...

[@animeuniverse101]

Imagine if cavs drafted kyrie and kawhi

[@deliobartolucci5399]

it means the best player of the NBA is POP

[@hi-cm5tm]

13:42

[@ediererazo3783]

Jimmy was 30 and kawhi is my favorite player

[@Catlikefood12]

Rip isiah Thomas

[@noah245]

Kawhi might not have been as good if drafted by any other team he was trained by Tim and pop

[@Courtside-Stories]

I would love to watch a in depth story on how that relationship was and how it disintegrated

[@cestrada2185]

Klay is the king of petty

[@jaystonebandazo1562]

Idol, if you picked kawhi, what would it be?

[@hybs9473]

How is Jimmy butler a hall of famer? How's jan vassely from croatia? Do you even error check your videos before posting?

[@ishak4337]

Kawhi my favourite player he’s still top 1-2 healthy in my eyes

[@stojke3255]

Jan Veselý is Czech my brother

[@robertoseijas6657]

Kawhi Leonard who do you think you are? I’m kawhi Leonard

[@israelbaylon7964]

Ive never been sold on kawhi

[@bitemenow609]

How about what happened to Kawhi? I thought he retired.

[@matthewf9909]

Man, they did cancel enes canter for telling the truth

[@teddy_scott36]

So in a re draft the top 4 would be: Kawhi, Kyrie, Klay, Jimmy

[@peterwilkins507]

Yes but Kawhi arguably wouldn't be the same player today without Spurs

[@enanebres6481]

263k 2w 300k subs

[@leonardobaracchi7040]

What s this?? And ad for videogames?!?

[@ranktank45]

Legit question. Do people agree that Jimmy Butler is going to be a hall of famer?

[@petesmart1983]

Nope he shouldn't be, but nba hall of fame is easy to get in so probably

[@jdprandoms9354]

he should give his thanks to spurs ... if he ended up in other team hes not in the nba now

[@theellas0807]

Man this account should show what happen to kawhi leonard now hahhaha, not just the player before him