a question we haven't answered, Would Kawhi have success if he wasn't coached by Pop? We know he can defense lights out, he is improving his scoring but is he taking his team to the Western Conference Finals last year and potentially winning that series if he wasn't hurt.
I know we could point to Stevens, but the reality is that Stevens doesn't have the track record remotely close to Pop in terms of coaching a team into the final 4
If you are asking if Leonard could thrive with the Celtics, I would say, -if his health checks out-, yes, I don't see any reason why Stevens would be unable to draw out the best in Kahwi. Stevens has improved the careers and trajectories of so many players coached by him already.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to have Leonard on this team, as I think he would improve our overall talent level and get us that much closer to winning a championship. I just feel that anointing Kawhi as a HOFer after 2 good seasons is vastly premature.
And if you asked me to choose between giving up the farm for Davis or Leonard, I'd pick Davis every time. But Leonard might be more obtainable.
We'll see what happens in terms of a trade in the offseason but it looks like Leonard has agreed to return to play. He is starting to practice with the Spurs now and media is reporting he might be playing for them again in maybe 2 weeks if he feels good.