By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-01-02 20:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
曾经令人遗憾的局面已成为过去式
我知道，我知道。科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)自2018年以来就不再是圣安东尼奥马刺队的一员了。
在闹剧困扰马刺球迷的时候，我被指责为伦纳德的“铁杆粉丝”。我的确较晚才接受伦纳德无法成为GDP三巨头接班人的事实。
当时我也对伦纳德心怀怨恨，发表了许多表达不满的文章。
在某个时刻，我看到伦纳德在一场比赛前拥抱了波波维奇，心想“如果波波都放下了，我也能放下。”
于是，我们都放下了。
但正如我们上次看到伦纳德在弗罗斯特银行中心打球时那样，许多球迷显然仍然没有忘记“卡哇伊”对待他第一支NBA球队的方式。
从那时起，时间流逝，人事变迁。
在马刺队2024年的最后一场对阵洛杉矶快船队的比赛中，我突然想到了一件事。我们真的已经跨越了在意那段痛苦的科怀·伦纳德事件的关键点。
首先，伦纳德周二没有上场。他本赛季还没有出场过。33岁的他正处于职业生涯的末期，在NBA的后半段，他的健康状况一直令人担忧。自从离开圣安东尼奥以来，他只有一个赛季的出场次数超过了60场。此外，他还错过了整个2021-2022赛季。
伦纳德一定是NBA中薪资最高却贡献最小的球员。快船队竭尽全力让他和保罗·乔治(Paul George)联手，但他们从未能够完全发挥两人的天赋。现在乔治已经离开，伦纳德的合同看起来像快船队未来的一块沉重的负担。
其次，马刺队目前的阵容中没有一人曾与伦纳德一起打过球。效力球队时间最长的球员是凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)，他是通过交易伦纳德所得的选秀权被选中的。所以，场上没有任何交集可谈。
再加上自11月2日以来一直担任代理教练的米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)站在场边。格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)的缺席，让人感觉马刺队已经完全走出了伦纳德上次出场时波波维奇向嘘声四起的观众致意的阴影。
转播中几乎没有提到他，球员和球迷也没有想念他，他甚至没有随队旅行。
我们是否真的已经完全放下了科怀·伦纳德？
点击查看原文：Open Thread: Spurs fans have finally completely cleared the Kawhi Leonard hurdle
Open Thread: Spurs fans have finally completely cleared the Kawhi Leonard hurdle
The once regrettable situation is a thing of the past
I know, I know. Kawhi Leonard has not been a member of the San Antonio Spurs since 2018.
At the time of the drama consuming Spurs fans, I was accused of being a “Stan.” I was definitely on the late side coming to terms that Leonard being the transition from the Big 3 was a no go.
I was also one to hold the grudge, posting numerous disgruntled articles at the time.
At some point, I saw Kawhi hug Pop before a game and thought “if Pop moved on, so can I.”
And moved on we have.
But as we saw the last time Leonard actually played in the Frost Bank Center, many fans were clearly still not over the way The Klaw treated his first NBA team.
Since then, time has passed and changes have been made.
As the Spurs final game of 2024 against the Los Angeles Clippers, something occurred to me. We really have passed the critical point of caring about the once painful Kawhi Leonard debacle.
For one, Leonard didn’t play on Tuesday. He has yet to play this season. At thirty-three, he’s on the back end of a career where he’s spent the second half of his time in the NBA with questionable health. Since leaving San Antonio, he’s only played more than 60 games in one season. In addition, he missed the entire 2021-2022 season.
Leonard has to be the highest paid non-factor in the NBA. The Clippers fought so hard to get him and Paul George together, and they were never able to fully realize their combined talent. Now George has left and Leonard’s contract looks like an albatross on the Clippers’ future.
Second, none of the Spurs current roster ever played with Leonard. The longest tenured member of the team is Keldon Johnson, who was acquired through the draft pick that came from the trade sending Leonard out of San Antonio. So there’s no on court dynamic to speak of.
Pair that with Mitch Johnson, who has been acting coach since November 2nd, standing on the sidelines. Gregg Popovich’s absence gives the appearance that the Spurs have come full circle from when Leonard last played and Pop addressed the booing crowd.
Hardly mentioned during the broadcast, not missed by players or fans, and not even traveling with his team.
Is it possible that we’ve completely moved on from Kawhi Leonard?
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock