Among the team, there are really many players who are good at scoring, in addition to Curry Thompson, Isaiah. Thomas, Jimmy. Butler and Chandler. Parsons has good offensive ability, but when it comes to scoring consistency, Leonard said second, who would dare to be first?

Leonard is not an offensive player in the traditional sense, as a player who started out on defense, his defensive ability is much stronger than offense, but in the second half of the Spurs, Leonard became the most consistent and reliable scorer on the offensive end of the Spurs.

In the 15-16 season, he averaged 15.1 shots per game, hitting 7.7 shots, and averaged 21.2 points per game while maintaining a 50% shooting rate.

In the 16-17 season, Duncan retired, and Leonard became the new leader of the Spurs, averaging 17.7 shots per game, hitting 8.6 shots, still shooting 48.5%, and scoring per game to 25.5 points.

The following season, Leonard missed the entire regular season because of the footsteps of a despicable villain, and because he was too cautious about his injury, which led to a series of conflicts with the Spurs, and finally left for Toronto in the north.

After coming to the Raptors, Leonard ushered in the most brilliant season of his career, averaging 26.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in the regular season were career highs, and the shooting rate was also close to 50%, and in the playoffs, Leonard completely ushered in an explosion.

In 24 games from the first round of the playoffs to winning the Finals, Leonard averaged 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, showing extremely terrifying dominance on both offensive and defensive ends.

When he lifted the Finals MVP trophy, no one defined him as a player who defended strongly and attacked weakly, but a super soldier who was all-round in attack and defense!

The Wizards' most consistent offensive player was George, but in fact, George's career shooting percentage was just over 44%, even worse than Curry and Thompson, and the Splash Brothers shot 47.6% and 45.9% in one career.

The reason why George scores consistently is only because at critical moments, George's scoring efficiency of hitting the basket to cause damage is more certain than relying solely on long-range shooting to gamble on luck.

In that regard, Leonard seems to be more consistent than George.

Of course, this is a comparison made when both of them are at the peak level of strength.

The current Wizards version of George and Leonard, obviously George is better, after all, he has to receive one more year of systematic training module training bonus than Leonard, and he has more tempering on the field.

Wang Xiao is not sure if Leonard can do as well as George if he can take over George's offensive position.

The Wizards' goal for this season's regular season is to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins, which also makes Wang Xiao unable to make tactical changes rashly, in case Leonard's performance is average, and Curry and Thompson destroy the backcourt partnership that has been feeling good recently in order to assist Leonard, which will cause the team to lose more games.

The Wizards have lost six games so far, and to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins, the team will have to make sure they can only lose three more games before the end of the regular season.

And now, there are nearly twenty games left until the end of the regular season.

In these 20 games, most of them are away, and there are also strong teams such as the Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Spurs.

Even when George was around, it was definitely a very difficult challenge.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiao still made a judgment.

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"Kehuai, in the next game, you have to gradually increase the number of shots and attacks."

Looking at Leonard, who was slightly stunned, Wang Xiao said very solemnly.

"You need to take more of the offensive pressure off the court for Curry and Thompson, like George did before."

"Coach, can I?"

Leonard was skeptical.

Previously, although he also had times on the court to attack with the ball, it was basically an option for the fast break finish when he played more fast break and less play.

More often than not, he still acts as a defensive player on the court, guarding James and other opponent sharps, and even he himself does not have much confidence in attack.

"Of course, trust me, you're going to do just fine."

In fact, Wang Xiao also had such doubts in his heart, but in front of Leonard, it was absolutely impossible for him to show such concerns.

"Since joining the league, you've been practicing all kinds of offensive tactics and skills, but in the Wizards, with Curry, Thompson and George, you haven't had a chance to show it...... Now, here's your chance. Wang Xiao looked directly at Leonard.

"Kawai, tell me, do you want to be a defensive player for the rest of your life?"

Do you want to be a defensive player for the rest of your life!!

When Wang Xiao said this, a fire in Leonard's heart rose irrepressibly.

No! Of course not!

Every player who joins the NBA is a person who is struggling to chase his dreams, and no one is willing to be a green leaf for a lifetime at the beginning, especially a rookie in the lottery area like Leonard.

From the day he started playing basketball, Leonard had a dream of becoming a superstar in the league.

Now, the opportunity is indeed in front of him, as long as he can prove his ability, then even if George comes back later, he can still have a place on the Wizards, not a green leaf who is regarded as a defensive leader!

"Okay coach, I'll try!"

Leonard is not an extroverted and flamboyant person, even if his heart is agitated, his expression has not changed much, he just nodded vigorously, and then responded in a flat tone.

Of course, Wang Xiao knows Leonard's character, and he also knows very well that although he does not show anything in words and actions, Leonard will inevitably use practical actions to give back to himself in the game.

……

The opportunity is coming soon.

On March 12, the Wizards took on the Portland Trail Blazers on the road.

It's been more than two months since the last meeting, and two months is not a long time, but it is enough for many things to happen, such as the loss of George by the Wizards, and the Trail Blazers finally making changes.

After the All-Star break, before the trade deadline, the Trail Blazers made a trade.

They sent Jordan Jr. to former Defensive Player of the Year Tyson from the New York Knicks. Chandler and a future first-round pick from the Knicks.

Tyson. Chandler is 32 years old and has long passed his prime, but he still has a good ability to protect the frame and help defend himself.

Compared with defensive ability, he is not inferior to Jordan Jr., and he also has the ability to shoot free throws that Jordan Jr. can't match...... Chandler's career free-throw shooting percentage of 64.5 percent isn't high, but it's at least much better than Jordan Jr.