Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green has had the honor of playing with both Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James.
Green won a championship with Leonard on the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors. Now, the sharpshooter is trying to win his third ring, this time with LeBron and the Lakers. Green also played with LeBron on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Appearing on ESPN's “First Take” on Monday with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman, the Lakers veteran talked about the differences between playing with LeBron and Leonard:
“Two very great players. A lot of similarities and some differences, but they are extremely serious about their game,” the Lakers guard said. “They work their body hard, how to take care of their bodies and lead their team.
“Obviously, Kawhi is not as vocal as Bron has been over the years. But you could tell last year he started picking it up a lot more and this year he's a lot more vocal than he was ever, and he's starting to learn that.
“But on-the-court-wise, LeBron is probably more a facilitator. Kawhi is probably more of, you know, an attack offensive, you know, dissecting the defense type of player. LeBron is the same way. And they're both, you know, very good defenders when they turn it on. They can lock down some guys. They can change the game, impact the game, on both ends of the floor.”
Before the season got suspended, basketball fans were hoping for an all L.A. matchup in the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Clippers.
Leonard and Clippers went 2-1 against LeBron and the Lakers this season. However, James and the Lakers won the latest matchup.
The Lakers had the top record in the Western Conference prior to play being suspended. The Clippers, meanwhile, were in second place and 5.5 games back of the Lakers.
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