But does KD have a point is Leonard a product of the Spurs system, to a large extent you have to agree
with Durant's comments, Paul George is a more productive point scorer in career 15.2 career ppg to 10.9 ppg for Leonard as well as being a slightly better rebounder and assister, whilst Kawhi has slightly got better stats for blocks and steals but these are small.
On a personal awards level is where Durant's comments could be proved to be correct, George is a 2x all star, 2x All NBA third team and a second and first team NBA all-defensive selection, the past 2 years as well as a NBA all rookie second team award in 2011, Kawhi's has not had the personal success that Paul George has had with a second team All-defensive second team selection this year and an NBA all rookie first team award in 2012, but he has a Finals Mvp as well as a championship and another appearance in the Finals which Paul George has not got.
You also have to look at the players around them and their own roles on the team, first looking at Paul George ever since former all-star Danny Granger went down due to injury, Paul George stepped up and took over the role as the team's main offensive threat, looking at the rest of the roster there is not really a reliable scoring option, David West or Lance Stephenson are the two other main offensive threats on the team, but with George Hill's inconsistant play, coupled with Roy Hibbert, who struggled to score any points in several play-off games as well as players like CJ Watson, Evan Turner and Rasual Buttler who were also not the most productive consistant offensive players as well.
Flip the page over to the Spurs roster made up of a lot of different international players, a cultural diverse team led by eccentric coach Gregg Popovich and the big three of Tim Duncan ( a number one overall pick), Tony Parker ( the 28th pick in 2001) and Manu Ginobili ( the 57th pick in 1999) and the team is built around a philosophy of hard work and doing the fundamentals right, looking at the parts they have compared to the Pacers they carry a larger threat especially from 3 point range, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Marco Belinelli and Patty Mills are all superb 3 point shooters so they have excellent options to spread the floor, Tim Duncan is a dominant post player, Boris Diaw is a great passer for a big man, Tiago Splitter is also a great passer aswell and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili can both drive into the lane aswell as shoot the 3 and from mid range.
So at the moment, Kevin Durant seems to be right in his comments regarding Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, but it will be interesting to see how Kawhi does when Tim Duncan retires and if/when he signs a longer term/better paid deal whether he will take over and step up his production.
