Meyers Leonard NBA Profile | Follow @MeyersLeonard11
Meyers Leonard's seventh NBA season with the Portland Trailblazers ended on a high note with a career performance against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.
The big man averaged 5.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 61 games (2 starts) during the regular season, while shooting 54.5 percent from the field, 45.0 percent from three, and 84.3 percent from the free throw line. It was his fourth career 50-40-80 shooting percentage season, something only three other players in NBA history have done.
In the postseason, Leonard stepped up his game, averaging 7.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 11 playoff appearances while helping the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals. In Portland's final game of the season, an OT loss in Game 4 of the WCF, Leonard exploded for a career-high 30 points, 12 rebounds, hitting 12-of-16 from the field and 5-of-8 from three against the defending champs. He scored 25 of his 30 in the first half. In game three, Leonard went for 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
Leonard was the 11th overall pick by Portland in the 2012 NBA Draft after playing two seasons at Illinois. He has earned over $39 million in his first seven NBA seasons, all in Portland, and has one year left on his current contract. He's set to earn over $11 million in 2019-20 under the deal.
