Kawhi Leonard’s 2016/17 season was one of the best ever for a player his age.

Kawhi Leonard joined LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant as the youngest players to be named first team All Defense while averaging 25 points a contest.

This appears to be a good deal for both sides.

Josh Richardson and the Miami Heat have agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Richardson was a second-round draft pick in 2015, but he’ll become the first member of that draft class to be significantly paid.

RJ thinks that with a few different bounces, we’d look at the 2017 Finals much differently.

In an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Richard Jefferson made the case that the gap between the Cavaliers and Warriors in the Finals wasn’t as large as the 4-1 series result showed:

"Fans don't fully grasp it. We lose 4-1, right. We didn't play great. But KD hits that huge shot. Kyle (Korver) -- who is one of the great shooters in the history of basketball -- he has a good look, it doesn't drop. That's part of it.

Jordan Bell: “I just played the best defense of my life. It didn’t matter.”

A bunch of NBA players run pickup basketball during the offseason, and rookies are no different. In fact, Warriors rookie Jordan Bell recently ran some pickup and found himself matched up against who?

LeBron James.

Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Draymond Green were all ranked as top-10 players by ESPN

ESPN’s ranking of the top 100 players in the NBA has finally concluded, and let’s just say that the Golden State Warriors were well represented. Really, really, really well represented.

Curry makes it clear that he’s talked with Durant about this and that it is not an issue within the Warriors’ locker room.

In a recent podcast with Bill Simmons for The Ringer, Kevin Durant offered his thoughts about why so many talented high school basketball players from Durant’s of the DMV (the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area) leave to play college basketball rather than play for Maryland.

If the board of governors approves Silver’s reform, it could take effect beginning in 2019.

The NBA’s competition committee has recommended commissioner Adam Silver’s NBA Draft Lottery reform to its board of governors for a final vote, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After the board votes on Sept. 28, the lottery reform — if passed — would scare teams from tanking for better draft picks.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade appear to believe that working out is a bit more enjoyable when you're with a friend.

With a little over a month until the NBA season begins, the former Miami Heat teammates linked up in Los Angeles to put in some work.