Image via WikipediaKawhi Leonard is the kind of player the San Antonio Spurs like: he's a character guy who plays defense and comes from a winning program.
It's how the Spurs got him that was unusual.
Acquiring the 6-foot-7 forward in the NBA draft required trading up, and that meant parting with backup point guard George Hill, who became a favorite of coach Gregg Popovich during his three seasons in San Antonio and was considered a future franchise star.
It was arguably the biggest draft-day move for the Spurs since 1997, when they had the No. 1 pick and drafted Tim Duncan.
"I guess I just fitted their type of scheme," Leonard said Saturday.
No doubts there.
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