Meyers Leonard

Meyers Leonard

32-Year-Old CenterC
 Free Agent    
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $409,916 contract with the Bucks in March of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Meyers Patrick Leonard was born Feb. 27, 1992 in Woodbridge, Virginia. Leonard's nickname is "Hammer", which was given to him by close friends. He is the son of the late Jim and Tracie Leonard, and his older brother, Bailey, is a former U.S. Marine. While at the University of Illinois, Leonard majored in Sports Management. His hobbies include traveling, trying new food and playing video games. When his career is over, Leonard would like to coach and speak to groups. His Leonard Family Legacy Foundation focuses on connecting communities, promoting active youth and supporting the United States military. You can follow Leonard on Twitter @MeyersLeonard, and he's active on his Twitch channel as well (twitch.tv/MeyersLeonard). Leonard stayed within the state after high school to play college hoops at Illinois. He served as a reserve for the 2010-11 season behind Mike Tisdale as a freshman. The 7-foot-1 center scored in double digits twice and averaged 2.1 points in 8.2 minutes. After the season, he played in the 2011 FIBU U19 World Championships in Latvia for Team USA. Leonard broke out in his sophomore campaign and provided 13.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and a Big Ten-leading 1.9 blocks. He converted 58.4 percent of his field goals. The Illini opened the season by winning their first 10 games, including a win over Gonzaga in which Leonard scored 21 points. He had eight double-doubles, including 22 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Iowa to snap a six-game losing streak. He entered the 2012 NBA Draft after his sophomore season and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick.

Headed to bench
CMilwaukee Bucks
April 16, 2023
Leonard will return to the bench for Sunday's Game 1 matchup with Miami, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
Leonard started in Milwaukee's regular-season finale, but with Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis back in action, Leonard will return to being a negligible part of the rotation.
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How does Meyers Leonard compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
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    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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True Shooting %
65.2%
 
Effective Field Goal %
60.3%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
62.1%
 
Free Throw Rate
31.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
11.4%
 
Defensive Rebound %
19.5%
 
Total Rebound %
15.6%
 
Assist %
1.2%
 
Steal %
0.7%
 
Block %
0.0%
 
Turnover %
14.9%
 
Usage %
14.4%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
9.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Despite seeing just 31 total minutes in the Heat's run to the NBA Finals, Leonard is back in Miami on a one-year, $9.4 million deal. During the regular season, Leonard started 49 of 51 appearances, averaging 6.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 threes in 20.3 minutes. He actually could be in for a slightly expanded role this season, as the team lost Jae Crowder in free agency (and replacing him with Maurice Harkless). That said, Leonard is unlikely to become fantasy-relevant, even with a bump of a few minutes per game. He ranked 275th in per-game production last season. To be worth considering in standard leagues, Leonard would need to see 30-plus minutes of run, which seems unlikely at this juncture.
A July 1st trade to the Heat ended a seven-year, career-opening tenure in Portland for Leonard, but it arguably leaves the floor-stretching seven-footer in a relatively similar situation as the one he was mired in previously. While Miami shipped Hassan Whiteside to the Trail Blazers as part of the deal, that simply elevated 2017 first-round pick Bam Adebayo to the starting center role. Leonard has averaged 16.5 minutes or less in each of his last three seasons, even as he's encouragingly boosted his three-point success rate over the prior year in each of the last two campaigns. Leonard topped out at an impressive 45.0 percent success rate from behind the arc last season, and he closed out his Blazers career with a 30-point, 12-rebound double-double versus the Warriors the conference finals. The big man has proven capable of similarly impressive intermittent scoring spurts over the course of his career, but playing time limitations figure to keep his value primarily limited to deeper formats yet again this coming season. Leonard does boast superior size to Adebayo, but he only boasts a one-inch height advantage on a player with a similar offensive profile to him in Kelly Olynyk. The latter also has a two-year head start in the Heat's system on Leonard and has a more accomplished NBA track record, lending further credence to the notion Leonard could once again fill only a modest role in the center rotation despite the change in locale.
Leonard’s playing time disappointingly took a dip last season, his sixth, and he suited up for only 33 games while dealing with ankle and back injuries. The veteran had averaged double-digit minutes the three prior seasons as a member of the frontcourt rotation, but logged just 7.7 minutes per contest during the 2017-18 campaign. As expected with the reduced opportunity, Leonard’s shot attempts were down as well, and any hope for an eventual breakout as a starting-quality, floor-spacing seven-footer seem to be dashed at this point of his career. Leonard may manage to latch on to a roster spot again this season, but 2017 first-rounders Zach Collins and Caleb Swanigan appear much likelier to see minutes ahead of him.
Leonard came into last season with high hopes after securing a four-year, $42 million contract, but saw a fairly volatile workload throughout the year, which ultimately restricted his overall Fantasy impact. He ended up averaging just 16.5 minutes across 74 games, down from 21.9 minutes a season prior. Much of that can be attributed to added depth in the frontcourt, with the addition of Jusuf Nurkic at the trade deadline and guys like Maurice Harkless and Al-Farouq Aminu stepping up at power forward. However, Leonard didn't do much to help himself either, as he shot just 38.6 percent from the field and 34.7 percent from the three-point line, both of which declined from 2016-17. Overall, Leonard ended up lingering in a minor bench role with averages of 5.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 three-pointer. Looking ahead to the upcoming campaign, Leonard's quest for playing time doesn't look promising. The Trail Blazers added Zach Collins and Caleb Swanigan in the 2017 NBA Draft, which will likely come at the expense of Leonard. With more bodies and less minutes available, Leonard's value should be on the decline
When the Blazers faced the Thunder on Opening Night last season, the starting five was embarking upon its third year together, and Chris Kaman and Joel Freeland were present to provide support to mainstays LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez. Leonard was thus contained to spot duty for the first two months, and another period post-All-Star break, but he really came into his own in the playoffs. Playing alongside Aldridge for significant stretches, Leonard finished Portland's first-round series defeat to the Grizzlies with one double-double and 10 three-pointers made across five games. Prior to losing Aldridge and Lopez in free agency, the Blazers, perhaps seeing the writing on the wall, acquired Mason Plumlee in a draft-day deal and inked Ed Davis to a three-year contract. The additions placed a cloud over Leonard's potential to transfer from bench fodder to a consistent member of the frontcourt rotation. However, as the offseason continued, general manager Neil Olshey intimated that Leonard is expected to start at power forward next to Plumlee, making him the seeming heir apparent to Aldridge. Leonard's ability to stretch the floor lends credence to that thought process, as he can coexist with paint dwellers Plumlee and Davis without clogging up driving lanes for guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. As a result, Leonard's per-36 production (13.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.0 three-pointers, and 1.4 assists) and rare shooting touch (he shot 51 percent from the field, 42 percent from three-point land, and 94 percent at the free-throw line) are a recipe for success, as long as he sidesteps foul trouble (5.3 per 36 minutes in his career).
Whether it was the lack of playing time or his inability to make any strides as a defender, Meyers Leonard took a sizable step backward in his second year in the league, averaging 2.5 points (on 45-percent shooting) and 2.8 boards in nine minutes per game. Even when he garnered more consistent run after the All-Star break, the 11th selection of the 2012 NBA Draft experienced a reduction in overall production - 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in nine minutes per outing - while appearing in 19 of a possible 29 games on the way to 40 games played. One would think facing lesser competition, as the 22-year-old did at the Las Vegas Summer League, would improve his prospects, but an shoulder injury resulted in merely 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 1.0 block in 28 minutes per contest. In actuality, the bane of his existence, and his biggest hurdle to NBA success, is an inability to give out contact while avoiding a foul. Until his career mark of 5.6 fouls per 36 minutes turns around, Leonard will find it nearly impossible to be handed playing time with Chris Kaman and Joel Freeland in the picture.
While not set in stone, the 11th pick in the 2012 draft seems to be the frontrunner for Portland’s starting center this season. The 7-foot-1 Leonard may be pushed around at times as a rookie, like he was during Summer League, when he averaged 10.5 points (on 56 percent shooting), 8.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks over four contests. He should contribute boards, swats, an above average field goal percentage, fair free throw shooting, and the occasional double-double.
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Double-double to close out season
CMilwaukee Bucks
April 10, 2023
Leonard produced 10 points (3-4 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 31 minutes during Sunday's 121-105 loss to Toronto.
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Gets rare start
CMilwaukee Bucks
April 7, 2023
Leonard will be in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Grizzlies.
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Active Tuesday
CMilwaukee Bucks
April 4, 2023
Leonard (calf) is available for Tuesday's game versus the Wizards.
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Listed as probable
CMilwaukee Bucks
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April 3, 2023
Leonard (calf) is listed as probable for Tuesday against the Wizards.
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Out Sunday
CMilwaukee Bucks
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April 1, 2023
Leonard (calf) is out Sunday against the 76ers.
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Expected to leave Miami
CMiami Heat
October 29, 2020
Robert Marvi of Heatnation.com believes Leonard will leave Miami this offseason.
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Marvi cites a Twitch stream which Leonard called his "last stream from Miami". The backup big man is an unrestricted free agent after just finishing a four-year, $41 million deal that he originally signed with Portland. That contract is largely viewed as an overpay in hindsight, so Leonard will be hard-pressed to find a comparable deal in free agency, regardless of where he signs.
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