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          Fantasy basketball: Is it too early to panic about Kawhi Leonard?

          Kawhi Leonard is already missing games to receive treatment on his stiff knee. Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images
          • Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterOct 27, 2022, 12:32 PM ET
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          When healthy, LA Clippers SF/PF Kawhi Leonard is one of the signature players in the NBA, a big-time scorer and defender and someone fantasy basketball investors gravitate to and depend on. After all, Leonard, with career averages of 19.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 1.8 SPG for three franchises, has been a first-round pick for fantasy managers for years. This season, his ADP hovers around No. 30, a borderline third-round selection. Even after missing all of last season recovering from a torn ACL, optimism abounds.