I recently wrote a story for the Express-News’ Spurs Nation magazine — third in a three-piece installment — on Kawhi Leonard’s development from a draft-day gamble into a potential All-Star. For that story, I conducted extensive interviews with the Spurs’ player-development coaches, Chip Engelland and Chad Forcier.
Engelland, 56, is the team’s shooting coach. Forcier, 42, is responsible for other aspects of a player’s development. Both have been instrumental in growing Leonard’s game.
What follows is a complete Q&A with Engelland:
Tell me about your first dealings with Kawhi Leonard?
Chip Engelland: “I guess we can start from the beginning, before the draft.