Watch Carter Bryant make his first bucket with Spurs

That’s not only his first NBA points before the regular season. But he handed the Spurs their first points of the afternoon against the Miami Heat. Bryant is coming in to help comprise the new movement post Gregg Popovich.

Carter Bryant models game after unpopular franchise star 

Bryant did kind of ruffle some feathers among Spurs fans pre-draft.

San Antonio fans embrace David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili for leading NBA title runs. Bryant, however, mentioned a rather unpopular Spurs star he models his game after.

The Arizona star admitted he likes to pattern his game after Kawhi Leonard. Which he shared to Hector Ledesma of ClutchPoints. The same Leonard who had a notable falling out with the Spurs.

Leonard never finished his career in San Antonio like the past four legends. He opted for free agency and ultimately won his second championship with the Toronto Raptors. Leonard now leads the Los Angeles Clippers.

Still, Bryant isn’t shy about using “The Klaw” as his influence.

“He became one of the best players in the world, arguably a top-three player to be playing basketball at a time where Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and LeBron [James] were pretty much solidified to be the top three. But he was really making a statement that he was one of the best players in the world as well,” Bryant said before he got drafted.

But he won’t be wearing Leonard’s No. 2 jersey. That belongs to Dylan Harper, the second overall pick.