San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard is featured on this week’s cover of Sports Illustrated.

San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard is featured on one of two regional covers of this week’s Sports Illustrated.

SI’s Lee Jenkins tells the story of how Leonard developed into one of the NBA’s most dominant defenders and how he could provide the Spurs with the key to challenging the seemingly unbeatable Golden State Warriors in the quest for the NBA’s crown.

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane is featured on the other regional cover.

Also in this issue is a feature on Kane by S.L. Price, SI’s NCAA tournament preview and a special report by Luke Winn on college basketball recruiting practices overseas.

The Leonard cover will be delivered to the following locations: Texas, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida.

The following locations will receive the Kane cover: Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Eastern Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine.