Weaknesses Now that the playoffs have started, they’re going to miss those guys. The MLS of 2017 doesn’t really need Howard to be its best player. It requires franchises to look at minority candidates they might otherwise not consider, listen to their pitches and maybe make a choice they might not have made before. 2) San Antonio SpursStrengths The Spurs have the league’s best two-way player in Kawhi Leonard, the .