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Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Anthony Leonard (born June 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He used to play for the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard played two seasons of college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a sophomore.

Kawhi Leonard
Leonard with the Toronto Raptors in 2019
No. 2 – Los Angeles Clippers
Small forward
Personal information
Born (1991-06-29) June 29, 1991 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
High school
Listed height201 cm
Listed weight104 kg
Career information
CollegeSan Diego State (2009–2011)
NBA Draft2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Pro career2011–present
Career history
2011–2018San Antonio Spurs
2018–2019Toronto Raptors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Leonard won Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. He won the Most Valuable Player for the 2014 Finals win. He was not drafted by the Spurs. Rather he was traded on draft night from the Indiana Pacers.

In 2018, Leonard joined the Toronto Raptors. He helped the team win the 2019 NBA Finals. His contract ended on June 30, 2019.[1]

Leonard has scored more than 30 points in a game thirteen times in the 2019 playoff season. He has been compared to LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry.[2]

In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Leonard won an NBA championship
* Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 San Antonio 64 39 24.0 .493 .376 .773 5.1 1.1 1.3 .4 7.9
2012–13 San Antonio 58 57 31.2 .494 .374 .825 6.0 1.6 1.7 .6 11.9
2013–14† San Antonio 66 65 29.1 .522 .379 .802 6.2 2.0 1.7 .8 12.8
2014–15 San Antonio 64 64 31.8 .479 .349 .802 7.2 2.5 2.3* .8 16.5
2015–16 San Antonio 72 72 33.1 .506 .443 .874 6.8 2.6 1.8 1.0 21.2
2016–17 San Antonio 74 74 33.4 .485 .381 .880 5.8 3.5 1.8 .7 25.5
2017–18 San Antonio 9 9 23.3 .468 .314 .816 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.0 16.2
2018–19† Toronto 60 60 34.0 .496 .371 .854 7.3 3.3 1.8 .4 26.6
Career 467 440 30.8 .495 .383 .848 6.3 2.4 1.8 .7 17.7
All-Star 3 3 19.7 .515 .316 .000 4.3 2.3 1.0 .3 13.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 San Antonio 14 14 27.1 .500 .450 .813 5.9 .6 1.2 .4 8.6
2013 San Antonio 21 21 36.9 .545 .390 .633 9.0 1.0 1.8 .5 13.5
2014† San Antonio 23 23 32.0 .510 .419 .736 6.7 1.7 1.7 .6 14.3
2015 San Antonio 7 7 35.7 .477 .423 .771 7.4 2.6 1.1 .6 20.3
2016 San Antonio 10 10 33.9 .500 .436 .824 6.3 2.8 2.6 1.4 22.5
2017 San Antonio 12 12 35.8 .525 .455 .931 7.8 4.6 1.7 .5 27.7
2019† Toronto 24 24 39.1 .490 .379 .884 9.1 3.9 1.7 .7 30.5
Career 111 111 34.4 .506 .421 .798 7.5 2.5 1.7 .7 19.6

College

 
Leonard with San Diego State in 2009
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 San Diego State 34 33 31.3 .455 .205 .726 9.9 1.9 1.4 .7 12.7
2010–11 San Diego State 36 36 32.6 .444 .291 .759 10.6 2.5 1.4 .7 15.5
Career 70 69 31.9 .449 .250 .744 10.2 2.2 1.4 .7 14.1

Kawhi Leonard Media

  • Leonard handing a signed ball to President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony honoring the Spurs team that won the 2014 NBA championship

  • Leonard with the Spurs in 2017

  • Leonard attempting a free throw during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals

References

  1. ↑ "Kawhi Leonard becomes a free agent June 30 — Toronto can offer the most cash". Global News. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "SIMMONS: We still haven't seen Kawhi's best in NBA Finals".
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