Kawhi Leonard is a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner and the 2014 NBA Finals MVP.
Leonard was named Finals MVP and NBA Defensive Player of the Year before being selected to his first NBA All-Star game.
He was the third-youngest player to be named Finals MVP, and just the sixth in NBA history to be named Finals MVP in a season where they were not an All-Star.
His full name is Kawhi Anthony Leonard & He was born in June 29, 1991
The Indiana Pacers selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft
In 2019, he led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history
Nicknamed “The Claw” or “The Klaw” for his ball-hawking skills
Leonard averaged 22.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 3.0 blocks per game that year and won California Mr. Basketball
His father was shot and killed on January 18, 2008, at the Compton car wash he owned
Leonard is the cousin of American football wide receiver Stevie Johnson