Kawhi Leonard is a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner and the 2014 NBA Finals MVP.

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Leonard was named Finals MVP and NBA Defensive Player of the Year before being selected to his first NBA All-Star game.

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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.

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His full name is Kawhi Anthony Leonard & He was born in June 29, 1991

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The Indiana Pacers selected him with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft

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In 2019, he led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history

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Nicknamed “The Claw” or “The Klaw” for his ball-hawking skills

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Leonard averaged 22.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 3.0 blocks per game that year and won California Mr. Basketball

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His father was shot and killed on January 18, 2008, at the Compton car wash he owned

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Leonard is the cousin of American football wide receiver Stevie Johnson

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