Kawhi Leonard
![]() Leonard with the Raptors in 2019 | |
No. 2 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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Position | Small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | June 29, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | San Diego State (2009–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2018 | San Antonio Spurs |
2018–2019 | Toronto Raptors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Kawhi Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers. He used to play for the San Antonio Spurs.He played two seasons of college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a sophomore.[1]
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 to the 2019 NBA Finals. His contract ended on June 30, 2019.[2]
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.[3]
Career statistics[change | change source]
Legend | |||||
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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[change | change source]
Regular season[change | change source]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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[change | change source]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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[change | change source]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Leonard, Kawhi (10/21/19). "Kwahi Leonard". nothing. 8: 1 – via ??????????????. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Kawhi Leonard becomes a free agent June 30 — Toronto can offer the most cash". Global News. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/simmons-we-still-havent-seen-kawhis-best-in-nba-finals