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Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard is an American professional basketball forward known for championship success and defensive honors across an NBA career that has included the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and LA Clippers. He has won two NBA championships, two Finals MVP awards and two Defensive Player of the Year awards.
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About Kawhi Leonard
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At a glance
- Leonard won NBA championships and Finals MVP awards with San Antonio in 2014 and Toronto in 2019.
- He won consecutive NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
- Leonard played two seasons at San Diego State, which retired his jersey in 2020.
- He was named to the 2025-26 All-NBA Second Team, his seventh career All-NBA selection.
- NBA.com listed Leonard as an LA Clippers forward on August 18, 2026, although reporting described a proposed Toronto trade as being on hold.
College career at San Diego State
Leonard played two seasons at San Diego State from 2009 to 2011, recording 990 points and 716 rebounds in 70 games. He was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and earned second-team All-America honors as a sophomore. San Diego State retired his jersey in 2020, identifying him as the first player in program history to receive that honor in the Viejas Arena rafters.
NBA career and championships
The Indiana Pacers selected Leonard 15th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft before San Antonio acquired his draft rights in a trade involving George Hill. With the Spurs, he won the 2014 NBA championship and was named Finals MVP. San Antonio traded him and Danny Green to Toronto in 2018, and in his only Raptors season he helped the team win its first NBA championship and received his second Finals MVP award.
Defensive reputation and league honors
Leonard won Defensive Player of the Year in 2014-15 and 2015-16, becoming the first non-center since Dennis Rodman to win the award in consecutive seasons. He was also selected to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. As of August 2026, NBA records credited him with seven All-NBA selections, seven All-Defensive selections, seven All-Star selections, two championships, two Finals MVP awards and one All-Star Game MVP award.
Recent performance and unsettled team status
Leonard averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in 2025-26 and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team. NBA.com continued to list him as an LA Clippers forward on August 18, 2026, but league coverage described an agreed trade to Toronto as being on hold during an NBA investigation into allegations involving endorsement arrangements and possible salary-cap circumvention. No completed trade, final investigative finding or disciplinary decision was established in the supplied evidence.
Timeline
- Born in the United States.
- Began a two-season college basketball career at San Diego State.
- Selected 15th overall by Indiana in the NBA Draft before San Antonio acquired his draft rights.
- Won an NBA championship and the Finals MVP award with San Antonio.
- Won a second consecutive NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
- Traded by San Antonio to Toronto with Danny Green.
- Helped Toronto win its first NBA championship and received his second Finals MVP award.
- San Diego State retired his jersey.
- The LA Clippers announced that Leonard had signed a contract extension.
- Named to the 2025-26 All-NBA Second Team, his seventh career All-NBA selection.
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Current context
- NBA.com listed Leonard as an LA Clippers forward as of August 18, 2026. League coverage also described an agreed trade to Toronto that was put on hold pending an NBA investigation. Reporting that the trade could proceed was disputed by an NBA spokesman, and the supplied evidence did not establish an officially completed transaction.
- Leonard finished the 2025-26 season averaging 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game and was named to the All-NBA Second Team.
- NBA.com listed Leonard with seven All-NBA selections, seven All-Defensive selections, seven All-Star selections, two NBA championships, two Finals MVP awards, two Defensive Player of the Year awards and one All-Star Game MVP award.
- The NBA commissioned an independent investigation into allegations that endorsement arrangements involving Leonard, Aspiration and the Clippers may have circumvented salary-cap rules. The investigation was established, but salary-cap circumvention had not been established as a finding. Steve Ballmer and the Clippers denied the Leonard-related allegations, and Commissioner Adam Silver said in July 2026 that conclusions and any penalties had not been determined.
Biographical facts
- Leonard was born on June 29, 1991, and NBA.com lists him as a United States player.
- He played two seasons at San Diego State from 2009 to 2011, totaling 990 points and 716 rebounds in 70 games.
- At San Diego State, Leonard was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and earned second-team All-America honors as a sophomore.
- Indiana selected Leonard 15th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, after which San Antonio acquired his draft rights in a trade involving George Hill.
- Leonard won NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
- San Diego State retired Leonard's jersey in 2020.
- Leonard missed the entire 2021-22 NBA regular season while recovering from right-knee ACL surgery.
- Leonard was selected to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.
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- San Diego State University Men's basketball player 2009–2011
- San Antonio Spurs NBA player
- Toronto Raptors NBA player
- LA Clippers NBA forward present
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