Kawhi Leonard Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics

Kawhi Leonard is an American professional basketball player who started his professional career in 2011. When he was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 15th overall pick before being traded to the San Antonio Spurs on draft night. Currently, he plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Additionally, he also nicknamed ‘Claw’ and ‘Klaw’ for his ball peddling skills.

Additionally, Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2018, after seven seasons with the Spurs. In 2019, he led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history and won his second Finals MVP award. Additionally, the basketball player has won the All-Star four times along with two All-NBA First Team selections. In his sports career journey with ups and downs, his girlfriend Kishele Shipley .

KAWHI LEONARD: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

He was born as Kawhi Anthony Leonard as the youngest son of Mark Leonard and Kim Robertson. He was born on June 29, 1991 in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The athlete grew up with her four older sisters. Sadly, he lost his father in a brutal incident who was fatally shot on January 18, 2008. The incident happened at the Compton car wash he owned. However, the killer has still not been found. In addition, he is the cousin of American football receiver Stevie Johnson.

Additionally, his uncle Dennis Robertson showed up and helped his family who had also been a major influence on Kawhi’s professional life. He attended Canyon Spring High School and later transferred to Martin Luther King High School during his early years. He started playing basketball since high school, during that time he was an average player. In his senior years, he was named California Mr. Basketball for averaging 22.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 3 blocks per game.

He joined San Diego State University in 2009 and joined the college team. In his freshman year, he led his team to win the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and was named MWC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-MWC, as well as the 2010 MWC Tournament MVP. scoring 15.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game in his sophomore season, he was named to the All-America second team.

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KAWHI LEONARD: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

His professional career began in 2011 when he entered the 2011 NBA Draft selected with the 15th overall pick by the Indian Pacers. Eventually, he was traded that night to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for George Hill. Additionally, he signed a multi-year contract with the team. At the end of the season in 2012, he placed fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting and was also named to the 2012 NBA All-Rookie First Team. Then he re-signed the Spurs extending 2013 -2014 on October 26, 2012.

In 2014, he led his team to win Spurs to a 62-20 record against Memphis Grizzlies. Consequently, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the first time. In 2013-14, he became the third-youngest winner named NBA Finals MVP. But he missed his last six pre-season games in 2014-15 due to an infection in his right eye caused by conjunctivitis.

He came back to deliver an impressive performance of 20 points and 4 rebounds in January 2015, followed by being named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in April. Kawhi earned his first All-Star Game selection in January 2016. Additionally, he was selected as a starter on the Western Conference team. In April, he set a new career high of 33 points and defeated the Toronto Raptors. Leonard was named ‘NBA Defensive Player of the Year’ for the second year in a row the same year.

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He placed second in voting for “Most Valuable Player” and ended up second to Stephen Curry . Additionally, he was unable to play for the Spurs in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals due to an ankle injury. In 2017-18, he missed the first 27 games of the season due to a right quadriceps injury. He returned to action making his season debut on December 12, 2017, against the Dallas Mavericks.

He reportedly requested a trade from Spurs in June 2018. He did so because tension created his side and Spurs following a disagreement over his injury rehabilitation programme. A month later, he and teammate Danny Green were traded for DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Pöltl to the Toronto Raptors. He was traded to a protected first-round pick in 2019. With the Raptors, he started the season opener on October 17, Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 116–104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers .

However, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on a three-year deal with a $103 million contract on July 10, 2019. In his debut with the team, he had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 112-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 16, Leonard was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

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KAWHI LEONARD: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The basketball player has a committed relationship with his girlfriend, Kishele Shipley. Since 2014, they started dating while Leonard was still living at San Diego State University where he first met Shipley. Born on April 10, 1989, Shipley is two years older than the athlete. Additionally, she earned a degree in public administration in 2011 when he was selected 15th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Antonio Spurs. After that, his girlfriend moved to Texas with him and started their relationship.

Together, they welcomed their firstborn, a daughter they tried to hide from the media. Moreover, she was born in 2016, but it is not known exactly what month she was born. Some sources say October while his social media suggests July. Also, his girlfriend doesn’t seem to have a social media account.

KAWHI LEONARD: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He has surely earned a lot of money from his career as a basketball player who was ranked as the 36th highest paid player in the NBA in 2018. Subsequently, he also ranked as the 17th highest paid forward paid with the second highest paid player of the Toronto Raptors in 2018. Moreover, he signed a 3-year contract worth $32.74 million with the Los Angeles Clippers from 2019 to 2022. Therefore , he has an estimated net worth of around $28 million from his career. And it looks like his paycheck will get bigger until he stays in the game consistently.

The player seems to keep his distance from public-facing social media platforms. However, he rarely gives interviews avoiding questions about his personal life. He has a personal and verified Twitter handle @kawhileonard with 433.7k followers. Additionally, one can see the Instagram fan page under his name with 226,000 followers.

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KAWHI LEONARD: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The athlete goes to the gym to have a strong athletic body and follows healthy diets to keep him healthy for his next game. His strong and perfect body is 6 feet 7 inches or 2 meters tall and weighs around 104 kg. He has black hair color with black eyes.