For the ball-hawking skills, the man who is mostly known to all basketball-loving people of America as “Claw” or “Klaw” is Kawhi Leonard. He is an American professional basketball player. He is regarded as one of the successful players of American basketball. The bag of the achievements of this man is tight with the article of the success. Let’s know about this man.
Kawhi Leonard’s Net Worth and Salary
| Seasons | Team | Total Earnings |
| (20011-2018) 8 seasons | San Antonio Spurs | $63.9 Million |
| (2018-2019) 1 season | Toronto Raptors Million | $20 Million |
| (2019-2023) 4 seasons | Los Angeles Clippers | $146.9 Million |
The net valuables of this wealthy retired professional player are $80 million. His yearly salary earnings are $40 million. The success in the fields of the glorious basketball career chased him to earn lots of money and to be a millionaire. Most of the segment of the belongings of his prosperous life is from the earnings of the basketball career. With the extra activities, he also earned a lot.
Where is Kawhi Leonard from?
The birth date of this man is June 29, 1991, in Los Angeles, California. The full name is Kawhi Anthony Leonard. He has lots of nicknames. These are The Claw, Board Man, Fun Guy, The Hand, and The Terminator.
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At the early stage of his career, he went to the Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California. He passed his junior year at the Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California. In the senior year of the school, he scored on average 22.6 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and three blocks per game and got the recognition of the California Mr. Basketball.
College Career
The college career of this reputed professional man was at the San Diego State University (SDSU) in San Diego, California. Here he represented the San Diego State Aztecs men’s basketball team. He stayed at this college from 2009 to 2011.
| Profession: | Basketball Player |
| Full Name: | Kawhi Anthony Leonard |
| Nick Name: | The Claw, The Klaw |
| Father Name: | Mark Leonard |
| Mother Name: | Kim Leonard |
| Date of Birth: | 29th June 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Ethnicity: | Black |
| Horoscope: | Cancer |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Rajon Rondo’s Salary in Total: | $80 million |
| Average Annual Salary: | $40 million |
| College Education: | San Diego State University |
| Girlfriend: | Kishele Shipley |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Achievements: |
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| Height: | 6 ft. 7 inches |
| Weight: | 102 kg |
| Current Age: | 31 years Old |
| Jersey Number: | 2. |
In his college career in basketball, He scored on average 12.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game in the freshman year. This year he earned the honor of the MWC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-MWC, and the 2010 MWC Tournament MVP.
He passed the sophomore year of the college scoring ion average of 15.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per contest and earned the honors of the Second Team All-American,
Who Does Kawhi Leonard Play For?- Contracts & Teams
The debut professional career of this man was from 2011, and he is still pursuing his career in the field of basketball. In the ten years of his NBA career, he represented the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, and Los Angeles Clippers.
In the 2011 NBA draft, Indiana Pacers took him 15th overall for the 1st round. Though he was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in an immediate trade deal, he became a player of the San Antonio Spurs. In the next season, he wore the jersey of the Toronto Raptors. From 2019 to the present, he is pursuing his career in the field of basketball, representing the Los Angeles Clippers.
In the sphere of the NBA, he played a total of 576 games and scored PTS 19.2, TRB 6.4, AST 2.9. His other career statistics are FG% 49.3, FG3% 38.4, FT% 85.8, eFG% 54.7, PER 23.4, WS 83.3.
Success and Recognition
The tree of his achievements bloomed with lots of flowers of success. He was the glorified part of the winning of the NBA championship in 2014 and 2019. He became the NBA Finals MVP in 2014 and 2019 two times. For five times, he became the NBA All-Star in 2016, 2017, and from 2019 to 2021. He became the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2020. He made his name to the All-NBA First Team in 2016, 2017, and 2021 the three times. For the two times, he made his place to the All-NBA Second Team in 2019 2020. 
He became the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. He inserted his name into the NBA All-Defensive First Team from 2015 to 2017 three times. For the fourth time, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2014, from 2019 to 2021. He made his room to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2012. In 2015 He became the NBA steals leader. He became part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He got the honor of AP Athlete of the Year in 2019. In 2011, He became the Consensus second-team All-American. He included his name to the First-team All-MWC in 2010 2011 the two times. To honor him, jersey No. 15 was retired by the San Diego State Aztecs. He received the honor of the California Mr. Basketball in 2009.
Kawhi Leonard Girlfriend/Wife and Child
Leonard is not married yet. He has a relationship with Kishele Shipley. He is the father of the two sons. They are a daughter Kaliyah Leonard who was born in 2016, and a son, who was born in April 2019; his name is yet to be disclosed to the media.
Height and Weight
The height of Kawhi Leonard is six ft. 7 inches, and his weight is 225 lb. From the first to last of his professional career, he ran after the ball in the field of basketball, playing in the Small forward position. Playing in this position, he turned out to be an asset to his team. With the satisfactory performance, he has proved there is no alternative to him. Running in this position, he helped his team to gain success against the opponent, and he personally benefited.
His whole basketball career is wearing jersey number 2. His fans could realize that the ball is at the hand of jersey number 2, which means the ball is in his hand. He has made this number memorable to basketball-loving people. His fans still miss this jersey. In the history of American basketball, this number will represents him. The age of this man is 31 years now.
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
