Kawhi Leonard Voted Nba Defensive Player Of Year

Green actually received more first-place votes (45-37) than Leonard,  but finished with fewer overall points.

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The top five (first-place votes in parenthesis):

Kawhi Leonard (37), 333 points Draymond Green (45), 317 points DeAndre Jordan (32) 261 points Anthony Davis (11) 107 points Rudy Gobert, (2), 33 points

The 23-year-old, 6-7, 230-pound tour de force is one of the league’s most versatile defenders, and has the ability to shut down perimeter players, plus handle bigger, frontcourt opponents around the basket. Leonard led the NBA with 2.3 steals per game.