Kawhi Leonard Finishes Fifth in MVP Vote

LA Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard finished in fifth in this year.

Transcript

00:00 Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was officially named the 2009-2020 Most Valuable

00:05 Player of Hard Afternoon beating out finalists LeBron James and James Harden. However, other

00:10 Clippers fans seem to be proud of as well as Kawhi Leonard earned the fifth most votes in the MVP

00:14 race just 32 points shy of Luka Doncic who finished in fourth. It's Leonard's highest

00:19 ranking on the MVP ladder since the '16-'17 season when he finished in third place. Now

00:25 Leonard's placement on this list feels about right. He was the best player on the Clippers

00:28 roster this season averaging 27.1 points, 7 point lead balance, and 4.9 assists per game for a team

00:34 that finished in second place in the Western Conference standings. His marks and points and

00:38 assists are both a career high as well. Now Leonard also pulled off one of his most impressive feats

00:43 of his career earlier this season recorded his first ever triple-double and a comeback win

00:47 against the Miami Heat in February. In addition to his placement on the MVP race, now Leonard

00:51 also earned a spot on the All-NBA second team and the All-Defensive second team this season.

00:56 It's his fourth All-NBA selection and sixth All-Defensive. He also earned his first ever

01:02 All-Star Game MVP trophy in February after going off for 30 points on 8 of 14 shooting

01:06 a three-point range in the All-Star Game. Even though we won't be seeing Leonard play again

01:10 until next season, he certainly left behind plenty of highlights to keep Clippers fans occupied.

01:14 Other players receiving MVP votes includes Anthony Davis, Chris Paul,

01:18 Damian Lillard, Nikola Jokic, Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler, and Jason Tatum.