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The NBA officially announced that Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs was awarded the 2014-15 NBA Defensive Player of the Year via Twitter.
Kawhi Leonard of the @Spurs named 2014-15 @Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year! #KiaDPOY pic.twitter.com/YZCF8wkyTo
— NBA (@NBA) April 23, 2015
Leonard led the NBA with 2.3 steals per game in the regular season and helped the Spurs finish third in defensive rating according to Hollinger's NBA Team Statistics.
In a two-way battle, Leonard had 37 first-place votes and 333 total points while Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green tallied 45 first-place votes and 317 total points, which creates the weird dynamic of a player with more first place votes losing the award.
Meanwhile, Warriors' Andrew Bogut received 31 overall points, finishing sixth in balloting.
Complete Voting Results per SI NBA.
Complete voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/4Ddc9dRsr3
— SI NBA (@si_nba) April 23, 2015