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Kawhi Leonard has been named the NBA's 2014-15 Defensive Player of the Year

The media has voted, and Kawhi Leonard is the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.

Here's the official press release in its entirety.

NEW YORK, April 23, 2015 - The San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard, who became only the sixth forward to lead the NBA in steals per game since the league started tracking the statistic 42 years ago, is the recipient of the 2014-15 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the NBA announced today. He becomes the first Spurs player to win the award since David Robinson in 1991-92.

Leonard garnered 37 first-place votes and 333 total points from a panel of 129 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.