Steven Adams
Steven Adams was born in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand on July 20th, 1993 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 31, Steven Adams biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Steven Funaki Adams (born 20 July 1993) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Adams, who played for his hometown team, Wellington Saints, in 2011, has since moved to the United States in 2012 to play college basketball for Pitt.
In June 2013, the Thunder selected him as the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
Early life
Steven Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Tongan mother and an English father. Sid Adams, his father, served in the Royal Navy and then settled in New Zealand, where he fathered 18 children with five women. Sid Adams, a 6.11 meters (6 ft 11 in), was taller than his siblings, who died at the age of 9. Two of his half-sisters are athletes; Dame Valerie Adams is a dual Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion in shot-put, and Lisa Adams is a para athlete who has earned gold at the Paralympics in shot-put. Warren and Sid Jr., his brothers, played in the New Zealand National Basketball League for two decades.
Sid Adams was in his sixties when his youngest child Steven was born, and Sid died of stomach cancer in 2006. Adams has regarded his father's death as one of his life's most memorable events.In a 2012 interview, Adams recalled:
Warren Barrett rescued him from Rotorua's streets and carried him to Wellington after his father's death. Warren assumed responsibility for Adams and introduced him to Wellington basketball legend Kenny McFadden. Adams was accepted into his basketball academy, and Warren enrolled him in Scots College. McFadden's only rule was that if he wanted to play basketball, he had to attend school every day. Though Adams wanted to drop out of high school because it was expected that he would not be eligible for the NCAA, the NCAA Clearinghouse saw him flourish at Scots College and graduated from Scots in December 2011.
Personal life
Adams likes playing video games; he says Dota 2 and Smite are his favorite games. Between 2018 and 2020, he has also posted his Fortnite and online Chess victories on Instagram.
Steven Adams' autobiography My Life, My Fight was published in 2018.
Adams is generally well-respected around the league for his sense of humor, down to earth character, and humility. After Plumlee jumped to contest a layup and lost to Adams on Tuesday, he was lauded for catching his opponent, Mason Plumlee. Despite having an uncontested shot, Adams opted to drop the ball and catch Plumlee, avoiding a serious injury.
Adams revealed that he was a fan of Korean singer and actress IU.
Professional career
In 2011, Adams played for the Wellington Saints of the National Basketball League. He went unpaid by the Saints in order to keep his college eligibility. He was named the NBL Rookie of the Year and helped the Saints win the championship. In 15 games for the Saints, he averaged 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
On 27 June 2013, Adams was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, becoming the first New Zealander to be selected in the first round of an NBA draft. He also became the first player out of Pittsburgh to be selected in the first round since 1999 when Vonteego Cummings was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 26th overall pick. On 12 July 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Thunder. In his NBA debut on 30 October 2013, Adams recorded two points, three rebounds, one assist and three fouls in 18½ minutes off the bench against the Utah Jazz. On 8 November, in just his fifth NBA game, Adams recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 119–110 win over the Detroit Pistons. He failed to surpass either mark for the rest of the regular season. He appeared in 81 games (20 starts) and averaged 3.3 points, 4.1 rebounds (9th among NBA rookies) and 0.70 blocks (9th among NBA rookies) in 14.8 minutes. In Game 6 of the Thunder's second round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Adams recorded 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. The Thunder reached the Western Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs in six games. At the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, Adams earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honours.
On 16 November 2014, Adams recorded a career-high six blocks in a 69–65 loss to the Houston Rockets. On 25 December 2014, he recorded a season-high 16 points and a then-career-high 15 rebounds in a 114–106 win over the San Antonio Spurs. On 21 January 2015, he recorded a career-high 20 rebounds in a 105–103 overtime win over the Washington Wizards. Adams missed 11 straight games over February and March with a broken ring finger on his right hand. He scored a season-high 16 points three times during the 2014–15 season.
On 10 January 2016, Adams tied his career high of 17 points in a 115–110 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. On 12 April 2016, in the Thunder's regular-season finale, Adams had another 17-point performance in a 102–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. In Game 2 of the Thunder's second-round playoff series against the Spurs, Adams recorded 12 points and 17 rebounds. In Game 4, he scored 16 points. Adams helped the Thunder advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in three years, where in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, he recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds. Despite going up 3–1 in the series, the Thunder were defeated in seven games by the Warriors.
On 31 October 2016, Adams signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Thunder. On 22 November 2016, Adams scored a career-high 20 points in a 111–109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He surpassed that mark on 9 December 2016, scoring 24 points in a 102–99 loss to the Houston Rockets. His 17 points in the first half were a career high for a half.
On 1 December 2017, Adams scored a career-high 27 points on perfect shooting from the field and the free throw line to help the Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111–107. On 2 February 2018, he had 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 114–100 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, reaching 3,000 career points. He joined Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka as the only Thunder players with at least 3,000 career points and 350 career blocks. On 13 February 2018, Adams recorded 22 points and 17 rebounds in a 120–112 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Twelve of his 17 rebounds against the Cavaliers were offensive, becoming the first ever Thunder player to grab 12 offensive rebounds in a match. In Game 6 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, Adams recorded 19 points and 16 rebounds in a 96–91 loss, as the Thunder bowed out of the playoffs with a 4–2 defeat.
On 17 November 2018, Adams scored 26 points in a 110–100 win over the Phoenix Suns. On 14 December, he recorded 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 109–98 loss to the Denver Nuggets. On 19 December, he recorded 20 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in a 132–113 win over the Sacramento Kings. On 3 March 2019, he recorded 13 points and 22 rebounds in a 99–95 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
On 24 November 2020, Adams was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. As part of the deal, he signed a two year, $35 million extension with the Pelicans. On January 29, 2021, Adams scored only 4 points, but grabbed a season high 20 rebounds in a 131-126 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 4, Adams scored a season high 15 points in a 103-93 loss to the Miami Heat.
On 7 August 2021, Adams was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. On 23 October, Adams scored a season high 17 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and recorded 5 assists in a 120-114 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. On 6 December, Adams helped lead the Grizzlies to a fifth straight win while tying his season high with 17 points scored, alongside grabbing 16 rebounds, in a 105–90 victory over the Miami Heat. On 26 February 2022, Adams scored 12 points and grabbed a season high 21 rebounds, during a 116–110 win against the Chicago Bulls.
On 2 October 2022, Adams signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.