Steven Adams Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Siblings, Image, Height, Sister, Nba, Instagram And News

Steven Adams(full name: Steven Funaki Adams) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one season with his hometown team Wellington Saints in 2011, Adams moved to the United States in 2012 to play college basketball for Pittsburgh. In June 2013, he was selected by the Thunder with the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

Steven Adams Age | How Tall Is Steven Adams

Steven is 25 years old as of 2018. He was born 20 July 1993, in Rotorua, New Zealand

Steven Adams Height | Weight

He has a height of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) tall and a weight 265 lb (120 kg)

Steven Adams Siblings

His siblings are as named below:

  • Valerie Adams
    Sister
  • Ralph Adams
    Brother
  • Warren Adams
    Brother
  • Sid Adams Jr
    Brother

Steven Adams Personal life

Adams enjoys playing video games; he cites Dota 2 and Smites as his favorite games.
In 2018, his autobiography Steven Adams: My Life, My Fight was released.

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Steven Adams Wife | Girlfriend

Steven Adams has not shown signs of following in his father’s footsteps to spread his genes far, he is dating New Zealand based entrepreneur, Ezel Kokcu. His girlfriend Ezel, 25, immigrated to New Zealand from Turkey with her family during her childhood. She founded Pass here in 2017 to solve event organization problems. Her company named Pass here is in Wellington, capital of New Zealand.

During Steven’s tour in New Zealand with his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates in August 2016, his girlfriend, Ezel accompanied them. She also participated in a singalong during a road trip. Oklahoma’s official Instagram page also shared their video on 29 August 2016. Steven and his girlfriend appreciated their moment singing and cheering in Tauranga, New Zealand. The NBA star also responded to a 2015 Twitter post on 19 February 2018. In the tweet of 27 January 2015, Lauren Myers asked Steven that if she gets 1000 retweets, will the NBA star go out to law school’s prom with her? Steven took three years to answer her question and replied with a simple word, ‘Absolutely.’When Stephen answered Lauren ‘s tweets, Lauren, who graduated from her school and became a lawyer, said she wants to date him. Lauren also added that she had never imagined that she would receive a reply from Steven.

Steven Adams Family

Thanks to his father’s high fecundity, Steven Adams has a total of 17 siblings, although some local New Zealand reports have said that the number could be way higher than that. It was reported that some of Adams’ siblings did not know themselves until their father died and they discovered each other at his funeral because even though some of the women who had his kids were at one point legally married or cohabiting with him, the others were not.

Despite not being able to take care of all his kids, the towering former Royal Navy seaman whose height was said to be between 6 feet 8 inches and 7 feet, left his kids with genes that have made them household names in their home country and notable figures in their sporting endeavors. All the Adams children have outstanding athletic ability, strong work ethic, and gigantic size, with the average male being 6 feet 9 inches tall and female being 6 feet 0 inches.

Steven Adams and sister Valerie (Image Source)

The most successful of the lot is Adams’ older sister, Valerie, who is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time Commonwealth Games champion, four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor Champion, and two-time IAAF Continental Cup, among numerous other accolades in Shot Put, making her one of the greatest women in the sport. Two of her other siblings, Warren and Sidney Jr., had successful careers in the New Zealand National Basketball League.

Steven Adams Early life

Steven was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Tongan mother and an English father. His father, Sid Adams, served in the Royal Navy and later settled in New Zealand where he fathered 18 children with five women. Sid Adams stood 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, and his children inherited his height: Steven Adams’ brothers average 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, while his sisters average 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in). His half-sister, Valerie Adams, is a dual Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion shot-putter, while his brothers, Warren and Sid Jr., had careers in the New Zealand National Basketball League.

Sid Adams was in his sixties when his youngest child Steven was born, and he died in 2006 of stomach cancer. Adams has identified his father’s death as one of the defining events of his life. In a 2012 interview, Adams recalled:

When I lost my dad, that was a big hit for me. I didn’t have that parental guidance, and I kind of took advantage of it because I was a stupid idiot. I decided not to go to school a couple of times, go when I felt like it. I always lied to my brothers and sisters. They’d ask: ‘Are you going to school?’ I’d say ‘yeah’. They eventually found out.

After the death of his father, his brother Warren rescued him from the streets of Rotorua and brought him to Wellington. Warren began to take responsibility for Adams and introduced him to Wellington basketball legend Kenny McFadden. McFadden accepted Adams into his basketball academy, and Warren enrolled him in Scots College. The only rule McFadden had for Adams was that he had to attend school every day if he wanted to play basketball. While there was pressure for Adams to turn professional straight out of high school because it was believed he would never be able to qualify for the NCAA, Adams did well at Scots College and passed through the NCAA Clearinghouse after graduating from Scots in December 2011.

In 2011, he 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.

Preparatory school and college
After graduating from Scots College in December 2011, Adams enrolled at Notre Dame Preparatory School, a well-known basketball prep school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, for one semester. It was arranged only so he could acclimate himself to American basketball before enrolling at Pittsburgh in June 2012.

In his lone season at Pittsburgh, he was named the Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year and earned Big East All-Rookie Team honors. He started all 32 games during the 2012–13 season and averaged 7.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.

On 2 April 2013, Adams declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

Steven Adams Professional career

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, he 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, he 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 honors.

2014–15 season
On 16 November 2014, he 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.

2015–16 season
On 10 January 2016, he 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, he 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, he 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.

2016–17 season
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.

2017–18 season
On 1 December 2017, he 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.

2018–19 season
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.

Steven Adams’s Net Worth and Salary

As of the year 2019, Steven Adams is estimated to have the net worth of over $20 million. Over six season of his career in the NBA, his total career earning is reported to be $56,324,610.

Currently under a 4 year / $100,000,000 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, in 2018-19, Adams will earn a base salary of $24,157,303, while carrying a cap hit of $24,157,303 and a dead cap value of $77,528,090.

Steven Adams Contract

Steven Adams signed a 4 year / $100,000,000 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including $100,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $25,000,000. In 2018-19, Adams will earn a base salary of $24,157,303, while carrying a cap hit of $24,157,303 and a dead cap value of $77,528,090.

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Steven Adams Stats

Season

Age

Tm

Lg

Pos

G

GS

MP

FG

FGA

FG%

3P

3PA

3P%

2P

2PA

2P%

eFG%

FT

FTA

FT%

ORB

DRB

TRB

AST

STL

BLK

TOV

PF

PTS

2013-14

20

OKCNBA

C

81

20

14.8

1.1

2.3

.503

0.0

0.0

1.1

2.3

.503

.503

1.0

1.7

.581

1.8

2.3

4.1

0.5

0.5

0.7

0.9

2.5

3.3

2014-15

21

OKCNBA

C

70

67

25.3

3.1

5.7

.544

0.0

0.0

.000

3.1

5.7

.547

.544

1.5

2.9

.502

2.8

4.6

7.5

0.9

0.5

1.2

1.4

3.2

7.7

2015-16

22

OKCNBA

C

80

80

25.2

3.3

5.3

.613

0.0

0.0

3.3

5.3

.613

.613

1.4

2.5

.582

2.7

3.9

6.7

0.8

0.5

1.1

1.1

2.8

8.0

2016-17

23

OKCNBA

C

80

80

29.9

4.7

8.2

.571

0.0

0.0

.000

4.7

8.2

.572

.571

2.0

3.2

.611

3.5

4.2

7.7

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.8

2.4

11.3

2017-18

24

OKCNBA

C

76

76

32.7

5.9

9.4

.629

0.0

0.0

.000

5.9

9.3

.631

.629

2.1

3.8

.559

5.1

4.0

9.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.7

2.8

13.9

2018-19

25

OKCNBA

C

70

70

33.8

6.1

10.1

.601

0.0

0.0

.000

6.1

10.1

.602

.601

2.0

3.8

.517

4.8

4.8

9.6

1.6

1.5

0.8

1.8

2.6

14.1

CareerNBA

457

393

26.7

4.0

6.8

.589

0.0

0.0

.000

4.0

6.7

.591

.589

1.6

2.9

.558

3.4

3.9

7.3

1.0

0.9

1.0

1.4

2.7

9.6

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Basketball: Steven Adams on the Christchurch mosque massacre

Adopted:https://www.newshub.co.nz

Published:20/03/2019

Another of New Zealand’s highest-profile sports stars has shared his despair at the Christchurch mosque massacre.

Steven Adams admitted he was really struggling to comprehend what occurred last Friday afternoon, saying he was ‘hurting inside’.

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Speaking to The Oklahoman, the NBA center said he shouldn’t be the focus on how Kiwis were feeling. Instead, those closer to home deserved and needed the attention.

“All the right people, more important than me, are doing the right things over there,” Adams told The Oklahoman.

“Whatever it is, they’re going to have more of an impact than me, because they’re going to make a proper change. They’re on the ground there.

“I’m a New Zealander from afar. It obviously absolutely sucks what happened to my country. That’s what hurts the most for me.

“But again, there’s a lot more people who are actually friends of these people. They need the support, not me.”

Adams sent his prayers and support to the victims and their families, after Oklahoma City Thunder’s 115-107 loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday (NZT)

The 25-year-old was one of the first sporting stars to comment on the tragedy on Friday.

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