Kendrick Perkins

Kendrick Perkins is an American professional NBA player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has been an exceptional player in basketball sports and has been a mentor to many. Kendrick made his team Boston Celtic win the championship in 2008. Keep reading this article as we get to know more about the net worth, biography, early life, education, and personal life of Kendrick Perkins in 2021.

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Biography and Early Life

Kendrick Perkins was born in Nederland, Texas, on 10 November 1984. He is 34 years old. His mother died while he was at his tender age being 5 years old. Following this, he got raised by his grandparents as his father was playing professional basketball for the New Zealand. His father never made a visit while playing at New Zealand hence leaving all the responsibility of raising him to his grandparents.

His grandfather was passionate on sports and hence encouraging Perkins to involve himself in sports. The NBA player has been passionate about basketball since his young age and always wanted to play the game professionally.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Kendrick Perkins in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Kendrick Perkins’s age is 36 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 10 November 1984. Though, he is 6′ 9″ in feet and inches and 208 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 268 lbs in Pound and 122kg in Kilograms.

Education

He attended Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas, where he graduated later in 2013. While at Ozen J High, Perkins led his school to four consecutive district championships and one state championship. In his early years, he was selected to the McDonald All American Game and All-star basketball game for American and Canadian High School graduates.

He was then enrolled at the University at Memphis, where he would play for the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team; Perkins changed his mind and adopted to go straight to the league from High School. He was selected by the Memphis Grizzles with the 27^th pick in the first round of the NBA draft but was subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Perkins is a married man. He was in a long  time relationship with his lover known as Vanity Alpough. After being in the relationship for a long time, they cohabited for sometime through which they got one son known as Kendrick Perkins II in September 2007. After this, they later decided to tie their knots in the year 2009 through which they had a wonderful wending at the Carlton Woods Country Club located in Woodlands, Texas. The couple was then blessed by another son known as Kenxton Perkins in 2011.

Is Kendrick Perkins Gay?

Kendrick Perkins is not gay as far as sexual orientation is concerned. He is straight when we come to this matter. He is a father of two sons, and he is faithful to his wife. No rumors of the same have ever been heard about him.

Professional Career

Kendrick Perkins began his professional career as a basketball player in 2003. When he was at 27^th  pickin 2003 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, he was later shortly traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Daharty Jones. In the 2004/ 2005 season, he was one of the best players for the Celtic as he won more playing time than the previous season.

He later improved his game further, which assisted him to win more playing time in the next season for the Celtics. In the year 2006, he amazingly reached double figures in his points and rebounds and also began at the center for the Celtics for several games, and in 2010 he reached the NBA final.

Perkins was later traded in the year 2011 to Oklahoma City through which he got several years extensions on his signings. Following this, he contributed to the team going to the NBA Finals in 2012. Kendrick got signed to Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015 and helped Cleveland Cavaliers in going to the finals despite them loosing.

In Late 2015, he got signed to the New Orleans Pelicans where he commenced the career at a high notch. However, he got a hit where he suffered a 3-month injury that really cost him. Perkins got signed back to Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017 though he got released leading him to retire from basketball in the year 2018. Before retiring he helped the Cavaliers in reaching the NBA Finals in 2018.

Currently, after retiring from basketball, he is a sport’s analyst and commentator on several television networks which include Fox Sports, ESPN and many others.

Awards

Kendrick Perkins has won several awards in his career, which include.

• NBA Championship 2008.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Kendrick Perkins in 2021

The estimated Net Worth of Perkins is around $20 million as of 2021. He has made this fortune through his successful career as a basketball player.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He is active on Twitter.
• He is also football fun.
• His favorite music is country music.
• He loves spending a lot of time when he is free with his wife

Perkins has been very exceptional not only as a little boy who was bright and also talented, and he has really made an enormous difference, he has also been committed to his career and marriage too. He is one among few celebrities who have been able to sustain the marriage.