Paul Millsap

Paul Millsap: Biography in Details

Who is Paul Millsap?

Tall and handsome Paul Millsap is an American well-known professional basketball player. He is best known as the player for Atlanta Hawks.  He plays from a forward position wearing jersey number 4.

Paul Millsap: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

American professional basketball player Paul Millsap was born in Monroe, Louisiana on 10 February 1985. He is of African American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

His mother’s name is Bettye Millsap and his father’s name is unknown. He has one elder brother John and two younger brothers, Elijah and Abraham. They also play basketball at different levels.

In which school did Paul Millsap attend?

Millsap studied at Grambling High School in Grambling, Louisiana, and played for Grambling Kitten’s high school basketball team. He was named a fourth-team Parade All-American.

After graduating high school, he attended Louisiana Tech becoming the only player in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.

Paul Millsap: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Paul Millsap, he started playing basketball professionally in 2006 and he is still active in it. He started playing basketball professionally after being selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2006 NBA draft.

On 2 August 2006, he signed a rookie contract with the Utah Jazz and recorded a career-high scoring of 32 points in a match against the Boston Celtics in December 2008. He missed several games due to his injury to his knee.

On 10 July 2009, Portland Trail Blazers offered a four-year contract but the Jazz matches the offer sheet and kept him within the team on 17 July 2009.

He played for the team Jazz for around seven years and then he joined the Atlanta Hawks. On 10 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with the Hawks.

On 18 March 2014, Millsap recorded a career triple with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in a winning match against Toronto Raptors. He signed a three-year contract extension worth $59 million to the Raptors in July 2015.

On 9 April 2016, he recorded a season-high 32 points and 16 rebounds in a winning match against Boston Celtics. He is now playing for the Denver Nuggets in a forward position wearing a jersey number 4.

Lifetime Achievement and Awards

Paul has won the Louisiana Mr. Basketball awards in the year 2003, the First Team All-WAC award in the year 2005/6, the NBA All-Rookie Team award in the year 2007, and the NBA All-Defensive Team award in the year 2016.

How much does Paul Millsap earn?

His success in his career path has paid him well financially making his net worth estimated to be $45 million.

Paul Millsap: Rumors, Controversy

Except for the trade rumors, he hasn’t been in other rumors and suffered a controversy in his life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Paul Millsap has a height of 6 feet 8 inches and weighs 117 kg. His hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown. His shoe size is unknown.

Social Media

Paul is currently active in social media. He uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

He has more than 283k followers on his Facebook account, over 71k followers on Twitter, and over 248k followers on Instagram.

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